According to the dictionary, Hope is defined as: The feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best: to give hope. As I was running today, I was thinking about what this day was going to be like... I hoped that I would have the energy to last the whole day as it would be mainly a creative experience and that requires brain use and as everyone knows, brain drain can be more tiring than physical drain.

My girls...can I really call them that? Who knows, since they really aren't my girls but God's! I am just so thankful He has placed them in one of my groups I'm coaching. I am so honored and blessed to be able to help these ladies, however the Lord shows me to, to help lead them to freedom with their food issues and weight!

As a blogger, I have tracked my journey from the very beginning to now. I updated each month with how I felt, my weight loss and inches lost and instead of writing every single post I wrote during the journey, I thought I would just give you a little glimpse, a snap shot into each month and how I felt at that time by reposting a few little things I wrote each month. I know many of you reading this may still be deciding whether to start your weight loss journey or maybe you are already on it...

This coming Sunday the 29th will be THREE FULL WEEKS that my Grace & Strength group clients have been on the program. Since the start of their program, we have met weekly together either in my home, if they are part of my in-home group or via skype if they don't live local! I have LOVED getting to know these ladies, their stories and watching their weight loss journey.

Tonight after I had been asleep for an hour or so I was awakened by something that broke my heart....I felt the Lord tell me what to say and what to do and I gently heard in my heart, "that's my girl, that was my will and my way." God used this 'something' to begin showing me areas in my life where I was in desperate need to do things by his will and his way.