Day 1 -- The What and Why

Today, I went to the Minneapolis Diabetes Expo at the convention center. It was good to have gone (with the support of Nathaniel, Abraham, and Abigail), but it wasn't quite what I expected. I wanted to cry most of the time...like the time that I first went shopping for glasses. :-)

On this blog I expect to post updates about my case, interesting facts I'm learning about diabetes and all that it encompasses, emotions I'm feeling, and encouraging anecdotes. I plan to be detailed as a way of keeping myself accountible.

I'm writing this blog to keep myself motivated. Though I've only been at it for about 2 years, I'd like to throw in the towel many days and just pretend the diabetes is just not there...resulting of course in health problems up to the eaves, not to mention shortened life-span.

So, if discipline is the goal, and just telling myself to be disciplined isn't working...hopefully something else will...like blogging about it! :-)

And though it sounds like its all about me...its not. Keeping healthy is also for my family--so I can be there to support, love, guide and serve them; and for my God--to be the most effective vessel and to bring God glory through living joyfully and responsibly in a difficult situation.

Hopefully these verses are not too out of context to apply to this situation because they motivate me:

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

1 Timothy 4:7b-8

Rather train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

I'm kind of worked up about this today and have a flood of brain activity on the subject, but that, in a nutshell is the what and why of this blog. Enjoy!