Pink scars line my right shin where I tripped and smashed—face forward—onto my asphalt driveway. It happened a month ago while I was doing yard work. Both my wrists and my right leg had cuts and...
Help, I’ve Fallen Off My Diet!
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Vacation is No Excuse to Eat for Two
Going on a vacation when you’re trying to lose weight is like going to the Land of Plenty. Plenty of Temptations to eat more than normal. Plenty of Good Reasons to justify eating. Part of me dreaded...
Healing
After working through this issue using the tools we have at our fingertips, I felt healed from my negative feelings. I shared with my friend and accountability partner Deanna Lewis that I felt like I had been washed on an old fashioned wash board, put through a wringer and now I have been hung up on a wash line to hang in the healing light of the SON! It was hard. It was difficult. But it was so worth it!
Freedom From Emotional Eating
Right now I am involved in a study called "A Taste for Truth" by Barb Raveling. It's a great way to learn to renew my mind and fits nicely with eating "intuitively", or 0-5. A few...
I’m Just A Girl Who Can Say No
Sun rises on a new day, but I’m still a creature of habit. I roll out of bed and head for the scales which draws me like a Siren. Surely there's a mistake. I wiggle my feet on the scale’s cold...
True Stress Relief
Do you see the pattern? Rejoice in the Lord. Don’t worry. Go to the Lord in prayer. He will guard my heart and mind. Think on good things (I do this by turning off the news when I catch myself getting caught up in stuff!). Allow Him to teach me to be content for it is then that I can do all He wants through His strength. He will supply my needs. I don’t have to search for any other method but Him.
Patience & Perspective
Love is patient, but I’m not. Oh, I can patiently wait in a grocery line. I patiently listen when my son discusses the latest video game. I’m patient while I hold the door for an elderly person who...
Bad Cloud Day
Every day I have a choice about what kind of day I am going to have. I have sunny days, and I have what I call “Bad Cloud Days”. What does having a “Bad Cloud Day” mean to me and what can I do about...
Do Your Clothes Fit?
I admit it! I have some clothes that just do not fit! Mostly, they are too tight! I have kept them in my closet even though they haven't fit for years. Yes, friends. These are my "skinny clothes"...