Lord, You want me to do WHAT? I’m supposed to wait until I’m really hungry to eat? I'm supposed to stop when I am no longer hungry? REALLY?? BUT….. There’s a special Christmas dessert at work. I’m...
Lord, You Want Me To Do WHAT??
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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...
STALL for Victory!
Sometimes I feel like a Golden Retriever when it comes to food. If it is there...I have to "retrieve" it. It is meant for me! I have a golden and know that sitting patiently with not one, but TWO...
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...
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...
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? ...