Food is my addiction

Since January I have been one the most crazy, amazing  roller coaster rides. Learning to feel your feelings is a very interesting ride to say the least.  This week marks 4 months I started my weight loss journey.  This weekend when I weighed in I not only reached the 30 lbs mark but I beat it by 2 lbs.  Haha  2 lbs is 2lbs and that put me ahead of my game I am playing. The feel better game that has many ups and downs.  So here is the difference this time that I have never had before. Last week I did not lose any weight at all, that is very frustrating.  You work so hard and the scale does not budge at all so what do I do now that I didn't do in the past.  Now I change things up and keep at it.  Before I would say Oh gosh I worked so hard why didn't I lose weight.Oh just forget it.  It really doesn't matter what I eat anyways.  So  now I feel that frustration and I stick to my plan.  I have 8 weeks to lose 18 lbs to mee...

Today I would like to share with you my testimony of Our Savior Jesus Christ!  One of my all time Favorite Songs is I know that My Redeemer Lives.  Just to quote a few words from that awesome song.  "I know that my Redeemer Lives, What comfort this sweet sentence give.  He lives, my kind, wise heav'nly Friend. He lives and loves me to the end. He lives, and while he lives, I'll sing. He lives, my Prophet, Priest, and King. He lives and grants me daily breath. He lives, and I shall conquer death." When I was 13 years old I believe I had my first taste of death.  My baby nephew died and I really did not understand why that would happen.   I remember going into my bed room and crying for a long time.  I finally came out of my room and asked my mom why do bad things happen, why did Heavenly Father have to take away my nephew.  It was not fair at all.   My mom took me in her arms and let me cry for a little while.  ...

46 years ago I joined the most wonderful family!  When I was born I had 11 siblings two that had passed on to the next life, 11 nieces and nephews and parents that chose to have me at an age that was not young.  My sister just older than me was almost 10 years old and I was very much planned.  I talked about this a little bit before but today I feel like it is a story that I want to share. A little bit about my parents.  They truly are my rock.  My Dad grew up in Texas going to the Baptist Church.  My mom grew up in Northern Arizona going to  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  My father was 12 years older than my mother. He was married before so when they got married he had 3 children, 2 that lived with him.  My father was my mother's dream come true.  When she married him she became a mother instantly and that was her dream. My father had 3 children with his first wife.  When I came along they were all grown and h...

As I sit in my family room on a peaceful Sunday afternoon, I look upon the wall and see my children's faces.   My family is my  most prized possession.  On March 30th every year I stop and ponder what happened to my husband and I  25 years ago.  Our first child was born.  Sometimes we don't refer to her as our first child because she did not make it past the womb. Flash back to November 26, 1993 That is the day Chris and I started our family.  We were married for time and all eternity in the Mesa Temple.  We are members of The Church of Jesus Chris of Latter Day Saints.  We believe that when a couple is married it is forever and all our children are ours forever.  Within the first month of marriage I found out I was pregnant.  That was my dream come true.  All I  had ever wanted in this world was to be a wife and mother and for me it was happening. The last week of March we went to our scheduled Ultra Sound, It was ...