It has been one week since I faced my postpartum issues head-on.
It has also been one week since I have had any symptoms.
No outbursts.
No crying hysterically (without reason...I am a crier).
No, as my jerk doctor put it "funny thoughts".
No manic moments.
No "I don't want to do this" days.
I think I can safely say, without crossing my fingers or knocking on wood, that the storm has passed. I feel great. I feel like a mom. I feel like I am who I want to be.
I may be wrong but I am predicting that the weight will start falling off more steadily now that the stress of "that" has been released from me.
Released from me...
I put it that way because it was not I that let go of it but God who took it from me.
I am thankful that my parents planted a seed in me fairly early on so that I would know Who to turn to, to pray to.
I am grateful for the faithful friends who prayed for me, for those who called me as soon as they read my blog, for those who offered an ear and a moment.
That was all it took really.
For weeks I held it in as "my problem" or "my private battle", but as soon as I put it out there, the forces of God came together, both mortal and immortal, to fight on my behalf.
And we won.
Challenge:
Pray.
Everyone has something that they are struggling with.
Stress = pounds
God = peace
Peace = the ability to focus on your health
"...How gracious He will be when you cry for help! As soon as He hears, He will answer you." - Isaiah 30:19
"This is the assurance we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His Will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have what we asked of Him." - 1 John 5:14, 15
PS If you want to fan the flame, feel free to link my blog to your site or email the link to friends you think might get something from it!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
One Week Later...
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4 comments:
I love you. You're awesome.
It is funny how you said so little with this comment and I felt so much while reading it. Thanks Leigh. It brightened my day.
Great blog, I read it everyday, but this one touched me a lot. I'm glad you are doing so well. I have been praying for you and I will continue to. Those are great verses and it encouraged me to look up some of my own. Thanks for the encouragment and keep up the good work!
P.S. Give those girls a kiss for me!
Thanks so much for the prayer Ash, and for letting me know that something I said matters :)
Sending lots of love from KY!
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