I am the fourth child in a family of six children. I have wonderful, loving, parents. I grew up on a farm in southwestern Ontario.

The farm life was the joy of my childhood, and has shaped me in so many ways.

I always remember being one of the bigger girls in my class. I never remember really liking my body or feeling comfortable. When I was a teenager, I pasted myself with makeup, so that I was completely covered.

After high school, I went on to university. I thought I was going in the direction of being a teacher. However, I realized it was not for me. I was also across the country and I was really missing home.

I came back home to my family on the farm within a few months. I met my wonderful husband, we got married when we were 20 and 21. We bought a house in the area our families were in. We had to grow up fast. 14 months after we got married, we had our first son. Then we had two more boys. There was three years between our oldest boy and our youngest boy.

We then moved to Saskatchewan for my husbands work and an exciting opportunity. We stayed there for two and a half years. It was a really hard transition. Our youngest son was only a month old when we moved to Saskatchewan and he was not a very happy baby. He cried and cried. I was depressed and lonely and spent much of the time crying. I did get a part time job, which helped lift my spirits. I could get out of the house and get a break from the children. I love them dearly, but I needed a chance to think. They were so, so, busy. Our oldest started school in Saskatchewan, and our second boy started preschool.

The opportunity that we went to Saskatchewan for did not work out and we moved back to Ontario. We are about an hour and a half from family, which is a good distance. We have been here for 8 years and have been blessed with three little girls.

Throughout these years, I rarely felt good. I was not happy. The last two years I have been focusing on improving my health (mental, physical, and spiritually- through Jesus). It has been such a wonderful transformation in my life. I have never felt so good. I want to share with the world what I have done, and maybe help someone find their health as well!!