As mom to 7, I'm often asked if they are "all mine." After I briefly explain our beautifully-blended family, then I'm usually asked a second question. "So you had six of them?"  The saucy side of me wants to reply "No, they hatched." But thankfully, the Spirit restrains me and I answer with "Yes, all 6." And then a conversation follows with something like "How in the world do you stay thin?"  I am not telling you this typical conversation for any reason other than a woman's weight is a very tricky conversation topic. I'm half embarrassed that it draws a frequent conversation. Now mind you, I really want to be healthy, just like you. And I definitely want to be attractive to my husband, just like you.

But just like any other woman on the planet, my physical weight has fluctuated. In fact, my personal weight has varied as much as 60 lbs. over the course of bearing my 6 biological children.  I'm guessing that many of you can relate to wishing that after baby weight didn't stay indefinitely or at least dropped off faster.  Maybe it's been years and you are still struggling with weight gain. Maybe your weight gradually crept up and you are currently in a stage of moving forward to a healthier weight.  Maybe you struggle with a thin unhealthy weight. Wherever you are on the scale, today I wanted to focus on remembering that your weight is not your worth.