A journey begins with a single step

For forty years, God’s people wandered in the wilderness living in tents and learning dependency on Him. He had delivered them out of Egypt and they were about to enter the beautiful land flowing with milk and honey that he had promised them.  Upon this event, Moses, delivered a sermon reminding them of the slaves they had been and how God delivered them from that bondage.  He reminded them of the promises God made to them and the covenant they now shared with Him.  He urged them to put aside their distrusting ways and remember how much God loves them.

I feel like an Israelite. I will be turning forty in a few months.  This causes great distress for many people, but I have been looking forward to this birthday most of my life.  I have felt like a forty year old woman for many years and it feels good to see that number finally catching up to me.  Most of all I celebrate the fact that I am alive.  I see many similarities in my life and this snapshot of the Israelites’ history. I have been delivered from bondage and experienced many trials, but this point of my life feels like I’m about to enter into a way of life filled with abundance.

Over the past ten years I have been transformed spiritually and mentally and am in the process of (hopefully) dramatic transformation physically.  The purpose of this blog is for me to have an outlet for expressing the thoughts and feelings of my experience.  I have an amazing tribe (I’m borrowing my best friend’s word) who love me well.  I do not want to burden them with my ramblings, so this gives me a way to put it out there without being that chick who just talks about how she eats weird.  I plan to use this blog as a way to remember where God has led me and remind me to trust him.  It would be icing on the cake if it encourages you or at least makes you laugh a little.

On August 22nd, I will be having an aggressive weight loss surgery called a duodenal switch (or DS, as I’ll be referring to it from now on). Being able to have this surgery makes me feel like I’ve won the lottery.  While I am a little anxious, I mostly feel joy, peace and gratitude.  Leading up to my surgery, I’ll be sharing the story behind this decision in little chunks and giving insight into my experience.  If you want to join me on this journey,  please click the link above to subscribe and receive an email when I make a new post.