Finding The Confidence Within

 It's so hard to believe we are already almost halfway through January!

My New Year started off differently than I had planned.

But in the world of Shellie, I am not surprised at all!

I have been sick since around ThanksGiving just not been able to shake it, this time around.

I had the whole month of January planned out in my head. All the things I was going to begin like exercising, being more productive each day, and making each day feel celebrated! Lol that was a funny thought! Because it is nowhere near my new year has been so far. as I mean, you have to be able to breathe to make those things happen and walk more than a few steps before you feel like your gonna pass out! 

However, I set goals for the year and began cutting things out of my diet! I am proud of myself for that! Because trying to cut out sugar when taking large amounts of prednisone is no easy task! I think I dreamed of cookies last night all night long! I woke up and could taste them! It took all I had in me not to go pop the sugar cookies in the oven at like 5am. Instead, I went ahead and had breakfast and my meds! However, cookies would have gone well with my coffee!

I've been thinking a lot about how I talk to myself and how it affects me. Like it would be so easy to just keep the sugar in my diet rather than cut it out! Right? I mean what is a little cookie gonna hurt! After all, life is short eat dessert, I thought a lot about that! It made me realize that we often self-sabotage ourselves! 

Making excuses to keep our routines the way that they already are. Rather than putting in the hard work to make the changes we need.

I told you in my last post my word for this year is confidence! I have been working hard each day to improve in all areas of my life. The place where I know I need it most is that voice I use to talk to myself.

Where I have felt so bad it has been hard to be confident in my appearance. When you are not wearing makeup, PJs are the

 only clothes you wear, and you are swollen up like a Heffalump from fluid retention and prednisone.

I have discovered over the years my mind believes what I tell it. If I tell myself I am fat and unattractive that is how I will carry myself. My worth will only be felt in what I see when I look in the mirror.

When I change that mindset and tell myself, your body is strong, look at all it does for you every day. In spite of all it fights for you!

It gives me the strength to walk through my house, it has fought hard for its life and my body bears the scars to prove it, I have a strong mind to think with, and though I may not feel it I am beautiful to the one I want to see me as that! My amazing husband reminds me that he thinks I am all the time. This list could go on but you get the point!

The very thing I want to make sure I don't allow to happen is I get caught up in what hasn't been this New Year and complain and whine about it. But rather be thankful for the strengths that I have. That will build the confidence and the strength I need to stay strong and build confidence and keep fighting so I can reach those goals!

Even the ones that feel so far out of reach because of health setbacks.

I want to stay in a state of gratefulness.

My favorite book in the Bible is Psalm. When I had the knee surgery, that set the initial events that brings us where are today.

I didn't sleep much when I first came home from the first seven-day hospital visit.

When I came home I knew I had a pericardial effusion. I was not educated on what it really was. So it took time to learn about and it also took some time to realize what every time we laid the chase back at night for me to sleep. I would wake up with excruciating chest pain. So I would stay awake for hours reading. 

I did an extensive study on the life of David. 

This Shepherd boy did not become who he was without some real battles. He became one of the greatest kings ever and most importantly known for being a man after Gods own heart!

But it did not come easy or with out trust and hard work. Confidence in who was and what God said he was and going to be!

At one point in King David's life he fled to the mountains and hid in a cave from his best friend daddy who wanted to kill him!

Now no one will ever convince me other wise that David didn't struggle with confidence in this cave. I mean his best friends dad wanted to kill him. I have a huge imagination. So I can see their child hood and them playing with pretnd swords as they fought imaginary battles. Or had sleep overs and talked about the girl they thought was the prettiest in the village. Discussing what they hoped to be when they grew up! I promise the topic was never my dad is going to hunt you down and try to kill you! I am sure in their minds they were going to continue to do everything together as men. Raise their families to close so that they would always stay close.  All though later in scripture the Lord promises us." That all thing work together for those who love God"Romans 8:28. Dacid hadn't been told that yet! He was going to learn this the hard way.

