Growing in God

So, last year at around this time, I wrote a blog post telling you guys about my goals for 2015. Well, let me just say HOLY CHEESE ITS!! I actually accomplished all of my goals for 2015! I, honestly, was not sure it was going to be possible, but God got me through it and made the impossible, possible. My first goal for 2015, was to help my mom beat cancer. And PRAISE GOD, my mom kicked cancers butt and sent it packing right out the door! She has been in remission since August and we are so thankful and feel so blessed! I am also just so happy to see her finally feeling good again and back to herself. Also, with having a granddaughter, my mom definitely is glowing and so happy! So God is definitely good on that front. The other goal I had for myself was to find a job and start really being more independent and take care of myself more. And yes, I did find a job. I was offered the job in the middle of July, and started in September. I work for a Before and After School Daycare Progra...

For such a long time, I was feeling like such a failure at life. I had lost all my self worth and honestly did not really care anymore. I felt I was just a fat, useless, piece of crap that couldn't get a job, was stuck in my body, and couldn't do anything. I felt like such a disappointment and like a failure to my family. I could feel how upset they were with me and I could tell they all were disappointed. And I was stuck in such a rut for so long. I, honestly, thought I would never measure up to anything and like my life was just a waste and I was just a hopeless cause. I never thought I would ever feel proud of myself and just continue to live a sucky life. I felt like no matter how hard I tried to better my life, it just wound up back in failure. Now, I, finally, feel like things are changing for the better. I am now feeling like I am getting my life together and I am starting to become a better person. I feel like I am on the road to living the fulfilling life that I want...

Hello everyone! It has been awhile since my last post. The last time I even made a post was the day before I had my Gastric Sleeve Surgery, and now I am 3 weeks post op. How crazy! So, definitely time for some updating! To start off, I am feeling really good! I am not having any pain, and really have not had any pain for awhile now. The actual surgery pain was not so bad, it was controlled pretty well with the meds. And once I was home from the hospital I was able to manage with just some Tylenol every one in awhile. The bad pain was the gas pain! I had a lot of gas pain, and it took about a week for that to completely subside. And I did use a lot of meds to help the gas, and I also did a lot of walking. Walking is truly the best medicine for gas pain! Second off, it is amazing the changes I have made and that I am seeing. It was so crazy to me that eating anything just sounded so disgusting for so long. It took probably a good week and a half before food even sounded good or looke...

Oh my goodness everyone! My Gastric Sleeve Surgery is TOMORROW, September 14 at 12:30pm! I am super nervous as there are some unknowns as to how I am going to feel and how recovery will be. But I am also super excited for the journey ahead and to live a healthier, happier, and better life. I know it won't be easy and it will be a lot of hard work, but I am ready for the lifestyle change and am determined to succeed! I serve a big God and I know he will guiding the surgeons hands and laying his healing hands on me as the all mighty healer! He will also be guiding me and holding me through this entire journey. Its crazy to think that I began this crazy journey back in May and now the day is already here! Let me tell you what has all happened in this journey. My very first appointment was a seminar. At this seminar, my surgeon, Dr. Schram, talked about the 3 different options for weight loss surgery and all the benefits, risks, and what they all entail. Then after the seminar was ov...

Remember when I said I was feeling hopeful in my last blog post? Well...lets just say those hopes have turned into some HUGE Praise God's!! First off, the really great big praise God thing is about my Mom, and she is officially in REMISSION! Yes, that means she is now CANCER FREE! So, at this point she will be going into the doctor every 3 months just to have her blood work and make sure everything is still going good. The reality is that there is a 60% chance of the cancer returning. But, as for now, she is cancer free and that is all we care about. And if it comes back, we will worry about it then and not worry about it now. And, obviously, we serve a really big God that she is already in remission before we even hit the one year mark, so I believe that God can also keep her in remission until she hits the 10 year mark and is considered a cure! So, basically, that is the big prayer is that the cancer never returns! Second, I GOT A JOB! Yes, that's right, I finally have go...

Well, hello everyone! Long time, no blog! Yeah, my bad. But there really has not been much for me to write about until now. You see, I have some updates to talk to you guys about and about some life changes and growth and that I have some high hopes on things. Just have lots to go over! So I will get started. First off, my mom is in the final stretches of her cancer treatment! Right now, she is currently undergoing chemotherapy and is in the middle of her 3rd round of chemo. After she is done with this next round they will be doing a cat scan of her chest and abdomen just to see what things look like and how if things are working like they are supposed to. And if the cat scan comes back looking clear my mom could be done with chemo, or maybe just have to have only 1 more round! And considering there was not anything visible when my mom had surgery, I am pretty hopeful that the cat scan will look clear and she will be done with chemo. So, definitely be praying a lot that the cat scan ...

It is Summer! Granted, the only difference in Summer from any other time of the year for me is the fact that my brother is out of school and the fact we actually have a few vacations planned. Also, the big thing with summer is the warmer weather and the fact I can go to the beach and things like that! So what are my plans for this summer? Well... First off, we do have a couple of family trips planned for the summer. Number one is we are going camping at a small local campground, and we actually will be doing that in a couple of days and will be gone just for like 4 days. The next vacation is we plan on going Up North to stay at a cottage on a small lake for a week, and we leave for that on June 27 and will be coming home on the 4th of July. The last family vacation we have planned is in August. And we are going to be going camping at Ludington State Park and plan on being gone just for a few days there. And we are all very excited for all of our vacations as they will be a nice escap...