Your journey through life is not often easy, and you may experience times when you awaken to find yourself battered and bruised, lost and forsaken, lying helpless along the side of life's road. Your resources gone and your strength spent, you may wonder if there is hope for you! WILL ANYONE COME ALONG TO HELP?

This journey through life has been a challenging part of my daily plans. I am learning to "fit in". And I mean that in an emotional way as well as physically. I can now feel somewhat normal in circumstances like flying, sitting in a booth at a restaurant. I even sat on the couch the other day with my feet under me! So I am learning to feel happy and going through life a little easier. I don't feel as depressed any longer, although there are days I am still depressed. I am just bogged down with a lot of past problems that need to go away and they will soon. God knows what he is doing and my help will come from him soon.

To those of you who are looking for the financial resources for this surgery, don't give up, I waited for three years, LONG YEARS, and then when I did not think I would ever get this surgery, the money came, one month after the seminar and now I am one year out.

To those of you who don't have patience, you will gain some if you really get determined to do this and stick to it! Have the tenasity of a gator and hold on to you dreams and goals. Stay on track with your life.

To those of you who feel battered and bruised by the slander that you recieve at work for being obese, pray hard for them. I have been talked about and laughed at, and I know it. It really hurts. But I am over it. And I have learned a new compassion for overweight people that I never knew before.

I really want to work in a related field to give support to those in need of it.

God had promised that there is no circumstance from which he can not rescue you. If you call out to him, he will provide comfort and support until your wounds are healed and you are able to continue on your way.

I have no strength left, God. Lift me up and give me new hope as I place my trust in you, AMEN.

You will help me, Lord God, and keep me from falling. Psalm 54:4 CEV:thumbup:

Have a great Weekend all, watch every spoonful of food that goes into your mouth and then the scales will be your friend on Monday!