Freshman 15

It has always been said that when freshman go off to college they always seem to gain about 15 pounds, if not more! Well I am here to tell you that I will not be gaining that 15 pounds, as a matter of fact I will be loosing that 15 pounds! It is one of the many goals I have as a new college student!

This week I finally got to my weight watchers meeting, with my new leader Cheyrl came an interesting meeting! I had a lady who made it to goal, now all she has to do is "weight" out the six weeks to see if she can become a lifetime member! It's so encouraging to see people like that who are determinded. I'm telling you right now that when I make it to my goal weight (to loose 100 pounds) I will not give up, because then I'm free! Free of paying that is, not of loosing weight. It has been a continuous struggle for me and it forever will be, but now that I know what I'm doing and having the mindset of "I CAN" then I can accomplish this with Christ by my side!

God has been doing some amazing things in my life that I just can't explain! It is absolutely amazing at how great our God really is! Along with the rough summer that my family and I have had to go through, God has given me an amazing gift; to be at peace with death! I fear no evil, for He is with me! He is with me, until the end of time!

My Aunt had been asking me about a song that, at the end, had a little child reciting bible verses. She would say to me, "It goes like this, 'the Lord is my... blah, blah, blah and He will be exalted,' do you know what song I'm talking about?" I would always respond with laughter and wonder saying, "No, I don't have a clue what you're talking about, haha, sorry!" Until last week, I found the song! It was such an exciting moment, I had been feeling very down, it was right after my great uncle passed and it just gave me so much encouragement! The song was by Lincoln Brewster, the title is Everlasting God. It is a beautiful song and in a time of death and grieving I found comfort and strength! God had held me in His arms, I had wanted to be strong for Him and not let him see my hurt, yet He knew and felt my pain. I can just hear Him saying now, "here my child, this is for you; because I know and love you, I'm giving you this gift so that you will know just how much I love you!" Simply... amazing!

God has also put some things on my heart to help me fully understand the plans He has for me! Being single just looks like it's in the cards for me right now, I am at peace with that because God is my all. I most certainly do not need a human male to satisfy my wants and needs. If I give my all, it says, then the desires of my heart will become God's and God will give me those desires. It gets hard to listen to God somedays and others are just so easy! He wants me to give Him my all, because He gave His all for me. THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE LOVES ME! He loves me, He loves me more than anything else because He created me and because I am His. I am His bride, I am His child, I am His love, I am His passion! I AM HIS! By God's grace I am saved and by His will and strength I will remain single until He brings me more than a man!

Oh, and by the way, I lost 6.2 pounds at Weight Watchers. That is covering the whole first month I've been here! Kim, my leader from NKY, you will never be forgotten, you are the one who has helped me this far. Now I have flown away from your WW nest! So far, so good!

Love to all and God bless!