He would spend 10 years in these caves. He would live a robin hood existence. Instead of becoming bitter because of his circumstance he grew closer and a man after Gods own heart. 

He used this time to grow his strenth in the Lord. Knowing that he would be by him and fight each and every battle he faced with God by his side. David spent his life listening to God and then obeying the instructions given to him. That is real confidence right there! Because David fought many battles in life. God was right there with him! Even when David messed up and made some major mistakes. He had confidence that God still loved him. He learned from the mistake and allowed it to grow their relationship. Not walk away from God. David paid a high price for his sins as well. All though he paid for those sins, some of them at a higher price than others. He never gave up on loving God and being confident in the man he was created to become. Thats real confidence right there!

Saul however spent his life doing his own thing not caring what God had to say! Persuing the life and the power he desired for himself. I guess to a degree both lives took confidence to live. He was self serving and gained worldly confidence was shaken by David and what had called him to be! His confidence waivered to how his life was going at the moment!

The confidence I want to obtain in the confidence that will lead me to a life closer to my Daddy! 

A confidence knowing when I look in the mirror and I see the confidence I gain through the years so I can become more selfless and see more find the love, help, and freedom in Jesus! 

Thats the confidence this girl wants to have!  

I want to find myself in a forever state of gratefulness. Where even if my confidence would fail. 

My gratefulness for all my Daddy has done for me and is gonna continue to do. Immediatly kicks in and says "Its gonna be ok because Daddys gonna walk you through this!

I don't want my confidence to waiver do my appearance, however I want to fall in love with me and care for me like I did my children. Protecting the girl her Daddy fearfully and wonderfully made. I realize the mind is a battlefield I that I have to fight to stay strong each day! Knowing Gods got this!

Talking to myself with love and not self sabotage. At the end of the day we can never truly experience the love we deserve from others until we have confidence to fall in love with ourselves and let that love pour out of us!I am not sure who will read this... I just know this message wasn't just meant for me! It was meant for someone else as well! I hope you can take these words to encourage to begin the journey of self love and confidence! Becoming the vest version of yourself for the better in 2023!

I hope every one has a wonderful week! I am praying for you! If you have something you need me to pray about please leave it in the comments below! so I can help you pray! 

Please pray for me as I have bee the sickest I have been in a few years. My lungs have taken a hard hit and it is gonna take a minute to bounce back. I ask you help me pray by next week I can have my oxgen liters turned back down to 3. That my lungs will feel stronger daily, My strength and energy levels would become stronger each day! Thank you ahead of time for those prayers! I am praising God now in the hallway as we wait! Its in His time but I am grateful because I assure you someone is praying for what I have!

Thank you for stopping by and sharing a part of your day with me! Time is precious the fact you were willing to spend some time with me. Over joys my heart to have you here!

I hope you know I am praying for you always!

Until next time, I hope you will be walking in the footsteps of grace with Jesus and me!

Prayerfully  Yours,

 Shellie 

Happy 2023!

Happy 2023!

Oh my I had a hard time believing another year has passed so quickly! All though I feel like 2022, was one of the hardest years, I have had in many years. 

It was absolutley a year of learning. Some lessons were much harder to learn than others.

As last year was coming to an end I spent Christmas Eve until two days after Christmas in the bed. Really really sick.

During that time I reflected again on the the year that was quicly passing and what did I need to take from it and what did I want 2023 to look like when I look back on it.

The biggest thing I truly learned is I had totally lost all confidence in myself. In everything I did and do. I still had some healing to do. I think my favorite thing I learned was I am much stronger than I give myself credit for.

All though the year ws one of my hardest, the last part of the year was a game changer! My heart is full and I am so grateful! 

Hope was my word last year! Trust me Hope is what had me holding and refusing to let go!

It was worth it! Where there is hope there is faith! 

Where there is faith, our Daddy is in the midst and that says it all!

