Twinkle in my eye...

Somethings happening....I'm beginning to actually feel like I WANT to loose weight. Like....I'm getting butterflies in my stomach about actually doing it. I'm envisioning myself being in my smaller clothes and THAT my friend is GREAT news for me. For some reason the past months..I've sort of wanted to loose weight but that "want" was not really 100% there. For me, it's GOT to be there. I just caught up on some blogs and other ladies are kicking butt! I am so happy for them and the excitement in their blogs is coming on and basically feeding the fuel to my fire.

My little sister is going to turn 30 this year, she's one of those gals that's overweight but still looks good. Like her legs don't rub together and stomach doesn't look all crazy over her pants...ya know, mushroom top. She's been really overweight before but she manages to keep herself in check now. Anyway, I called her and told her that we should get our butt in gear for her 30th b-day in April. We can so totally loose major poundage by then. That's over 5 month's away. So...I am going to do this and I am going to encourage her. I want to loose at least 15 pounds by X-mas. I'm going to do a cleanse this week (I totally need it). I have major toxins in my body that I totally need to shed. I was so sick this past weekend and I think that this unhealthy way of eating is totally contributing to it. So I have to look into doing a cleanse and go from there. I'm supposed to see my sister at Christmas again and I want to motivate her by her seeing me loose the weight. My sister is SOOOO pretty and she would look even more beautiful thinner and most importanly HEALTHIER! Plus I want her to have more confidence and maybe she can meet herself a nice young man with that newfound confidence.

So here's to shedding the pounds with God walking by our side. Amen.

Read below, it's from Greg Laurie...really great Devotion...

His Ultimate Purpose

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

— Romans 8:28


We must remember that God never tests us without a purpose or a reason. You might wonder, Why does God allow His children to go through these trials? The answer is God's ultimate purpose is that we might be conformed into the image of Jesus Christ.

There are many times in our lives when we will go through trials, and things will work out really well. That's when we love to quote Romans 8:28: "All things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." Many things that make no sense at the time will work out in the end.

A classic example of this is Joseph. Talk about things really going wrong! Joseph went out to visit his brothers on an errand for his father and the next thing he knew, he was sold as a slave. But with God's providence, he was elevated to a position of great authority. He was able to help his brothers and his father and do much good.

Another reason God allows trials is so we will become strong spiritually. James 1:2–3 says, "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience." Different translations say that testing produces "heroic endurance" or "fortitude." James meant that trials will toughen us up and give us staying power. God wants iron to enter our souls.

Temptation can be endured and overcome. Remember that God's ultimate purpose in allowing trials in our lives is so that we might be conformed into the image of Jesus Christ.