It’s that time of year again, when many of us feel we have another chance to press the “restart” button on setting and meeting goals. Some might call them “resolutions.” Let’s take a moment...
You’re an Advertisement for God
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This Christmas
I have been noticing that my heart has felt different this Christmas season. I am more focused on others. I am looking forward to time spent with my family. I am not tense or nervous or insecure...
It’s Not About Food?! (A Christmas Miracle)
It’s the week of Christmas and guess what? I’m tired of food!! I know! It sounds crazy! Who would ever get tired of eating or tired of food? Now that I can eat anything that I want, sometimes...
Abide
I am in the 2015 Holiday Victory class that is studying Barb Raveling’s book, Taste for Truth. Even though Barb isn’t a member of the Thin Within community, reading this book (now for the third...
Come To The Manger
STOP. Take a M O M E N T. ~~~~breathe~~~~ Christmas is next week and I’m sure most of us are trying to finish up all the last minute preparations, cooking, gift purchases and wrapping. Some...
Grateful and Thankful
I once heard it said that “you can’t reach for anything new if your hands are still full of yesterday’s junk.” I have been pondering that truth filled statement as I have been studying my true Worth...
Pick Up the Sword
As many of you may know (or maybe not, if you’re not a fan), there is another Star Wars movie coming out next week. Ok, now since in NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM DOES THIN WITHIN ENDORSE STAR WARS, then…....
Boundaries Are GOOD!
I am the Music and Movement teacher for my church’s preschool and I love it! Believe it or not, these little children teach ME lessons almost every day! I learn the art of forgiving quickly,...
Trading the Counterfeit for the Genuine
The Treasury Department tells us that in order to see and identify counterfeit money that we have to learn every fine detail of the real thing. Unfortunately, for us who deal with disordered eating...