Just Me: The Inside Look

  "For I will restore you to health And I will heal you of your wounds,'declares the Lord, 'Because they have called you an outcast, saying: "It is Zion; no one cares for her." Jeremiah 30:17 Today marks a special day for me in some way or another.  It's the 2 year anniversary of a major surgery that was performed to initially save my life.  One that I felt unworthy of, and sometimes still do.  So, today I give you, my fellow readers, an inside look on one of my many testimonies: For many years now I have been overweight.  After my 3rd child I was at a grand total of  195 lbs, which in my eyes was horrific because growing up I couldn't gain weight if I tried.  Well, that and I lived in a household where looks meant everything.  I was bound by depression due to the circumstances of my home life so I didn't have any motivation to lose it, even though occasionally I would try.  However, nothing was dropping.  I even sought help from m

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." Martin Luther King, Jr. Taking a leap of faith is sometimes hard, especially in a world that is crumbling around you. Everywhere I turn these days I see turmoil, heartache, and even sadness.  I see believers and lost souls searching for answers, not realizing that our Heavenly Father is in the midst and standing right next to them waiting for us all to ask for help. "Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe in also Me." John 14:1 NASB I recall so many times giving up because what I was going through was too hard/difficult for me to get through.  I felt tired, weak and alone.  Do you want to know a secret?  I still feel that way at times.  However, the one thing that changed was knowing when to call on God to help my troubled heart. We all tell God, and everyone else for that matter, our problems.  Heck, Facebook has become the platform for mo