Church!

I am looking for one. I have been going church shopping and I found one I really like. I am going to check out some others while I continue to pray about Liberty Church. I went to the singles ministry (yes they have one!) service, then they had a cookout and games afterwards.

The married people cooked and brought all the food...how amazing is that! The service was really good. The Singles paster talked about seeds being planted in good ground, but how we as the seeds have a shell around us that has to die once we have been planted so that the life inside of us can spring forth...good stuff.

Definitely going back next week. They have a LOT of services on the weekend. So I am going to try Friday night.. I can't fathom going to church on Friday night..i have done Saturday, but I am ready to check it out.

Insurance Chronicles...

So... I found out this week that my insurance has changed.. when I started my new job, i kept my NC address and so they assigned me to United Healthcare, once I changed my address to Atlanta a month later, they switched me to Anthem BCBS. The good new is, they are still going to pay for 100% of the surgery...I still think that is AMAZING! God is good. The issue is that I might have some issues with getting the type of surgery that I want. They approve RNY (Gastric Bypass) and the Lap Band.

I have decided I am against the lap band because of the post op complications that are possible and having to possibly go back for a bunch of fills. I don't want want to have to worry about something happening to the band, or me being able to feel the port or anything like that.. I know it works for a lot of people so no judgements, just not for me. I have a friend who has it and she LOVES it.

As for the RNY, I prefer not to have a surgery where they are moving around my intestines. But I would do it if I can't get the sleeve.

Oh so the 2nd BEST thing is I don't have to wait the 6 months that I had to if I had United Healthcare with the medically supervised weight loss program that was required. Yay.. I will keep you posted. I haven't shown up in BCBS' system yet, but the moment I do...I am ON IT! LOL...can't wait to get the process started..

Cute pic of the pooches.. I love them...

The big decision

Soooo... I have decided that I am tired of going on the way I am and I am going to have weight loss surgery. It is not something that I am taking lightly and I have prayed about it and I know it is the right decision for me. I am pretty nervous about it.

So the good news my insurance will pay for it 100%! How great is that? The only down side is the waiting. Although they will pay for all of, I have to go a on a medically supervised diet and exercise plan for 6 months. I don't have to lose any weight interestingly enough, I just have to go to a dietician/dr once a month for 6 months and discuss diet and exercise and weigh in. Oh and it has to be well documented.

I am getting something called a Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, which actually isn't very common. Gastric Bypass and the Lap Band are done more frequently.

I am working on finding a surgeon, a confusing process as there are so many here. However my list is more narrow because I am not going to someone who doesn't do this very often, and several doctors on my list don't even do it. Anyway, I am excited about the outcome. I have to be patient and wait until September, but that is ok.

I will be adding more info about my journey.

Oh did I mention that I heart my new job.

Wondering...

I have another blog for makeup but with my move to atl I haven't been to focused on that. So yup I am in the atl for a new job that I really like so far. I miss my friends and my life but I am working on establishing a new life. So for a while I will just be posting here until I get settled. I am writing this post from my phone. I am going to include a pick of the 2 dogs on the drive up here to see if it works.

New day

I have a ton of things going on all over the place. However God has it under control. I just have to trust him, have faith, walk in it and be obedient. He has placed great people in my life and for that I am super grateful. I have a fabulous church family here that is really supportive and caring. Friends too who have my back. So its all good.

Its a new season..

Our father..

So I was talking this morning to one of my coworkers and I just had to write
this down before I forget. Now if you have read some of my earlier blogs you
would know how much I love the work I do in Jr. Kidz church at LWFC where I
go to church. This morning for about 5 minutes I talked with my colleague
about last night. One of my kids, who I absolutely adore, can at times be a
little challenging. I have discussed with her mother (who is also my friend)
that she is a natural leader but just needs to work on her skills as a
follower and a listener. In any case last night she was helping one of the
kids with picking up a ball after he threw it. At a certain point I was
closer and I said "give it to me, I will give it to him, and she made a huge
stink about it. We have had this situation happen several times where I have
asked her to do something and she doesn't understand why or agree so she
doesn't want to obey. So because we have been working on this it kind of
forced me to now have to insist that she give the ball to me first. So she
got very upset with me and then she got over it 30 seconds later when it was
her turn to throw the ball. Anyway that is just a little background. My
coworker told me a story about his kid being sick and acting out and at a
certain point he had to stop allowing that to be an excuse for that bad
behavior and start disciplining him for it. We talked about how these things
are necessary and for the good of the child even though they don't think so
at the time. I came back to my desk and thought of the analogy for how God
deals with us sometimes. In my situation, I know that sometimes God has
specified something he wants me to do. Well I make a decision because I
don't understand why or I just simply want to do it my way. But because he
loves me and knows whats best for me. He corrects me and i don't like it.
But eventually I come around. Anyway the point is that God is trying to
parent us because it makes us better, it helps us to take the skills we have
and develop them into the potential he sees for us. In the second situation
it reminds me that even though we may be going through changes and the
things that life throws at us, God still has an expectation of obedience. He
has mercy, but continued disobedience will yield consequences. But it is
because He loves us.

Today i thought ...

Today i thought about Ephesians 3:14-19 and am praying that over myself. To have the power to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. And to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that i be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.