Walk By Faith

Stacy R.

I am a wife to Steven and we have been married for 21 years. We married after my senior year of high school. I am of homeschool mother and taxi cab driver to 2 beautiful children, a beautiful daughter that is 16 and a handsome son that is 14. My passion is health and nutrition. I enjoy traveling, weight lifting, and currently play on 6 tennis teams. Yes, I love to play tennis.

Let me take you though a short version of my heathy journey. 5 years ago looking in you would have thought I had it all...a beautiful home, marriage, children, family attended church, women bible studies and volunteer on 4 PTA positions on my children's school. I was my heaviest weight 240 pounds!! I could see God hand already working..we moved to North Carolina...A NEW BEGINNING we knew nobody but all I felt was pain, shame and brokenness. I was angry and didn't even know why? I remember tell God I know I am blessed but why am I so unhappy? I took every emotion and buried it with food. It numbed me, it make me feel that temporary high. It didn't last!!I remember reading the passage from ◄ 1 Corinthians 6:19 ► Don't you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself..Wow? I knew I had not been treating my mind or body well...I decided that I was going to surrender all of it to Jesus because I was so sick and tired of being unhealthy, angry, anxious and afraid all this time!! It was exhausting!!! My addiction started at a young age, I didn't feel my mother loved me as much as she did my sister, I seek that approval and then it moved on throughout high school and my into my sports...I never received that validation I was looking for because I was searching the wrong places.

I made a deal with God and told him that I can't but you can..PLEASE DO not let me LOVE THAT CHOCOLATE CAKE AND DR PEPPER!! My two favorite drugs of choice. I remember the first 3 days last were horrible with caffeine withdrawals, migraines the shakes. I wanted to quit but the COMPETITIVE spirit in me said No..your worth it!! That was the first step and after those initial days it was the easiest thing have ever done. I reminded myself daily in whom I belong to, I am an overcomer because Jesus died to give me that Victory...I spoke only what Jesus would have spoke to my body...Because of Jesus strength I was able to lose 110 pounds in just 13 months. I was able to find freedom and a heavy weight was lifted! My bondage to food addiction was broken, I now knew how beloved I was. Throughout your biggest storms and trials God says in Isaiah 66:9 I will not cause pain where I won't allow something new to be born.Losing the weight was the easy part but all the other yucky, messy stuff was still there until a sweet friend sweetly spoke into my life and she said you have heart wounds that need mending. Wow...now this was difficult part, I had to forgive my mother and really release these feelings. Once I truly forgave my mom it was a turning point. I no longer needed her or anyone's approval, I was already validated, accepted and loved my my Heavenly Father. Now, That's true soul harmony!! My relationship with my husband, children and mother have been renewed and restored. Let me share a few ways how God worked in our lives.

My marriage is stronger- my husband after 7 years of traveling is now working from home and jobs are finding him. His dream of coaching my sons basketball team become a reality and he coached his team this last season and they has a God divined team and their team went 21-4, won state, regional and the East Coast Tournament against all Homeschool teams in the east...THAT IS SOME JESUS!! 3 years ago we had made the decision to bring the kids home to school. Being a homeschool family has many rewards but can be trying at times. Our relationships to one another as a family has brought us all so much closer. We have FUN AND LAUGH a lot. Our relationships with our children are thriving.

We watched our daughter Madison who was lonely, unhappy, anxious begin to have physical skin condition because of the stress her body was under. She is 16 and she is thriving, happy, content, ambitious, and her body is healed of all skin condition. Because of the favor she has upon her this fall she will begin duel enrollment at the local college. My sweet boy, he’s 14. He used to be scared, insecure, quiet, introverted young boy. He is now exceeding in every area of his life. He works independently on his school work and gets great grades. He is 5’10” and still growing which is favor because he is a fantastic basketball and baseball player. His coaches speak highly of him. His last coach said...” kid is one fine young man not because of what he does on the field what what he is when he is off the field”. He still has the quiet, sweet personality but he now has Christ confidence. My relationship with my mother has healed. I see how through this healing he is working in my mom’s life...Her difficult relationship with her parents is beginning to mend, my grandparents walled into a church which my grandfather said would never happen. My mom food addition has been broken, she has lost 55 pounds this year. Glory to God!!! I have a new found passion for Jesus and reaching others though telling my journey and helping them find who God made them to be. Dear ladies God has a purpose and a plan for you! You are valued, treasured, and loved deeply. The best version of you is YOU because God doesn't make mistakes and he created you beautifully so go Shine your light because you are fearfully and wonderfully made. Blessings, Stacy

Jeremiah 29:11

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