Losing Weight Gaining Purpose

By Demetrise Thomas

Demetrise Thomas has conquered a lot of hills in her life- from being a single mom and battling severe health complications-to winning the fight against morbid obesity [the steepest hill of them all]. However, right as she approached a downhill slope, her world was shatter

• Language: English
• Publisher: Demetrise Thomas
• Release date: Mar 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9798985880977

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Losing Weight, Gaining Purpose…

My Journey through Life’s Hills

Copyright © 2022 by Demetrise Thomas

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Dedication

My debut literary work is dedicated to my loving daughter, Sharmaine Couch. Each time I wanted to stop writing, I thought of you. I’ve watched you fight and bounce back from every hurdle in your life; your resilience inspires me daily. I hope and pray this book helps you realize dreams still come true, even when reality feels like a nightmare! I pray you always have the strength to put on your tennis shoes, lace them up, and surmount every hill that you encounter in life. You are the wind beneath my wings.

To my mother, Doris G. Thomas, thank you for instilling mountain-moving faith in me and living a life of that exudes divine strength. I appreciate you for simply being who you are. I am who I am because of who you taught me to be. Furthermore, I know I am still here because you never stop praying for me; and you are the leader of my cheering squad! I’m humbled, grateful, and beyond blessed to have you as my mother.

Foreword

As I sit here preparing to write the foreword to Demetrise Thomas’ book, Losing Weight, Gaining Purpose… My Journey through Life’s Hills, I am honored to have this privilege. From the fall of 1989 through the spring of 1991, I was one of Demetrise’s college professors, her academic advisor, and her slow pitch softball coach at Lake City Community College in Florida.

As a coach, I knew my players very well. Our relationship was closer because we shared a great amount of time together. So as someone who has known Demetrise for over 30 years, allow me to enlighten you a little about her from my perspective.

Demetrise is from Lake Butler, a small rural town in north Florida. I met her while recruiting high school softball players. She was a big strong girl who could hit the softball a mile away and had a zest for life. However, Demetrise did not have a love of running and would often complain when the team had to run laps at the end of practice. She was a starter for both her freshman and sophomore softball seasons and was an important contributor to our national championship in 1990.