I want 2023 be a year of healing and rebuilding.

In all aspects of my life from my self esteem, The love I pour into my amazing husband, continuing to learn from each other in all ascpects of our life, my boldness about my Jesus, The love I pour into my kids and grands, I want to be healthier and  be okay to take time to have self care for me. Its important so I can be the best version of me! Last but not least finish my mental health caoching certification! I will be certified with American Mental Health Board to help people in need! Help them find that very hope I have clinged to so many times! This is an exciting life long dream coming true and I am excited !

Becoming more confident will allow me to give more of me with out it draining me!

Lets be honest when we totally embrace the beautiful person God created you to be. Loving the imperfections and scars. Not afraid to show them and share just how far you have came! Allowing yourslef to help others grow!

Instead of trying to hide away and feeling like we are not qualified or good enough!

Thats a slefless confidence I want, claim, and speak over my life.

That is the life I will have 2023.

Here is to finding confidence and liveing a life overflowing in confidence, love, hope, and joy!

I pray it drips off of me onto whom ever I encounter so we both grow and become the beautiful beings our Daddy created us to be! After all His Word says it all... Don't take my word take His!

I will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. Psalm 139:14

I hope you will plan to follow along this journey with me of self discocvery and growth! 

I don't know about you but I cant wait to see what God is up too!

Thank you for stopping by and sharing a part of your day with me! Time is precious the fact you were willing to spend some time with me. Over joys my heart to have you here!I hope you know I am praying for you always!Until next time, I hope you will be walking in the footsteps of grace with Jesus and me!

                                 Prayerfully  Yours,

                                           Shellie 

46 Years Young

I have always heard people dread turning forty from then on it is a constant dread for another year.

I can even remember when I thought being in your forties was ancient lol!

However, I no longer dread Birthdays! I celebrate them and I am so very grateful for each year that has been added! 

Six years ago changed my perspective on what it would be like to be old and gray headed! 

Well maybe gray with some violet highlights!

Because when you're faced with life threatening circumstances. You begin to treasure the moments for what they are. It's not about elaborate things. It's about being present and making memories with those you love! It's about sharing your story of God's grace, love, protection, healing, and comfort.

It's about sharing your life with those you love best! It's about living a life of worship and having an absolutely amazing relationship with Jesus and shining His light!

Six years ago just a couple days before my birthday I was admitted to Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte NC. I had a large amount of fluid in between the skin the pericardium and my heart! So large the back side looked pregnant. I also had a pleural effusion fluid on the outside base of my lungs.

I remember after being admitted many tests ran and horrible iv sticks. The doctors came and spoke to us and told us they just thought it was too risky. They were gonna send me home and try to keep me comfortable. They saw no hope in the situation! I was 39 yrs old days away from 40 and you're sending me home to die. I was devastated, So many things ran through my head! I wouldn't be here to grow old with my husband Jody! Or to see Amber graduate college. See Christian graduate high school. I wouldn't see them married or have kids! My heart was truly broken I was leaving so so many of those I loved behind! I was leaving so many I loved behind and my heart hurt because of it! There was no way God was finished with me here! We all began to pray! I wasn't giving up hope! This made the second time I saw the fear of losing each other all over my husband's face. I had seen it after I gave birth to Amber. I had begun to hemorrhage, it wasn't stopping! They said the blood was in buckets and puddles all over the floor!

Both times I saw my Daddy show up and say, I'm not ready for my daughter to come home yet! 

After a bit, a young doctor came in and told us after speaking with a doctor in the heart group. He thought he could do the life saving surgery he had once before himself!

I saw but GOD show up and show out!

He was calling the shots now He would guide the surgeon's hands. He would be in control of the recovery! He would guide me through the many trials and victories that were to come!

You know I have looked over my life so many times and can literally see His hands, loving embrace, and feet all over the place! It's in those moments like this morning you realize there is so much more to life!

