Weighty Issues

I am ridiculously overweight. I have been overweight since I delivered Raquel 14 months ago. I have not been able to exercise at the level that I'm used to due to my footie issues. However, Friday, I found myself breathing extremely hard and I finally realized that "I AM RIDICULOUSLY OVERWEIGHT" and it is now affecting my Asthma.

I don't care that both my doctors told me to stay off exercises, I have started exercising and let me tell you, not only does it feel good, I'm breathing better!!!!!

Because of my height and body frame, I cannot allow fat to just sit and grow some more. I need to lose 25...preferably 30 pounds to feel healthy and have my asthma under control. Therefore, I have started working out at the gym and staying off...hmmmm...I don't eat much but I believe my problem is;

1. Not consuming a lot of water. I have been drinking ONE glass of water a day versus the 3 liters I am used to drinking.

2. I have been drinking lots of coffee with half & half and sugar, lots of it. I gave it up yesterday and I had to go through the incredibly painful coffee withdrawal process. I was not a fun person yesterday.

And because my 5th resolution of the year was to lose weight, I am determined to maintain my resolution and lose the stupid fat that is within me.

Cordially Yours,

Temporarily Overweight

Life Decisions

There are times in ones life when one has to make a tough decision. I was faced today with making a life changing decision sooner than later; this decision will have its negatives and positives, however, my heart tells me that the positives outweigh the negatives.

I have been crying for the longest time, I will say since Sofia was born and now that decision has to be made. I spoke to John about it and he supports me, of course he would have liked for me to make that decision later than sooner but he would rather have a happy wife now than later.

I have been praying about this and I will have to be brave and take a leap of faith and trust fully in God and only depend on him for everything.

I know someone who reads this blog, is making a tough decision about homeschooling her kids, I want to tell you that I know your fear, I totally understand it. I know that fear can hold us back but we can't let fear drive us, but let Him drive us instead. I know it is easier said than done. I know that overtime this decision will benefit everyone in my family, and I'm sure all of us will be happier. I will post what that decision is next week, just in case anyone still bothers to read our family blog.

All I ask is for prayers.

Love, Sandra.

I let Christ passed me by...

This past Wednesday, I was driving back home from work and to my left there was a guy with gray hair, in his mid 50's dressed in black pants, white shirt and a tie with a sign that read, "I need a job please." I would've stopped asked for his resume and help him but I decided it will better to continue on my way home without any interruptions. Now, I regret it. I just heard this priest give his sermon on EWTN talking about our personal cross and how many times we let Christ passed us by. After he said this, Christ took me back to this moment and I felt so guitly. Now I regret it. and I feel so remorseful and ashamed of what I did. I will not do that again.

I had forgotten about it, I felt bad for him. It takes so much guts and humility to stand in a corner of a street begging for work. I pray that someone did help him that was better than me, who recognized Christ in him. I sure didn't and I failed Christ. - sandra