Days Eight and Nine: Disappointment and New Motivation

This picture is from yesterday, Aug. 15, but MM and I were exhausted at the end of the day and went to bed early. By the time I remembered that I needed to post a picture, I was too lazy to get out of bed and do it.


I'm going to call yesterday's picture "Disappointment". That about sums up my entire day. Remember all that yard work I completed on Saturday? Well, I had the intention to do the same in the front yard on Sunday. God had other plans and my yard work was put on hold. I took this picture from the front window showing the waiting-to-be-cleaned patio furniture just sitting in the yard. At that point, the lightning was extremely close and I never made it back outside to at least put it away. I know that we needed the rain, but I have to admit I was really bummed to not get the yard looking as spiffy as I could have.

The second reason that disappointment was welling up inside me yesterday is that I was quite fed up with not reaching my weight loss goals for the past few months. I am so tired of not getting anywhere. To be honest, MM and I argued over it because I wanted to do something drastic, like go away to a weight loss camp or hire a therapist. We went to bed on a pretty sour note last night.

I woke up this morning, still heavy-hearted, but I knew that God could carry me through even something as petty as my weight issues.


Readers, please meet my workout shoes. I love these things. They look a little frumpy, but they keep my feet in tip-top shape while I work out. These guys are going to have to get me where I need to go. Today's picture represents so many things; working out, putting my best foot forward, and etc. From this day on, my workout shoes are staying out, in a place where I will see them the second I walk in the door. Maybe if I get my working out consistent, my eating habits will follow! That is my fervent prayer; that I will have the power to change everything I need to in order to be a healthy person.


Update on MM: he went back to the doctor today and the diagnosis was fluid in his ear. He had a steroid shot and is on some over-the-counter meds until the fluid, hopefully, drains out.

"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak." - Isaiah 40:29, NIV