The pig has nothing to do with this blog post except he made me smile. š Which is saying something. You see...I am in the middle of a tantrum. I know. I am notĀ supposedĀ to have those, right? Well,...
The Heart of My Rebellion: EXPOSED
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Week 7 – I Don’t WANNA! (Revisited) Indulgent and Social Eating
Here we are again. At the office party or in the kitchen after bible study and NUTS if the food isn't just TOO tantalizing. It seems to have a magnetic pull on us. We tell ourselves NO... we WON'T...
Week 6 – Counting Blessings, Praising God for Progress!
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD. - Psalm 150:6 NIV Have you ever known someone who, no matter what wonderful things were going on, they found the dark clouds amidst...
Rejecting God’s Love
"Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God's love for them. - Jonah 2:8 NIV This week has been challenging for me. No small wonder. Any time I decide to teach something, God wants to be...
Can You – WILL You – Just Say No to Self?
My husband is an environmental lawyer. He often tells me about his work and something called "toxic torts." I have to admit...I still, after all this time, have NO idea what a "toxic tort" is, but...
The Myth of More – Idolatry (Week 5 Renewing the Mind)
God is leading us into battle. He is our Conquering Hero and he leads us in a triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads EVERYwhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him (2 Corinthians...
What is Your Commitment Level?
When I was a young girl, if a boy had my heart, I would write his initials and mine inside a heart. Putting this declaration on the front of my school folder or book-cover (made with a brown paper...
Entitled! I’m GONNA EAT! (Week 4 – Renewing of the Mind Study)
"I don'tĀ care what my boundaries are...I wasn't thinking about life on a day likeĀ thisĀ one when I 'committed' 0 to 5 eating." "Given what I am facing, surelyĀ God doesn't expect me to just be 'good'...
Crash and Burn – SURVIVED!
Have you ever eaten something at a meal when you were at "The Perfect Zero," only to feel what seemed like moments later like you had a HUGE blood sugar dive? I call this the "Crash and Burn"...