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The battle at the scale…
photo credit You can read my first post about my weight issues here. The battle at the scale is, in my opinion, a battle about balance. Once we find the balance that works for us, then half the battle is won and we can start focusing on...
If you want to hold on, then you have to let go.
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, ...
5 minute Friday
Have you met Lisa-Jo Baker? If not, then you should. On Fridays she hosts a community called 5 minute Friday. She gives a word prompt and a bunch of people join in and write...for 5 minutes without editing. No back...
Just like I promised…
It is time for me to begin sharing my weight loss story with you. photo credit To tell this story, I really have to back up and give you some background details. I won't start with when I was born - I'll spare you that - but I do need to...
The one where I tell you the plan…
where I share what I believe he is calling me to do. Blue skies and wispy white clouds. Oh how I long for a day just like this. Instead, the skies are grey and my stomach is in knots. BIG KNOTS. While at the Allume conference I...
Quiet Sunday…
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers. Psalm 1:3 Joining with Deidra for the Sunday...
5 minute Friday…
There is this great encourager in the blogosphere named Lisa-Jo Baker. On Fridays she writes, unedited for 5 minutes and invites others to join her in the quest to write without fear of anything...just write. Most weeks I play along....
One of my gifts?
Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:9-10 Some...
What was the best thing…
about Allume? I am not sure I can choose "a best" thing. I loved getting to meet people in real life that I have only met online. Like Jacque... I just LOVE her!! And I got to catch up with Stefanie. And you know I talk about...
Hurricane preparations….
Instead of returning from the Allume conference and basking in the joy and peace of a great weekend, I am making preparations to be without power for several days due to Hurricane Sandy. We are expecting our power to go out this...
Headed out….
This morning I will get my exercise, then I will finish packing and hit the road for my drive to Harrisburg for the Allume conference. Last year, I learned that only I can tell my story. So I have to write what I feel the Lord wants me to...



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