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...
STALL for Victory!
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My Misplaced Need For Attention
One of the sweetest things I've come to love about the Lord is how truly perfect his timing is to reveal something to us that up until now we've had no idea was impacting us to the degree it has. ...
God Led Me Deeper to Set Me Free
I have been up and down the same 60 pounds for years. I can’t say that I ever believed that I would find a way to eat the foods I like without gaining weight, and I have never really believed that I...
Am I Causing Others to Stumble?
Over the years I've cultivated relationships with friends who were like drinking buddies, only they were “foodies” or food buddies. These were people I especially enjoyed being with over a meal...
Only in America…
Have you ever heard God’s voice? I don’t mean audibly, but have you heard His Spirit speak to your spirit? I did. When I was a member (for the umpteenth time) of the last commercial weight loss...
Learning to Love the In-Between Place
As my small group was studying Workbook Three: “Rebuilding God’s Temple” the Lord opened my eyes to a truth I never realized. The question posed was, “What might be the reason for some of your...
I boast in my own Strength
Psalms 51:6 (AMP) "Behold, You desire truth in the inner being; make me therefore to know wisdom in my inmost heart." I boast in my own strength. I claim Philippians 4:13,...
Disciplining the Body
“But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.” (1 Corinthians 9:27) In this passage Paul urges us to keep...
Under Construction
As my new Thin Within class rapidly approaches I find myself struggling once again with the progress, or lack thereof, I’ve made thus far on my journey. I’m referring to my physical progress....