~~Daily Thanksgiving~~

“Another fresh new year is here . . .
Another year to live!
To banish worry, doubt, and fear,
To love and laugh and give!

This bright new year is given me
To live each day with zest . . .
To daily grow and try to be
My highest and my best!

I have the opportunity
Once more to right some wrongs,
To pray for peace, to plant a tree,
And sing more joyful songs!"

William Arthur Ward

Happy New Year Cali Friends, what are you thankful for today?

Today I am thankful for..

1.  Continuing on my weight loss journey and try to get to goal in 2010.

2.  My health and all that 2009 brought to me after my RNY.  I will celebrate my 1 year surgiversary in one week!

3.  My husband Ron who is the gift that keeps on giving.

Ok, your turn what are you thankful for today?

Happy New Year! 

(Even though I am still a newbie)...I am thankful for...

1.  Finding this support resource and the California forum!  I will be counting on everyone here to help me through this journey I am starting today! (Today is my 1st day on my 5 day liquid fast "pre-op diet").

2. For the opportunity to have RNY next Wed. 1/6/2010 by Dr. Mark Takata at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, CA and have all costs (except 1st $500) covered by my insurance.  (I don't think I would have appreciated this or the fact that I only started this process on 10-30-2010 and already get to have surgery on 1-6-2010.  I have learned from reading everyone's post/challenges that I am very blessed to have this paid for and have had an easy, quick journey so far).

3. For the promise of living a longer, healthier life if I lose weight so I can live a long life with my awesome husband Orlando and precious 2 year old daughter, Ella.

All the best in 2010 everyone! 

Hi Barb and Cali,

I am unusually optomistic when a New Year rolls around, but this year it's even more so thanks to my surgery and weight loss the past 7 months. Onward to bigger (well smaller in my case) and better things!

Today I am thankful for.....

-Feeling optomistic about my future for many reasons
-having all of my basic needs met and having much more than that in my life
-For the first time believing I might not only feel healthy mentally, but physicyally, WOW!
-My mother's amazing recovery from cancer surgery and possibly adding many more years to her life
-My husband who is still thrilled with the world's wonders and is curious about almost everything
-Despite their major dysfunctions, having a crazy family to belong to.

Happy New Year!

MsBlues

I am thankful for another new day and another new year.

I continue to be so thankful for my family who have been so supportive.

I continue to be thankful for all of you here at OH, you have been so helpful and supportive.

I am thankful for the 61 lbs I have lost and that I will meet my goal sometime this year.

I am thankful for the new healthy habits that I am and will develope this year.

And last but not least for the of the blessings that God has given me.

 

Barb,

Sorry it is so late that I am posting to you!  Thank you my freind for taking the time to post this each and every day without fail.  You are such a wonderfully commited person!

Today I am thankful for so many things!

1.  The wonderful friendships I have made on this board.  I have met some amazing people that love and support one another.

2.  My awesome husband that loves me faults and all.  A man that God has truely made just for me.  He is not perfect nor am I and I think that is what I love about him the best!  He is amazing in my eyes.

3.  The wonderful children I have.  Imperfections and all.  They love me unconditionally and what I love the most about them is that each and every one of them give love in abundance! 

But the number one thing I am Thankful for is God!  Without him and his awesome love and guidance I could not be the person I am today.  He made each cell of me and loves each imperfect cell that makes me who I am today.  I pray that he brings at least half the blessings in 2010 to me that he did in 2009.  That is what I love about him, he does not give me what I deserve, he gives me what he wants me to have and what I need.  Thank You God!  In Jesus' precious name AMEN!