Becoming the Woman I want to be - Donna Partow
http://www.donnapartow.com/books/becoming-the-woman-i-want-to-be-a-90-day-journey-to-renewing-spirit-soul-body/

There is a link to her Website, I think I purchased the book off of Christianbooks.com

Day Two

Well.... Back to work today. Unfortunately I selfishly stayed in bed a few extra minutes this morning, not leaving myself enough time to do today's readings and tasks. Having just completed it this evening, I have found that it would have been much more encouraging for me to get me through the day, had I done it in the morning. None the less, I am glad I completed today's "assignment" I found it intriguing...
We were to take our list of 25 things from yesterday and break it apart into the "wants" "dos" and "be's" and tally the results. I found that I have only two wants, but I had 13 do's and 10 be's. This makes me realize why I have started this journey. I want to BE more, and DO more. Not only to be who I want, but to honor God.

I feel encouraged to start fresh again tomorrow.

From now on you'll be traveling the road between who you think you are and who you can be. They key is to allow yourself to make that journey. - From the movie "The Princess Diaries"

Day Four Continued....

So, I promised I would come back and reflect on what we did today. Well, I tell ya! Telling someone my top fives was harder than I anticipated. When I did the exercise I really thought I was being very open and honest, which made it hard to share, however, I am glad I did. I chose my sister-in-law to share my list with, and to hold me accountable. I chose her, because her and I have become really good friends, and I know that I truly care what she thinks and knowing that she is going to check up on me is additional motivation to become who I want to be. I have a feeling that Donna Partow is going to push us past our comfort zones a few times on this journey, but why not?! Our comfort zones is what holds us back in the first place. (At least it is for me)

I loved loved LOVED today's message! From Matthew 22:35-40, in essence; Love God first and love your neighbor as you would yourself. Why is it that sometimes we take such a simple thing and make it so difficult? I know that I don't always offer Love, sometimes I doubt, or offer pessimism instead of encouraging words and the benefit of the doubt. What an eye opener this was!

I'm halfway through week one now and I feel encouraged that I have even made it this far!

"I rest securely in God's loving care. I know he has an awesome plan for my future. Plans to prosper me and not harm me." - Based on Jeremiah 29:11

Day Six

Hey there! Didn't get around to posting yesterday, but I will reflect to what I thought here today.

First of all, in this day's "action to take" We were give tips on how to properly memorize scripture. Boy did I need that! I finally did memorize the first passage, but it was a struggle for me. So, I was very glad for the tips offered, I will definitely be using those in the future.
How has the food and exercise been going? I've been drinking the lemon water, and taking the vitamins. I try to eat the veggies, but I know I could eat more, I have been using MFP's tools in staying withing my calories as well. As for the exercise, sometimes I have been replacing the walks with something different like Zumba or jogging on the spot.
I feel like I've been relatively strong in my motivation to keep opening the book every day.

Day 7!

A WEEK!!! Tomorrow starts week 2, I am motivated to see what next week has to offer!
Anyone who is interested in doing this journey, IT'S NOT TOO LATE!!

Remember the other day when I said that Donna is probably going to push us past our comfort zones? Well she has done it for me again today. Today our action to take is to find an accountability partner. I started this thread in hopes to finding a few, so ladies, if you are reading this, its not too late! We don't have to be on the same day of our journey, we just have to be doing it together and keeping each other motivated. I am also thinking I may ask my sister-in-law, the same one that I asked to check up on me in 86 days for my top five lists... I feel strong and I feel like with God I can do this, but I know the need for an accountability partner. When it gets tough, I am great for making excuses for myself.

My hopes is that by posting here, someone will be inspired to start this journey that so far, for me, has been eye opening and refreshing. I wish you all the best!