I must admit this has been one of the most trying years of my life! I feel like every time I turned around something was falling apart! Whether it was my health, family things, being hit hard emotionally, or insecurities I thought I would never deal with again, it felt like everything was crashing down at once.

I had some hard talks with my Daddy! I didn't understand. Why now? What had I done to have all this happen? For a while, I heard silence.

I felt lost I know He was there! However, there were some hard lessons to be learned.

However, with each learned lesson was a stronger person walking out on the other side of it!

I realized He needed to do some refining to His daughter! I learned a lot in year forty-five. I want to share these lessons because the Bible teaches me in Genesis 50:20

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

God took the trials and has given me beauty for the ashes and I have seen beautiful things!

Lessons learned 

1- Don't ever listen to the voice in your head when it is telling you that are not things your Daddy already said you are!

2-Its is okay to be mad and have a tantrum with your heavenly Daddy! Just when you are finished pull up your big girl pants and remind yourself of His promises! Listen to Him as He speaks to your heart!

3-Not everyone who comes into your life is there for good!

4- Tranceparncy is so important and sharing information with your partner is key!

5-Your true friends are the ones who rallied around you when you were drowning and needed someone most!

6- Healthy boundaries are a must. It's okay to turn your phone off, nap, say no, and keep your distance from people who are negative and never positive!

7-Don't wait for someone's compliments or relationship to define your worth or confidence! 

Both begin with our Daddy and inside of ourselves!

8- Embrace what makes you set apart and beautiful!

9- Beauty is not determined by the size of a garment!

10-Communication is the key to every healthy relationship after you communicate listen!

These were not very easy lessons learned but needed lessons when I look back! God used each one to make me stronger!  I am so so thankful for that! 

I truly can tell you satan meant some evil! I am so glad my Daddy said but I will use these things for good! 

Friend, I have no idea what you may be facing today! I do know our Daddy won't be surprised.

So don't try to do it without Him! He is way more equipped to get us through an obstacle even if He's quiet!

Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Deuteronomy 31:6

I had so many things to celebrate on September 26th! We have a beautiful new grandson! He turned 4 wks old! He's so gorgeous, I celebrated being married to the most amazing man in the world! The one God made just for me! I celebrated coming together with all my kids and also my grandkids and just making memories!  I celebrated God's love and protection for me!

This list could go on for days! Rather than that let me say this! Each day is a gift!

A week at the beach with my love, being woke up with breakfast in the bed, roses, and a balloon, my kids having dinner for me, our church family celebration, friends visiting for tea, each part leading up to where I am today! To celebrate turning 46 years young was a beautiful reminder that all things change. Our heavenly Daddy doesn't!

He wants to be a part of the good bad and the ugly! Through the exciting and the boring. 

He wants us to invite Him into each part of our lives! He doesn't want us to leave Him out!

I'm thankful for each day I open my eyes. Even if I am being honest this isn't how I saw my forties playing out. He did though, He knew exactly what I would need to get through each hard place to each easy place.

The craziest thing of all, if I had to do it all over again. I wouldn't change it.

Because my story is just a short chapter in His very big story! If it has touched a life or helped someone find Him in all of it! It's all worth it! 

I have a few challenges for myself before we hit forty seven. I hope that I succeed and make my Daddy proud! 

More than anything I hope that the walk through the next year. Brings me out even stronger than ever and closer to my Daddy than ever before! After all, it's all about Him at the end of the day! 

Thank you for being a part of my life! For supporting me and always cheering me on! 

For allowing me to be able to encourage you and share my heart even my scars.

Because at the end of each day and each year we are all fearfully and wonderfully made! 

Thank you for stopping by and sharing a part of your day with me! Time is precious the fact you were willing to spend some time with me. It Overjoys my heart to have you here! I hope you know I am praying for you always!

Until next time< I hope you will be walking in the footsteps of grace with Jesus and me!

Prayerfully  Yours,

~Shellie~

A Little Health Update

 I would feel like I wasn't being truth full with you, if I didn't share I am already dreaming of fall days!

