7- Conclusion for me

I have been encouraged, uplifted, and changed in the last 4 days.
I will continue to eat my 7 foods for the next 3 days. BUT today and tomorrow I am adding caffeine. I have 24 hours to get my house into birthday party ready. My tiniest son is turning 1. I'm excited and sad all at the same time. I have no idea where his first year of life has gone. It flew buy. He has been a ray of complete sunshine for me. His smiles are contagious and his laugh infectious. His brothers are experiencing his first milestones and are comprehending that they each had moments like this in their life. I LOVE MY LIFE!
I love this life my Heavenly Father has blessed me with. I have these sweet boys who show me life in a whole new perspective. Just today they destroyed their closet, which I have put together time and again. I was so upset I called my grandmother who reminded me they don't think they way I do. To them it was an adventure, a very exciting one. To them, they weren't destroying hours of work, they were climbing the tallest of obstacles to the treasure. And they won!
I love my husband who still loves me with all my craziness. And it is alot of crazy ya'll!
I don't always like my body, but I love who I am. God gave me this body, just as he entrusted me with my babies, to take care of. I need to nourishing, train it, discipline it, and cherish it. This is the only one I get and despite what I think, I have complete control over what I put in it. And this extends past food...to the books, tv, and people I let influence me. I have control over whether or not I lazy around all day or get up and get to it. Whether I watch tv or worship my Father. I have control. I have control because He has given it to me. I just need to rise to the occasion and take it! Not just ride along hoping someone else takes the wheel for me.
I try to wrap my mind around the fact that I am not alone in this walk, this journey that is life. I am not the only person struggling to follow Christ. I know in my heart of hearts that others have struggles, just because they aren't always right there...front and center...doesn't mean it isn't there. And I know that not everybody struggles the same way or with the same things, but sometimes it easy to just assume that everything just comes easier and natural to those around you. But this week, sharing this specific fasting journey with many others, I have seen their struggles. This wasn't easy and wasn't meant to be, but in the end it has been so worth it.
This week I have proven to myself that I can make a difficult lifestyle change and stick to it. One of the smaller victories for myself has been the loss of 5 whole pounds. It is actually 20% of a weight loss goal I have set for myself. I didn't have any dietary aid this week. Just 7 raw ingredients and water.
I am grateful for the eye opening experiences I have had this week and the chances for worship and prayer I have had. I am thankful for finding a new dependance....that has truely always been there, I just have never used Him. And for the changes in my days that I can see extending into the future.