Saturday morning post.....7/19/25.....by Shug Pollard
Have you all been praying for my sweet grandson and his fiancee, Savannah? Guess what? Trey finally received his full refund from the wedding venue yesterday!!
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As I write this post, I am sitting here with full blown covid. Headache, bad taste in my mouth, runny nose, cough and congestion. Can you believe it? I mean, after all.....Shanda, Trista, Mylee, Sam and I were all in the same vehicle and on the same plane together. Sam is feeling much better....Shanda is now well....but I began having strong symptoms yesterday. This too shall pass!!
This morning I stepped on the scale and then I promptly stepped right back off. I have actually dropped down about 6 pounds these past couple of weeks...
I didn't step off because I wasn't happy with the number, but because I realized that the number on the scales does not even begin to tell my story...
Today....I am choosing to weigh myself in strength, not pounds.
In courage, not calories.
In grace, not guilt,
In resilience, not restrictions.
I have come to realize that I am the result of:
every time I have showed up for myself when I wanted to quit.
All the moments when I choose peace over perfection.
Every tear that I have wiped away these past 3 or 4 months.
Every prayer I have whispered.
Every smile I have offered to someone else when I really did not feel like smiling.
I've come to realize that strength looks different each day. Sometimes it's lifting up others. Sometimes it's lifting my heavy heart.
Sometimes it's saying no to the things that drain me, and learning to say YES to the things that heal me.
It's time to step off of the scale and recognize my worth.....not in pounds, but in things that actually matter, and how I handle these things.
I am much heavier in strength today than what I was a few years ago. Having this kind of heaviness is a good thing......Isn't it?
I am not a number.....I am a whole story in full motion...
Shug......
First of all, I pray you feel better soon. Rest and let your body heal. And secondly, thank you for your beautiful words of wisdom from your heart today. You wrote so beautifully things I need to remember. I was literally starting to get down about my weight and your reminder that I am more than that stubborn number is so comforting, my friend. Hugs and prayers for you. Sending virtual chicken soup!
ReplyDeleteI love Billie Jo's response on your post today. My heart resonates with a big AMEN.
ReplyDeleteWeight has always been the bane of me. I do still have to be more careful but it's not going to be the defining factor as to who I really am.
I choose strength, resilience, peace, courage, and to do for others in what ever way I am lead to do, be it just a smile or an encouraging word.
Please get that book done. I need to re-read your poignant devotions and thoughts again and again.
I'm praying for a full recovery of that ugly virus and that you can be at Sam's side this next week.
Hugs my friend
Sue
Good news about the wedding venue! So sorry you have Covid...prayers for you and Sam
ReplyDeleteI'm sooooo glad your grandson got his refund for the defunct wedding hall. But now to find a different place. That will be the next hallelujah!! :-) Covid is like the flu these days or in the same category and it's really going around now. We don't even test for it anymore at our house nor do people stay away if they have it. But I can surely understand why you would want to be careful because of Sam. *hugs* Feel better soon. Love, Andrea xoxo
ReplyDeleteSweet words today, Shug, and I'm so sorry you have the dreadful virus. I hope the others don't get it. So glad to hear your grandson got a refund from the venue. That is such a thankful moment. The scale doesn't mean that much to me these days. It's how we feel that is important. We know ourselves more than that pesky scale. Feel better, and I do hope you feel better with each day. You are a special lady, Shug.
ReplyDelete~Sheri
Praying for your and your family's quick and full healing.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Oh my gosh! I am praying for you that the Covid will be mild and short!! Has it been going around there? Great news about the refund!
ReplyDeleteI am sorry you have Covid! Hope it goes quickly.
ReplyDeleteI think you are one of the strongest people I know.
You have been through so much and you're still going and being positive.
I thought you looked thinner in your photos.
Good for you.
Yea for the refund. Boo for the Covid.
ReplyDeleteSo happy for Trey and Savannah! I have been praying that all would work out for them, and it has. God is so good! Sorry, though, to hear you have Covid and praying this will pass soon, Shug. And you are so smart to focus on your strengths and all you've learned through the tough times. And when it comes to weight, if every pound was gold, it couldn't even begin to express how much you're worth and loved. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteI hope you get to feeling better soon. I am happy for Trey and Savannah, glad the venue did it right, smiles. You are brave and wonderfully made, Shug. smiles
ReplyDeleteYou've written a beautiful post today! Hope you are feeling much better and get over that awful Covid.
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