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HOW IT ALL BEGAN:
At the beginning of this academic year, I started teaching visual
journaling to middle school art majors as an arts integrated unit combining art
and language arts. It was a way
for my students to explore personal expression using mixed media and writing in
a two-dimensional journal format.
They would you verbs and adjectives to describe their personality and
feelings, both good and bad, along with dreams, goals and hopes. My goal was to provide a vehicle for
students to learn how to give visual descriptions to life experiences, even
painful ones. Well the rest is
history … my students and I are now visually journaling our journey.
MY JOURNEY: 2012 is a year of change for
me! This year brings the outward
transformation that started in a rocking chair on the porch of the Craft House at Penland
School of Crafts on July 18, 2008. A star had just peaked through
to herald the night. As I watched
the moon rise in it's fullness, the transformation of my life was about to
begin. Oh! What a journey it has
become!
This blog will chronicle my outward transformation to change
my life through Bariatric Surgery.
I’m leaving “bread crumbs” for myself to remember where and how it all
began through the process of visual journaling. I’m also leaving “bread crumbs” for others, the way I wish
someone had left for me by sharing this blog. The decision to have Bariatric Surgery is not an easy
one. I’ve struggled for years
asking if it is right for me.
I know beyond a shadow of doubt that all things are possible in the name
of my Friend, Lord, Savior and Christ, Jesus. I prayed for the Holy Spirit to give me clear directions as
to what to do, and to give me the strength of character to walk it out in
obedience. I’m finding the courage
to reach out for help at Southern Surgical in Greenville, NC. It’s ironic because I lost control of
my weight from circumstances while living in Greenville. It’s not going to be an
easy trek, for me this is like preparing to climb Mt. Everest. But with God all things are possible,
and my goal is to climb my mountain and to reach its summit healthier and wiser
that I am today. Welcome to my visual
journal showing how art can transform a life!
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