Thank you 2010!!!

What a year 2010 has been for me. I have truly leaned on the Lord and trusted in him fully. He required me to get out of my comfort zone and required me to make some hard choices.

I had to leave some "friends" behind, I changed where I lived, I moved into a new home, I had to change where I worshiped, received many offers for my business, all of these decisions where hard, but I trusted in what the Lord was doing in my life and followed his direction. Because of this my life has prospered in so many ways.

As I move into 2011, it will be my time to move into the manifestation of the promise God has given me. I am ready and so excited and what he has planned.

I chose this picture because it shows how I feel, it is as if God shined down his light just for me and I grew into a beautiful flower.

In 2010 I laid the foundation, so in 2011 watch me be victorious!!!!

T.O.U.C.H. 52:11 Inc website

T.O.U.C.H. 52:11 Inc WEBSITE IS UP AND RUNNING!!!!

I'm excited to announce my website www.touch5211inc.org this website is dedicated to all of those individuals who need encouragement, motivation and education.

Take time and explore the website and feel free to leave a comment so that we can assist you with achieving Lifestyle Living.

T.O.U.C.H. 52:11 Inc. website is also announcing our Lifestyle Living contest. The winner received free consultations from myself. Please refer to the website for all of the details.

Thank you for all your support and in 2011 T.O.U.C.H. 52:11 Inc will continue to provide you inspiration, education and dedication.

Let's turn the page!!!

As we close out 2010 and enter 2011, don't be afraid to let go and begin to look at what is ahead for you. Begin to plan your wildest dreams for yourself in 2011. All of the things that you want to do, plan to do and may be scared to do, push yourself towards it.

Think outside of the box, become creative and let yourself move mountains. 2011 should already be here in your thought process, dream those impossible dreams and go for it.

GO AHEAD AND LIFT THE PAGE!!!!!!

My mom and son

Today was alot of fun, Malcolm and I met with my mom and had lunch. This of course thrilled Malcolm because he "loves" his Nano. We always laugh alot, smile alot and have a great time. We decided to go to Olive Garden and the food was so good. It took me back years when I use to love the Olive Garden because I would eat so much (especially the bread). But now I can eat only a little of the salad and the meal itself. After lunch of course my stomach hurt, I didn't get to finish all of my meal (but I never do) but meals are no longer what they use to be. I use them more as an opportunity to talk and socialize. Not come just to eat because I don't enjoy it like I once did. Because of my surgery (gastric bypass) the food no longer becomes enjoyable it's just what you have to do to live. It was a great day and nothing was better than seeing my mom with my son (who at the age of 10 is just as tall as my mom).

If you haven't spent time with family do so soon!!!

Christmas 2010

Christmas was wonderful this year. It was good to be with family and friends. I felt comfortable and energetic while playing with my niece, nephew and son. I loved wearing my jeans as well as my form fitting shirt. For many this would be no big deal but for me the girl that once weighed 450 pounds I felt like everybody else. And for someone who suffered from morbidly obesity it was great.

Many ask me what it is like to loose over 200 pounds. The only way I can explain it is to section it off in experiences. Whether it's wanting to take pictures, wearing jeans,putting on my seatbelt, playing on the floor with my son, that's the beauty of loosing the weight, not just loosing the weight itself.

Christmas 2010 felt great and was fullfilling!!!

Malcolm's Christmas

What a wonderful Christmas we had. About 2 years ago I made the decision that Malcolm could have no more than 4 gifts for Christmas so that he could understand Christmas isn't about him but about Christ. So Santa bought him a wrestling belt, Tex deck skate boards, a skate pool, PSP and 3 games (I know it's over 4) but he did really well this year.

He was so excited and appreciated everything. We began the morning with thanking GOD for his ultimate gift, his son. We blessed him for all of the many blessings he has given us this year and we had a wonderful day. It was great and exciting for him.

Merry Christmas!!!

Gingerbread house

For Christmas my son decided he wanted to create a gingerbread house. I thought well how hard could it be? IT WAS EXHAUSTING!! It was so much work we had no idea what we were doing but the most important thing was that we bonded. We worked together and the house came out great.

As always I think back to my old life while we were working. I had the energy to help him, we did everything on the floor, my patience was there and we had fun.

Something like this may be ordinary for someone else but for me I think how wonderful God is for allowing me to be healthy enough to share this time with my son.

