Sunrise over the Village

This morning was a great one, I woke up at 5:30, took the bandages off my new tattoos, showered and got ready for work...nothing really any different from any other day except it was still dark outside. I decided to head into The Bucks, and get my sugar-free, fat-free ,cinnimon dolce latte, no whip, with foam, one Splenda, please. I ordered it hot today because it was early and still cool outside. I got to work and did all of the"first in the shop" routine, you know,the usual... lights, irons, action!!! I had a busy day planned starting with a beautiful girl coming in to let me play with her hair for her bridal portraits, so I was really excited...but I like to get everywhere early so I had about 30 minutes to just relax and sip my wonderful cup of sweet encouragent, my liquid energy, mmm... I took a glance toward the door and I saw the most amazing morning sky...pinks and purples and blues...if you saw it, you know what I am talking about. I went outside for a better view, I couldn't look at that sky and not think of God. I looked at it and had several thoughts, first I thought, "I wish that gas station wasn't in the way"...then I thought " I bet if I got higher up than the gas station that would be an amazing view" so I went up to the second level of the complex where my salon is, it is kind of like a balcony...coffee in hand...and I just stood there...in awe of Him and His amazing handy work. I sipped that marvelous cup of coffee, looked at the art that He painted for His glory and my viewing pleasure, and for the first time in a while, I prayed to Him outloud, for more than 30 seconds over dinner. Just Him and I. I thanked Him for the coolness of the morning and for His display and for keeping the earth just far enough away from the sun as to not to kill us, but close enough to warm us, I thanked Him for my coffee and the person who got up early to make it, I prayed about many things and I prayed for healing for Wanda... and it was during that prayer, I was filled with this overwhelming sense of Love. It was at the exact same time as the sun was just breaking the horizon...as beautiful as that was, I knew that it was NOTHING compared to His love for us, for Wanda... I knew at that moment He is going to take care of her. I felt peace. I kept thinking of how great it will be when we are in the presence of Something so beautiful, that this surise will look like a childs drawing in comparison.... It really was a beautiful way to start my day. I will be getting up early more often just to have that intimate time with my Father. I may take a chair with me next time to watch the sunrise over the Village.

Update boys and girls

I went to WW...and I was so excited at the weigh in today...the lady just nodded her head and raised her eyebrows and said you did pretty good, so I thought well I lost a little then she showed me my card and I lost another 4.4 lbs. Yay, I have lost all together 17.4 lbs in 7 weeks... I am so jazzed I know I am going to make my goal of losing 25 before I go to Asia!!! Thanks for praying and I am keeping up the work. Love Ya L.

About 6 weeks to go

Alright, I only have about 6 weeks to go before I go to Asia...I have to still raise $2100.00 I need some help. I will be sending out more letters this week, if you would like to have one please leave me your address here as a comment. I also need prayer people who will commit to praying for me and my team during our 12 day journey. Please pray about this , I appreciate you and would love to help you become part of something that will last for eternity. If you can't be there in person, you can in prayer and spirit. Thanks yall. L.

New blog page and pictures

I went to see Mr. Baby Luke and my BF Andrea. We went to weigh in together at Weight Watchers. Both of us lost! Check my ticker. Then, we went to the bookstore, Macy's, Starbucks, grocery store, Jason's Deli (not exactly in this order) and then came home and cooked a nutritious CORE WW meal. (white chicken chili + eggplant casserole)mm, GOOD!

Then, of course....we had an impromptu photo shoot (knowing Andrea-photography blog) on the front porch and as you can see the results are amazing. I had to tell Andrea these are some of the best pictures I've ever had. Let me know what you think. She said I will be the winner of the photography portrait contest. jk.

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I have an update!!

I went to weigh in today. I think something is wrong with me. I was sitting outside waiting for them to open the doors IN ANTICIPATION!! That is crazy, but I knew I had done pretty well, so I was excited! The lady finally opened the door and I stepped on the scale, drum roll please...I lost 2.4 for a total of 12.6 in 5 weeks. Now it must be said that initially I was upset, that for all my sacrifice and good choice making I hadn't lost 35 lbs. I know that is unrealistic but I was feeling pretty good about it. The lady said "that is a healty weightloss".Yipee, What I wanted to hear was " Holy Crap how did you possibly loose that much in a week!" Anyway back to reality, I am proud of my little 2.4 this week. I have now lost more with this program than with any other, now I just have to incorporate some workout time into the regime. My pants are getting baggy, I hate that droopy booty feeling...so I think I have actually lost more inches than weight I wish I done some measurments. I encourage people to do that if possible, to me that is just as rewarding to see those numbers drop. Love you all, please keep praying, I feel it, I need it.I appreciate it . L.