   

          This heat is about to get the very best of your girl!

I miss setting outside! I dream of spending more time in nature! I actually have recently craved time in the nature taking walks! However I need for it to cool off so I can dream of bringing such  things to pass.

Until then I guess I will just have to bring fall to my home early indoors!

"Shh" don't tell my husband of my plan! I hope to bring our fall mid August! I am so excited for it! This will be the very first time ever I have done a fall tree! I have to say I believe that is my driving force behind decorating everything else for fall early as well! 

A girl needs something to look look forward to when she stays home as much as I do!

So look for fall decor post to come soon!

I have gotten behind on blogging again and did not keep you updated as I had hoped about the new supplements. I began to boost my health and start healing on the cellular level.

So I thought I would give you some health update info and fill you in on how that has helped! What I have seen in the past 30days.

So let me start with the name of the supplements I have been taking. They are made by the company called Life Vantage.I take three supplements, a probiotic, and a yummy water mix for brain fog in the mornings!

The  supplements I take are Protandim NRF1 & NRF2, their probiotic and Axio for energy and brain clarity.

We were told to allow at least four month's to see full effect of how they help my over all system. My lupus is all over the place, since being jerked all over the healthcare world thanks to insurance changes,

So everything seems to need longer than what we had hoped for! Now I want to share no two peoples experience is is the same. Never stop a medication your on by a doctor with out first speaking to your doctor!

I went through a pretty harsh detox phase when I first started my new meds! I was warned this may happen and of course my body wanted to be sure to get involved, 

It lasted about 2 weeks, I was really really tired, my gut was upset , and I had a headache. The fatigue was the worst part of all of it! I just could not do anything, It was all I could do was to go from one room to another. I spiked a high fever a few days much higher than I like! 

After the two weeks things seemed to level out and became more bearable.

 I have noticed a huge change in my mental clarity! Especially on the days I drink my axio! I can hold a train of thought and I can read and comprehend what I am reading! For those of you that have brain fog or have lupus you know just how precious those little gifts are! Now as far as having a huge jump in energy no. My body is still really out of whack. I am hoping this month I will begin to see some of that!

With the help of the life vantage and the new lupus biologic!

I pray we begin to see som much needed changes.

I had my very first Saphenella infusion Tuesday! I was so excited! This drug has showed promising changes in lupus patients! Including decreased flares, increased energy, and decreased organ involvement! We are praying for all of these things! However the first treatment knocked me for a loop! Its Saturday and I am still wiped out! Now I did get my lung biologic the next day as well! 

That mixed in with all of the other is surly the reason why I am still struggling with this crazy fatigue.

I hope next week holds better things! I am seriously over laying around, Your girl has better things to do than sleep all the time.

So if you would ask me would I recommend the life vantage. I absolutely would! Because many have seen faster results than I have! So there for I would not want you to miss out on this life changing healing for anything!

I have still been working hard on me. On the lines of self love that is! I don't believe I had truly seen the value in that till this year and how important that truly is! Just because we get older doesn't mean we grow out of it! I believe because we get older we need it even more! Especially in a world that feel like that it needs to find its self worth from self fame or social media! Or from what those around us think of us! 

Which if it is done in healthy ways these things can be okay, Still yet they are never okay when it it is the only way we seek our worth! Because again our worth should start with what our Daddy thinks of us, rather what we think of ourselves or others opoinions! 

I have learned to embrace what makes me who I am! The things that make me different and make me stand out from the rest! 

So are the things that make me exactly who my creator saw me to be when He spoke me into my Momma's womb.

Allowing myself grace and growth during this season of life. Has taught me some very valuable lessons!

I have love going back and resisting the redeeming love devotional. If you read the book you resonated with Sarah in the story. I highly recommend the devotional! All thought I have already been through it once! The second time around has taught me even more than the first time.

