Focus... What has yours? This time of year it is easy to be wrapped up in the hustle and bustle of family gatherings, company parties, church dinners, gift and cookie exchanges. Although these...
Focus will Bring the Victory
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The WantMonster
My sister got married a few years ago at a beautiful log home in the mountains of Colorado. The morning of the big day, we had all the bridesmaids over for breakfast while we had our hair and makeup...
Greater Power
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you..." Acts 1:8 In 2012 my husband did something really crazy. He went on a 7 day bike tour all across Colorado called "Ride the Rockies."...
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! ...
Left to Clean Up the Mess!!!
My arms were full of swim towels and snack bags as I struggled to open the front door. A herd of kids, seven to be exact, jumped out of the car in a flurry of hollering and excitement, someone...
My Foot Slipped!
(A little side note: This is a true story that God brought to my mind last night just as I was about to fall asleep. I'm not sure why He wanted me to share it now, in the middle of the summer a...
Such A Busy Day
It was going to be an incredibly busy day. I jumped out of bed after hitting the snooze button a couple of times, groggy and half asleep. It had been a late night for me what with helping...