Reveal.

After much thought and prayer, we were confident that the Lord was leading me to have gastric bypass surgery. I excitedly when through 6 months of nutrition classes ahead of time, and then finally had my surgery date scheduled. I can honestly say I wasn't apprehensive in the least. I was so confident that this was exactly what I needed. I was ready and willing to make a huge lifestyle change. My surgery was on June 20, 2007. I went through it like a breeze. By May of 2008, I had lost 230 lbs! Yes...in only 11 months. The Lord was my strength. I know without a doubt that it was Him that helped that weight drip off. He had so many lessons for me to learn...and I was about to embark on a journey I would have never guessed. To anyone who thinks having weight loss surgery is taking the easy road...think again. I had absolutely no problems with the surgery. You know all those horror stories you hear? Well, mine was a fairy tale!! Just 11 months after the surgery, we were ready to try for a baby. I felt the best I had ever felt in ... well, just about my whole life!!! What I had become is exactly the same person...in a different suitcase. Nothing really changed...who I was, was Sarah...repackaged. (Repackaged in American Eagle and DKNY I might add!) And what I was about to become was a dream come true. But, in the process, I was about to go through some of the deepest sadness in my life.

"The Lord is my strength and my shield.

I trust Him with all my heart.

He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy.

I burst out in songs of thanksgiving."

Psalm 28:7