If you have unsettled things that haunt you. Things that has caused you to harbor unforgivness. 

Its time to allow healing so you can move forward as the healthiest version of you! 

You can not put into others if your drained empty or unable to see past your own pain,

We are called to point others to our Daddy! What better way than healing our bodies heart and physical aliments. So others around us can see our Daddy in all of his glory through us!

I have found the best way to start that off for us daily is a heartfelt of thankfulness! It's hard to not have joy or healing when we live a life go thankful for the daily blessings we have!

So Let me encourage to begin a habit I have made a part of my morning! Start off by telling our heavenly Daddy 3 things we are thankful for and 3 things we are joyful for! 

Try to make sure you choose 3 new things daily! You will see a shift in how you see the world around you when you do!

Don't wait for Thanksgiving to live in a season of thankfulness!

So I would like to end here today! I want to share my 3 things with you! I want you to see the rawness of my everyday heart! So you too can see the beautiful work my Daddy has been song in my heart and the changes He has brought around!

3 Things I am thankful for Saturday July 23,2022

1- For the way the floor feels cool on the bottom of my feet when I walk on them! It's a reminder that I am blessed to have relief from the smoldering temptress outside.

2. I am thankful for the sound of the clicking keys

 of board on my computer, Its a reminder that all though I have pain in my hands I am able to type and share my hear with you today!

3- I am thankful for clothes that are comfortable and soft. No matter the size they fit and are soft. It makes being able to be comfortable to live in my own skin.

3 Things I am joyful for:

1- For air conditioning to stay cool in this heat

2- The sound of my grand babies giggles

3- The way a warm embrace feels when given by someone you love. Especially from your amazing spouse.

the Bible teaches us clearly in Romans 12:12 To be joyful in hope! Hope makes each day bearable! Its a reminder that with each new day we have something new to look  forward to and to be grateful for the days that have passed!

Each day we practice these things, the easier it is to be happy and content no matter what we are facing!

Thank you for stopping by and sharing a part of your day with me! Time is precious the fact you were willing to spend some time with me. Over joys my heart to have you here!

I hope you know I am praying for you always!

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Until next time, I hope you will be walking in the footsteps of grace with Jesus and me!

Prayerfully  Yours,

~Shellie~

 

Whispers Of Hope

This week has been a week of celebration!

We celebrated Jody's Birthday! 

I began a new health journey! 

I am taking myself back! Health, Mind,  Body, and Soul.

That has meant some serious praying and soul searching! 

One of the first answered prayers, I had been searching for so long. Was what I can do to support my body. To help it be the healthiest it can be and fewer bad days and many more feel-good days!

I was surprised that the first step to take was to activate my cells and stop their aging from the inside out! 

Addressing inflammatory responses! Cutting out what I can and giving my body the best chance daily! 

I have been spending time truly researching Lupus. From a doctor's perspective and functional medicine perspective!

I feel that both together if you study and read enough you can find the lock and key elements that help to heal and support what the body needs.

All though there is still so much to be learned! One thing is for sure to activate my cells from the inside out. Work with my immune system instead of making it go crazy!

So the first thing I decided to do for myself is to start something unique on a pharmaceutical level but also filled with good things from a natural standpoint and not a chemical level.

I began this part of my journey last week! 

Actually, yesterday was my seventh day taking the new feel-better meds! I am very impressed with the results even in such a short span! I can tell the difference in many areas!  Including clearer thinking, energy levels are changing! I am not needing to nap anywhere near as much as I usually do.

I have also noticed I have more energy to do things. without the crash that comes later in the day.

However, towards the end of the week, I reached detoxing the bad out of my body from a cellular level.

Normally detoxing makes me so sick, that I won't continue. However with the wonderful support of the team behind me. I have been able to detox without a major crash! I have required more rest coming into the weekend,. I am okay with that because I have truly come to the place. I need more out of life than trying to survive.

