Category Archives: Victory Journal

It’s Me and You, Baby. Let’s Run!

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

After hearing the news that I’m expecting another baby, many of my friends and family members have asked the same question: “are you still going to run?”  It’s something that has loomed in the back of my own mind for … Continue reading →

Posted in Daybook, PERSONAL, Running, Victory Journal, Weight Loss | 5 Comments

If You Run, You Are A Runner

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

Joggers. I saw them in the movies, and read about them in books.  They were out on the streets in the morning and around campus as I made my way to class.  And every time I saw them, I’d think … Continue reading →

Posted in Running, Victory Journal, Weight Loss | 3 Comments

From 260lbs to 6.2 Miles

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

I don’t feel quite ready to blog about this yet, mostly because I know there are so many things I know I’m going to want to say, once I have more time between me and the event.  But the longer … Continue reading →

Posted in Running, Victory Journal, Weight Loss | 11 Comments

I saw the most beautiful woman today… and that woman was ME.

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

After having six children in less than ten years and struggling with obesity (even after losing 75lbs I’m still on the “overweight” side of the height/weight charts), it’s been a long, long time since I’ve considered myself beautiful.  I can … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrating Marriage, Daybook, Femininity and Womanhood, Marriage, PERSONAL, Portfolio, Victory Journal, Weight Loss | 3 Comments

Love Covers a Multitude of Sins

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

Something interesting has happened recently between myself and a long-distance friend of mine.  Actually, she’s never really been a “friend,” more of an acquaintance, because… well, to be honest… she has always irritated me.  It has always seemed to me … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism, Daybook, Friendship, Holiness, Love, PERSONAL, Victory Journal | 4 Comments

For Those Struggling to Lose Weight, I Want You to Know…

Posted on August 13, 2011 by

This morning, I was reading some of the sweet things people have commented or emailed about my weight loss pictures, and I was thinking about some people I know who are still struggling with their weight, with no real end … Continue reading →

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Guess What?!

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

Tonight I have news that is so exciting, so incredible, and so wonderful that I’m not just going to write about it on the blog, I’m going to post it on facebook, share it with my weight loss group, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Daybook, PERSONAL, Victory Journal, Weight Loss | 3 Comments

New Milestones

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Today has been an incredible day, for a lot of reasons.  First, when I weighed this morning the scale registered 190.  That means I’ve lost 70lbs since my last baby was born (a year ago) and I only have 40 … Continue reading →

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Never, Ever Again

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

This is NOT what I expected to see this when I weighed this morning.  In fact, if it weren’t for the little weightloss group on facebook I’m involved in, I wouldn’t have weighed at all (we weigh in as a … Continue reading →

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He makes her a joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord! (Psalm 113:9)

Posted on December 24, 2010 by

This little boy is very, very special to me.  His mom and I have been friends for several years.  We met when I was pregnant with my fourth child, she was training to be a doula and we hit it … Continue reading →

Posted in - PHOTOGRAPHY -, Children, PERSONAL, Portfolio, Victory Journal | 2 Comments