FREEDOM PARTY!!!

I decided to have a Freedom Party to celebrate the ability to make it through 11 1/2 years of a very hard marriage. It was wonderful being with friends who understood my need to celebrate not that my divorce was finally completed but that I survived through everything. The 200 pound weight gain, abuse, lost of homes, cars, jobs, self esteem etc. There were times I didn't think I would make it out with my sanity but I did. There were people I invited but they didn't come because they thought I was celebrating divorce but I wasn't I was celebrating my strength and wisdom to move forward with my life.

So I want to thank my friends who came, encouraged me and helped me celebrate the wonderful direction God is taking in my life. There were many issues I needed to resolve and close out in 2010 and I did so.

I'm ready for 2011 and my NEW BEGINNING!!!

Remember Frosty?

OHHH Frosty the snowman..... Remember the feeling you had as a child at Christmas, the wonderment, the love, fun, excitement, joy? What has happen to that feeling?

Times have changed since we were kids, we are rushing to and from work, staying later hours, sitting in traffic, dealing with stress, helping the kids with homework etc. we often miss the beauty of the season. Are you noticing the homes that have beautiful lights on them?, do you see the pretty Christmas trees that sit in the windows of homes?, are you noticing the Christmas music on the radio?

If you have said no to these, make sure you stop and think back to your childhood and how good this time of year felt to you and embrace it. Enjoy the fact that more people will be happier this time of the year, the music is uplifting, and we want to give more.

I know things are difficult, the economy is affecting everyone but YOU CAN MAKE THE DECISION TO BE HAPPY it's up to you......Make the best choice.

T.O.U.C.H. 52:11 Inc. is the winner!!!

I'M SO EXCITED!!!! T.O.U.C.H. 52:11 Inc. IS THE WINNER OF THE INFINITE DESIGN WEBSITE CONTEST!!!!! Once again God is truly blessing my business. I entered T.O.U.C.H. 52:11 Inc. in the contest for a free website. I wrote why my business deserved to be the winner of the website and my business was chosen!!!

This website will take my business to new levels. Many of my clients and the clients I would like to work with have a life that exist mostly on the Internet. They are individuals who aren't able to go out and work every day because of their weight. They have no friends and very little family that helps them. I want to be that contact that they can turn to who understands their hurt and pain.

This site will also be the avenue for my business to continue with our Life Skill training classes that I have for teens. The classes conducted include finances, self esteem, how to have good study habits, leadership, and depression just to name a few. T.O.U.C.H. 52:11 Inc. has conducted these classes for Henry, Clayton and Fayette GA counties as well as, in Columbus GA. Two weeks ago I completed the South GA youth summit in Macon, Ga in which I spoke to 200 youth. We have many more seminar's and summits beginning in January 2011!!

I am ready for the territory the Lord is allowing me to enter into!!!

The joy of allowing myself to "feel"

There is nothing like the feeling of true happiness, joy and peace. There are so many wonderful opportunities coming my way for my business that I'm so excited!!

I just wanted to speak today on the joy of truly allowing myself to "feel". Having suffered from obesity my entire life I learned how not to feel anything so that I could survive. Whether it was pain, hurt, and sorrow I wouldn't put myself in the position to feel anything.

I'm so grateful that I am allowing myself to feel joy and walking completely on faith to the journey God has planted my feet on.

JOY COMPLETE JOY....ALLOW YOURSELF TO FEEL AND EMBRACE IT!!

Malcolm's giving heart!!

I had to focus my baby today. He wanted to make sure he was able to particpate in his school's Toy/can food drive. He was so proud that he was able to give. I am so proud of him. He has such a giving heart.
I LOVE YOU MAL!!!!

Women's Empowerment Meeting

I was so excited to be invited to be the keynote speaker at the Women's Empowerment Meeting on Nov 21st, 2010. It was a wonderful meeting for women who are creating their business as well as, women who want to have a business but don't know exactly what steps to take.

Thus, I spoke to the group about staying encouraged, knowing the difference between a business and their purpose. I spoke about how to network with others with the most important key being "listening" not just talking. I gave them information on how to not only have business ideas, but taking that idea and to formulate their business. I enjoyed being among women who understood to create God's promise in your life that one must
"THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX"

It was a wonderful opportunity and it was so important to me to give encouragement to to others. If you have been given a purpose to create don't stop no matter what others say. YOU CAN DO IT!!!!