It's been a while since I have put a blog on here.  I had a great mother's day!  I realized on mother's day as I received hand made cards from all 3 of my kids how blessed I am.  All I wanted to be when I grew up was a wife and a mom, and God has answered that prayer.  Even though some days are long and sometimes lonely, I love being a mom!  As for the housewife part, I know that I can do much better on that front.  Sometimes I am overwhelmed and I feel like a failure because my house is not clean.  How do I get past that, I haven't yet figured that out, but I know that with God's help and strength I can do it.  One way I am planning on doing that is by starting a mom's group and reading "31 Days to Clean,"  I am very excited to do this.  I am looking forward to the accountability, and the fellowship this is going to provide!  To know that I am not the only one that has a hard time in this area is encouraging.  So if you are a mom out there and want to be a part of this group let me know.  We are going to be meeting at 9:30 on Tuesday mornings at WKBC!

As far as my journey to loose weight is concerned, I think I am doing pretty good.  I talked to some people and they thought it was crazy that my doctor said I should be on a 1000 calorie diet.  Well I am not holding strictly to that, but I am getting as close as I can.  The main thing for me is not to look at it as a diet but just a change in my lifestyle.  Just being more aware of the calorie count that is going into my body.  That way, I am not consumed and there is no "cheating."  If I know that dinner is gonna be higher in calories then I make sure that my lunch is low calorie.  And can I say that apples have become my new best friend!  I eat at least one a day, when I get a craving for something sweet I just bite into one, it fills me up and satisfies my sweet tooth! So I'll keep plugging away and I am going to really get persistent about exercise to make sure that the weight comes off!  I know I can do it as long as I have self control, and lots of prayer to Him to help me stick to it!!