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JANUARY 2003 WHAT A MONTH! One Saturday night recently, about 9 days after my knee surgery, I woke at 3 a.m., sure that I was going to die from a blood clot (my leg hurt SO bad!) that night and making my last pleas with God to take care of my family if I die. (Everything always seems worse in the middle of the night!) It was actually a very revealing spiritual moment for me as I realized how easy it is to talk about trusting God with my family but when you actually think you may have to put it into practice (by dying that night, I was sure!), it was another thing. To make a long story short, I did not die that Saturday night. Sunday, I still had the pain and by Monday I called the doctor to get in for an ultrasound on my leg. Finally in the early afternoon after not getting anyone to call me back, I let them know to add a 104° temperature to the list of my complaints!! They immediately had me come in for the ultrasound. I drove 40 minutes each way, sick as can be from the fever, but thankfully found out that I didn't have a blood clot and actually have great valves and blood flow. I went home and suffered with the worst aches and pains associated with the flu and stayed in bed for a few days not caring about anyone or anything. Not the husband and not the kids, not the laundry, meals, bills, phone calls, e-mail or homeschooling. NOTHING MATTERED! Soon after, I came down with a terrible sore throat and eventually bronchitis. I am finally healing after weeks of feeling pretty sick. I almost feel like a new person! I have looked back over this last month thinking of my "weight" issues to write about. I lost 10 lbs. in a week from being sick, and am grateful at least SOMETHING good came out of it! Now, though, I am back to dealing with the daily struggle of making wise food choices. Interesting how I can go from almost needing to be forced to eat (when I was sick) to now needing to mentally force myself not to eat so much. My clothes fit so much nicer right now but I still have a long ways to go. I don't want to just settle for this 10 lbs., or worse to gain it back AGAIN. When I had the ultrasound on my leg done, the doctor asked if I had any swelling. I laughed and told him there was too much fat on my legs to tell if there was any swelling! I think this month, I was reminded (again!) of how important good health is and that needs to be my goal. I am re-reading my previous goals and the suggestions that are so much easier to give out than to take myself. I want to be pro-active, not passive in this journey. I want to plan ahead and not be surprised by the choices I make. I have braces on my teeth and will be getting them off in a month (yeah! After 2 years!) and am a little nervous to see if I overindulge in all those things that I have not been able to enjoy. I need to plan ahead, keeping my goal before me. My 14 yr. old daughter is also working on losing weight and we are trying to encourage each other to make good choices and lose weight for our health and do it in a healthy way. Again, our focus is really on eating smaller amounts of normal food, leaning towards the healthier foods as much as possible. I still struggle with loving chocolate and sweets but it is just a matter of balance. So, for this next month, I will continue doing what I know I should and remember that if/when I fail, to just get right back up and try again. Summer is only months away and I am looking forward to having more clothing choices and energy to enjoy even our warmest days! "Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us." Hebrews 12:1

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