Sorry no update...yet

I was super busy at the salon today and not able to go to the meeting, I will be going to the 5:15pm weigh in tomorrow nite. I have plans tomorrow nite so I will update asap. I have been doing pretty good and the bad thing is that my pants are getting too baggy...it is good thing I know, but...I like those pants. I am hoping to have a good loss this week as I only lost 2oz last week. I will continue to be really busy at the salon thru the end of the week, which is really great as things had been a little slow...I can't wait to update the ticker... good or bad tomorrow is the day...da da duhmmmm.

The Sweet Mondane

Ahhh. I can't explain in words how good it feels to be free of conflict at the moment(thank you for praying). It is very nice to walk in the light at the end of tunnel, the same light that seemed non-existant 9 days ago, and 7 days ago, it was a tiny little speck so far away I wasn't sure it would ever get here. It did and it is glorious, God is good all the time. I am now in the process of getting everything ready for my Asia trip, the paper work is filled out and the tickets are bought, so exciting...speaking of Asia...Matt, the pastor of my church is over there now and he is not feeling well... well, actually it is a little more serious than that, he is pretty sick...please pray for him now, please pray for complete health for him and peace for his family, as they are here, waiting and praying. You can click on Them Chandlers on my friends list to get to their blog for an update. Thank you in advance...L.

Lesson learned

Today was another weigh-in day...well kind of, for the last two weeks I went to weigh in on Thursday but I am going to be busy on Thursday this week, so I decided to go in on Tuesday as they have a 9:30 meeting time. I won't do that again, I only lost 2 oz. I asked if that would make a difference the lady looked at me like a was mental and said " oh yes, but this is the one we have to put in the computer" ...blah blah blah...so long story short...I have learned my lesson, same weigh in day and time. Well at least it is still a loss, right?

My little ARMY

Today a couple of Gods little warriors came to my house to help me do battle. They came complete with buckets and scrubbers and a willingness to serve. As if they were commissioned for war they busted up in here to help me tackle this bloody mess...now I am not saying bloody like the English people say like BLOODY HELL, I am saying bloody as in actual blood. A fight had occured inside my home Saturday while I was working, apparently my neighbors pitbull broke thru his fence( we found the hole in the fence) and came into my house thru the doggie door and tried to take Stetsons(my bull mastiff) toy ( his baby). Well, he fought and lost not only his baby, but his ear as well, hence the bloody mess. I was completely overwhelmed with the just the thought of trying to clean this house.I didn't know where to start. There was blood (and lots of it) on every surface, in every room. I am not talking a few splatters here, it was literally wall to wall blood. It alone would be enough to overwhelm anybody...Add on top of that, lets just say, house cleaning is not a priority of mine at this time as I have no storage and I am housing a couple of dogs the size of BEARS. So, in walks my little army, with big smiles and scrubbers in hand. Not only cleaning up the blood but helping me de-clutter...scrubbing floors on their hands and knees, and washing walls and counters all with no judgement only understanding and love. How amazingly refreshing to have Gods warriors show up to love on you. I do have angels and they are beautiful, one of them is sweetly shy and she has the most gorgeous mane of fiery red hair and sweet brown eyes, the other one is equally as beautiful, she has long locks and the blueest eyes in Texas, and a smile like no other...Another angel was at her home taking care of a Baby angel so his mommy could come here today....these are the faces of Christ... I swear these people have wings tucked away somewhere. I also had countless people praying for me and also offering to come and clean..incredible is the love of Christ. I will sleep tonight in a clean blood-free home, knowing that I am loved by God and alot of His little warriors. I love you Andrea and Ericka and Penny, you amaze me, thank you for loving me. I was truly blessed by you today. L.

Remind me to NEVER blog about NOTHING

Seriously, NEVER blog about having a boring life because I would rather have that than the 9 kinds of hell I got going on right now...I am way too exausted to explain fully but I will give you the bullets...ok...I am running on 2 hrs sleep in three days, I am out way over $1000.00 that I did not have to spare , I have blood all over my house ( from my doggie), he now has half of an ear, I really dislike the pet emergency room. HIGHWAY ROBBERY!!! I had to buy another new A/C unit...I have a flooded living room, then to top it all off an ex-boyfriend pops up out of the blue-clear sky "to visit" (don't worry I ran him off)...this list just goes on and on...through all of this crap ...I PRAISE GOD!!! HE IS GOOD ALL THE TIME AND I WON'T BE BEAT DOWN BY ALL THE WORLDLY ISSUES...I PRAISE HIS NAME FOR HE IS HOLY, HIS GRACE IS MY PORTION TODAY AND EVERYDAY!!!!I WILL FOREVER BE FAITHFUL NO MATTER WHAT the enemy THROWS MY WAY...PRAISE JESUS PRAISE JESUS PRAISE JESUS......FOREVER! I Love yall please just say a protection prayer for me and my critters...we need them right about now...L.