Last July I started taking serious my desire to loose some weight. I started exercising regularly and eating better. In 4 months time I lost 20 lbs. While I was pretty proud of myself, there was more to do. By the time those 4 months were up it was holiday time and I slacked off on the exercising. I still haven't really picked it back up well. I'm still doing better with my diet, but not as good as I had been. I plan to get back on track. One thing I am proud of though is that in those months since the weight came off, I have kept the 20 lbs off! So that's good.
In fact, it wasn't until yesterday that I realized there is a HUGE downside to weight loss. Yesterday right before service started at Ney I realized that my wedding ring was missing. Now first let me tell you that I have known for some time that it needed sized. (like nearly 6 months) I knew it was not fitting well, but sometime in the past couple of days it slipped off and I have no idea where it is!
That's the hard part. The weekend here was a little crazy. In fact I told Ron that the 3 days he was gone last week were harder than the whole week he was gone to Montana. Not sure why, but it was a long 3 days around here! So I honestly can't tell you when or where my ring slipped off - possibly while I was cleaning the house, doing laundry, putting winter clothes away, making beds, playing kickball with the boys in the yard, watching a baseball game - who knows! I've searched all over and I can't find it.
It's not that I am any less married than I was last week, but that ring is a symbol that I wanted to hold onto for a lifetime! I still remember Mel Truex, the Pastor who preformed our Marriage ceremony, saying that the circle of the ring symbolizes how our love will continue and be unending!
I'm not really considering that I shouldn't have lost the weight either, although I'm probably going to use that as a excuse now to delay getting back on track! I just really wish I had gone and had the thing sized!
I haven't given up looking and praying that I find it, but until then I'm sticking to the fact that there is a downside to weight loss!
2 comments:
Good job on losing the weight, but bummer on losing the ring. I really hope you find it - maybe when you move it will show up somewhere.
My prayers are with you in finding your ring, Trisha while in high school, found her contact the next day, after noon, in our backyard full of wet grass...with the power of prayer.
He cares about you and everything about you!
Will be looking for that ring on your finger again :)
Peg
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