Many months ago (before I found out I was pregnant with Baby #3), I discovered something that changed my outlook on my Thin Within journey. It was sort of like a paradigm shift. I’ll sum it up in...
Counterfeit Hunger
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Don’t Look Back
You are going along happily in your Thin Within journey and you are finding freedom from diets, when BAM, you are tempted to look back at those diets. There are situations that can tempt us to look...
Renewing-of-the-mind Alarm
CHIRP! The purpose of smoke alarms in our home is to let us know there is smoke hot enough, born from a fire, and that we need to get out! The alarms tell us to find safety, and that our lives are...
Failure Leads to Victory
We get so discouraged when we break a boundary. We eat when we aren't hungry (zero). We blow past satisfaction (5). We bring out that "club of condemnation" one more time (sigh). But wait! ...
It’s Not About the Food
It may be controversial, but I think we blame the food too much when it comes to our weight. When it comes to releasing weight and getting thin within, I personally believe it's not about the...
Starving the Skinny Idol
A few weeks ago, the Lord told me to "starve the skinny idol". This was shortly after He showed me that I had made "skinny" an idol in my life. It was quite shocking news! Me? Serving an idol? ...
Goodbye Scale!
Dear Scale, I'm done with you! I'm finished! You no longer get to tell me who you think I am or how well I am doing. You do NOT define me! You are not my friend anymore. Goodbye! Sincerely,...
Accepted
We all want to be accepted for who we truly are. But the truth is that not everyone will accept us. We cannot please everyone. These are truths the Lord taught me years ago and continues to do...
Letting Myself Be Free
On June 6, 2014 at 3:00 am, the Lord gave me a dream. My son woke up shortly after I had the dream for a feeding. As I was feeding him his bottle, the Lord gave me the interpretation to the...