I am also a Gospel Music fan! My favorite groups are the Perrys, HisSong, and of course the Glovers. The Glovers are my nephew and his wife. Their new single, "Hurtin People" has come up in the charts this week! I go hear my favoite groups as often as possible. There is a website selling the NQC 2005 cd for $15.00 but I haven't found it. Do you know who it is?

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WELL, PRAISE THE EVERYBODY! IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I 'VE BEEN TO OH AND FINALLY THE GOSPEL MESSAGEBOARD IS UP AND RUNNING!! FINALLY A PLACE SPECIFICALLY TO GIVE GOD ALL THE GLORY!! WELL, SINCE I AM APPARENTLY THE FIRST ONE TO POST ON THIS BOARD, LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF, IN ORDER THAT WE MIGHT PRAYERFULLY BUILD A FRIENDSHIP, A KINSHIP. MY NAME IS EBONY G. AND I'M 24 YRS. OLD. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE BRONX, N.Y AND AM A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN. I BECAME SAVED AT THE AGE OF 14, AND HAVE BEEN RUNNING FOR JESUS EVER SINCE. I AM MARRIED TO A WONDERFUL MAN WHO ALSO LOVES THE LORD, AND WE HAVE 3 BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER. 2 SONS, AND A DAUGHTER. AGES 4,3, AND 22MOS. I KNOW..... THAT'S A LOT!! BUT GOD HAS GIVEN ME GRACE!! O.K .....ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS... I HAVE BEEN OVER WEIGHT ALL OF MY LIFE. I CAN DISTINCTLY REMEMBER AT AGE 10 WEIGHING 163 LBS. WHHHEEWW!!! JUST ADMITTING THAT , IS NAUSEATING. BUT ANYWAY, AS I GOT A LITTLE OLDER, MY WEIGHT SORT OF STABILIZED, SO AT THE AGE OF 13-14 , AT WEIGHED THE SAME AS I DID WHEN I WAS 10. I USED TO THINK THAT I LOOKED GOOD BEING "VULOPUOUS" BUT AS I CONTINUALLY WENT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL BEING CALLED FAT, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO WEAR NICE CLOTHES LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, I STARTED FEELING LIKE MAYBE I NEEDED TO MAKE A CHANGE. IT WASN'T UNTIL I TURNED 18, AND WEIGHED 285LBS, THAT I KNEW THAT I HAD TO MAKE A CHANGE!!! I HAD JUST GOTTEN MARRIED AND MY HUSBAND LOVED AND LOVES BIG WOMEN, SO I SAW NO IMMEDIATE DANGER. ...THAT IS, UNTIL I GOT PREGNANT. AT THE END OF MY FIRST PREGNANCY, I ENDED UP WEIGHING 363LBS. THAT WAS IT!! BUT YOU KNOW YOU WANNA MAKE A CHANGE, BUT YOU KEEP TALKING YOURSELF OUT OF IT??? THAT WAS ME BIG TIME. 10 MOS. AFTER MY FIRST BABY....LOW AND BEHOLD... BABY NUMBER TWO ARRIVED I WEIGHED IN AT A WHOPPING 373LBS.I DECIDED I TO TRY L.A WEIGHT LOSS. I LOST APPROXIMATELY 3LBS ON THE PROGRAM AFTER SPENDING $900. DID I MENTION THAT WHEN I WAS 18 AND WEIGHED 285LBS THAT HAD TRIED HERBAL LIFE, AND THE CABBAGE DIET. SO BASICALLY NOTHING I TRIED WORKED . I'VE TRIED SLIM FAST, STARVATION, EATING RIGHT, AND NOT TO MENTION L.A WEIGHT LOSS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. IT WASN'T UNTIL LATE 2003 THAT I SERIOUSLY HEARD ABOUT WLS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT ABOUT ALL OF THE RISKS, AND DECIDED IT WASN'T FOR ME.... UNTIL MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN. I WAS AT MY ALL TIME HIGH OF 379LBS. I DECIDED AS SOON AS MY BABY GIRL WAS BORN THAT I HAD TO LIVE. MY PREGNANCY WAS HIGH RISK BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT. I HAD HYPERTENSION, AND ENDED UP HAVING AN EMERGENCY C-SECTION. I USED TO ALWAYS SAY THAT I WOULD DIE FOR MY KIDS, BUT I DECIDED THAT I TRULY WANTED TO LIVE FOR THEM... AND FOR ME. SO I DECIDED TO GO THROUGH FINALLY WITH ATTENDING AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING FOR WLS. I'VE PRAYED ABOUT AND DECIDED TO GO THROUGH WITH IT. I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET A DATE BACK IN SEPTEMBER, BUT A WEEK BEFORE MY APPT. I FOUND OUT THAT I AM EXPECTING BABY NUMBER 4. YES..... AFTER A WHOLE YEAR OF GOING THROUGH TESTING AND EVERYTHING, AND NOW I HAVE TO WEIGHT ANOTHER YEAR. TO GOD BE THE GLORY THOUGH, HE HAS KEPT ME THIS FAR , AND I KNOW HE'LL KEEP ME UNTIL THE END OF THIS PROCESS. I KNOW I'VE WRITTEN A LOT BUT I JUST WANTED EVRYONE TO KNOW ABOUT ME AND MY JOURNEY. I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU LADIES AND GENTS WHO HAVE THE SURGERY OR ARE GOING THROUGH WITH IT. LET US KNOW WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR YOU. LET US ALL REMBER THAT THE RACE IS NOT GIVEN TO THE SWIFT, NOR TO THE STRONG, BUT TO THOSE THAT ENDURETH TO THE END. I LOVE YOU ALL !!! I HOPE YOU ALL READ AND RESPOND.........GOD BLESS

"When things go wrong as they sometimes will, when the road you're trudging seems all uphill, when the funds are low, and the debts are high, and you want to smile, but you have to sigh, when care is pressing you down a bit...rest if you must - but don't you quit. Success is failure turned inside out, the silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, it may be near when it seems afar, so stick to the fight when you're hardest hit...it's when things go wrong, that you musn't quit." 1983 springbrook Publications Just thought this little verse I have that hangs in my room would be an inspiration to someone going through tough times. God is there for us in these tough times. All we need do is reach out to him. He will reach out to us through good thoughts, healing, strength, love, courage, encouragement. He will touch us through his word and through prayer and through others. LET HIM. Then spread that Ray of sunshine, Jesus Christs' love and strength out to others and He in turn will Bless You. Sincerely, In His Love Loni D.

I am positive it will be months before anyone sees this message but I am going to post it anyway,... Have a good one!