"Surrender your 5." I heard it loud and clear one afternoon. I had just launched into an hour long temper tantrum as I wrestled with God over the fact that I had gained two pounds that week. I...
Market Madness No More! – Guest Post
January 2, 2014 What a joy it was to go to the grocery store this morning without a new diet plan guiding my shopping list! It's been a long time since I approached a New Year without some crazy...
Off and Running – HOPE Lights the Way – Lesson 1 TW Class 2014
And we are OFF! Let this year be LIT up with the HOPE that comes from letting Jesus do what he does so well...redeem, transform, and love. Let's let him redeem us and the years the locusts have...
Seeking First the Kingdom of God ~ Guest Post by Brenda Ameli
I have worked through all four of the Thin Within workbooks. I have worked through the Thin Within book. I have led Thin Within groups three times in the last ten years. I am a certified Wellness...
One Resolution God Calls Me To Make
New Year's Resolutions are motivated, no doubt, by a strong desire we have not to stay stuck...to make things happen that we know we want. Even so, jokes abound this time of year about New Year's...
I Want a PAY Off!
ATM machines. Amazing devices. But, even after all these years, I still view them with distrust. All the more since the unthinkable happened. On a lazy Saturday evening last summer, I stood at the...
Holidays: Planning Ahead
Image courtesy of nuttakit at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Christmas is upon us, followed by New Years, which brings parties, potlucks, family dinners, buffets of sweets, candy, etc. In my Gearing Up for...
When Your Routine Will Be ZAPPED – 3 Survival Strategies
Holidays and weekends are wonderful. Many of us get to enjoy a footloose and fancy free attitude. We get to "let down." But often this change in our routine brings with it some challenging trials...
Battle Update
Last week I posted about the battle I was going through. I wanted to give an update. As I said in the post, my battle plan was: to be in the Word, to pray, to thank the Lord, to read my truth...






