's motd Sunday April 13, 2008

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PAUL

Sunday, 13 April 2008

I really needed to share this story with you. It's a sweet story and, I think you will agree, it's a courageous one, too. It's all about a young man named . is 11 years old. He had always been overweight and had a very strong connection to food. That's because it was a connection he shared with his family.

When he was only nine years-old, a bunch of kids at school, all together, begin throwing rocks at him in the school yard. At the same time, they were all calling terrible names because he was overweight. He went home that day with a bruise here and a cut there. When his Mom saw him, she asked what happened. only told his mother that he had taken a very nasty fall at school.When he went to bed that night, promised himself that he would never let what happened at school that day happen to him again! He decided that he was going to lose weight and that he would tell no one what he was doing. also decided to start exercising to help him lose the weight.He'd get to school early and walk the track on campus until his first class started. And during lunch, he'd walk the track again. Even on the weekends, would make time to get to the school campus and walk the track some more.

even went on the computer and Googled "weight-loss." He learned about nutrition on his own because he was never taught about proper nutrition from his folks. See, both his mother and father were 100+ pounds overweight. And had decided that he did not want to look like them when he grew up. As continued his fight, the results of his hard work were beginning to show. And soon enough, his parents noticed the weight he was losing. So did the kids at school whose earlier taunts had turned into pats-on-the-back and congratulations on how good he was looking!Everything was going so well in 's life except fro one thing...he was so worried about his parent's weight. So on a Sunday after church, decided it was time to talk to his Mom and Dad. He mustered up the courage to tell them what he was doing and how much weight he'd lost. told his parents, "Mom, Dad, I'm so worried about the two of you. Why don't you join me?"

On that very Sunday he talked to them, , along with his Mom and Dad, walked that track at school...together! Oh, from the mouths of babes! 's parents just couldn't say no! Today, has lost a total of 29 pounds. But the news gets better because his mother has lost ten pounds and his father has lost 16! wrote the E-mail himself to tell me his story and I just had to call him. I also got to speak to his parents, too. Is this a terrific story, or what? Hey, I think it's an unbelievable story and...you know what? just may have helped save his parents lives.So...Three cheers for !Love,

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