I want to live and enjoy all aspects of my life. Not watch everyone around me living like I am a part of a movie directing what goes on but not participating in the actual film!

This journey will come with different things I am exploring! I have been doing tons of research learning even more about lupus. So I can advocate and help others like me to take control of our bodies and do things we love again

I am so aware there isn't a cure! Yet I serve a great big God who has the cure and the answers! Maybe I'm meant to have this to let Him shine through and to teach others what I learn and give hope!

Hope was the word I chose at the beginning of the year for the word I wanted to truly implement in my life! Hope comes with so many amazing things to look towards to! It's also the gateway to faith!  I have complete faith in my Daddys plan for me!

The next part of my new journey begins on Monday! I am going to start an inflammatory diet! This means I will cut out foods that cause inflammation! I have learned that the immune system lives in the gut! If my gut health is not good and I am feeding it things, that drives it crazy.

My immune system will go into overdrive and when it does that it attacks my organs, healthy cells, nervous system, veins, and the list keeps going on.

I am also learning the other things that I have like chronic pericarditis. All of these things are affected by the same things!

 So as hard as it may be to give up foods I love like grains, dairy, refined sugars, and nightshades. Will be a small sacrifice to have more good days and fewer bad days.

Please pray for me during this transition!

I want to succeed at this! I have done it before and I can do it again! 

I look forward to healing my body with whole foods and things God gave us! Not things created in a lab that destroy us from the inside out!

I have also been working on following people on social media who are working or already living what I am trying to achieve!

One of my favorites is a wonderful friend of my husband and mine.

Her name is Jessie Sales, you can follow her on Instagram!

She has helped me to know what kind of books to read to use ancient medicine along with my new medicine journey! 

Just this morning I asked what books would she recommend to read about self-care! She recommended her top 3 books on Self Care

Think Like a Monk -Jay Shetty

Untethered Soul -Michael Singer

Free Your Energy -Sylvester McNutt

I look forward to purchasing one of these books to help me with self-care and healing open wounds of the past!   So my heart and mind can be healthy and whole as well. I was thinking this morning it is a shame it has taken me so many years to arrive at the place, I make me a priority to heal.

I had already ordered a book Jessie recommended. It came Friday and  I learned so much in the few chapters I read! 

All though I am honest with myself and realize this will be a daily choice and journey! Our heavenly Daddy has given us all the resources we need to be able to heal from the inside out! 

I hope you will join me as I embark on this journey and pray for me! I am excited!

I look forward to seeing what the future holds as I take me back! As I take back the things I love and enjoy the beautiful world around me!

My Daddy has left me here countless times when He could have taken me home! For me that is proof my story isn't for me but the those who are watching and reading about it! That is what inspires me to keep moving forward! Looking doe ways to heal and become stronger! He promises to hold my hand everystep of the way! 

Heling has been a life long journey for me! Its time to help it come full circle and chase my dreams and make them happen! I know He know the plans He has for me! He will dde me through each and every step good or bad! I amecxited to see how I feel four months from now! Taking the new medicines that heal on the cellular level! Helps to stop the aging of cells that promotes good immune health! Giving myself the best chance from positive food changes and implementing movement to help combat pain and fatigue. Feel free to ask questions! I would love to help you start your own journey for a healthier you! Whether your in the fight of your life literally or trying to just be a healthier you! The truth is, We have to heal all aspects of our bodies. Only then will we be successful at sticking with it! Loveing the beautiful you, that you were created to be!

Thank you for stopping by and sharing a part of your day with me! Time is precious the fact you were willing to spend some time with me. Over joys my heart to have you here!

I hope you know I am praying for you always!

Until next time, I hope you will be walking in the footsteps of grace with Jesus and me!

                               Prayerfully  Yours,

                                     ~Shellie~

I would Like to leave you with this verse to think on this week! It is one of my very favorites! For so many reasons! But truly I need this promise I go into this new journey! I Hope it gives you the same courage it gives me to hope for good things to come!