2023)

I thought my chains of food addiction had been broken forever. The last six months taught me that the journey was not over. The weight kept piling on—I felt powerless to stop it. The hope that I clung to kept getting pulled farther and farther out of my grasp, just no end in sight. Last … Continue reading There Really is Hope for Us (6/14/2023)

Breaking the Chains of Food Addiction (1/12/2023)

FEAR has kept me bound in the ugly chains of food addiction for so long. I believed that my hypoglycemia would cause me to fall apart if I didn’t eat as soon as I got hungry. I was so afraid that if I waited too long, I would get agitated quickly (“hangry”), that my dropping … Continue reading Breaking the Chains of Food Addiction (1/12/2023)

When a Special Needs Child Begins to Grow Up (12/29/2022)

"Once you choose Hope, anything is possible." - Christopher Reeve She walked up in front of the church and picked up the microphone, as I sat nervously in my seat with video recording. The music began as she waited patiently, with her trusty leader in the congregation to cue her in. She began singing “The … Continue reading When a Special Needs Child Begins to Grow Up (12/29/2022)

“Home” is a Who (11/22/2022)

A billboard in my town advertising a relatively new housing subdivision shows a little girl nose to nose with a puppy. That precious scene is supposed to shout “This is your home!” like no other, right? Who wouldn’t want a place to lay your head where a little girl and a puppy are safely engaging … Continue reading “Home” is a Who (11/22/2022)

Building Trust in a Life Devoid (10/24/2022)

Trustworthiness is a place of loving devotion whereby a sense of safety, peace and kindship are in effect. Without trustworthiness, love would be moot, because it wouldn’t be true. We know that we are loved by God because He is trustworthy. How do we know He is trustworthy? “Faithful and absolutely trustworthy is He who … Continue reading Building Trust in a Life Devoid (10/24/2022)

El Corazón de Mi Corazón, no la Magnitud de mi Escala (10/7/2022)

Esta es una batalla del corazón. Después de 44 años de convertirlo en una batalla a escala, me concentro en el cambio de mi corazón. He confesado mi adicción a la comida, me he liberado de complacer la vara de medir y estoy preparado para poner a Dios en el corazón de mi corazón. La … Continue reading El Corazón de Mi Corazón, no la Magnitud de mi Escala (10/7/2022)

The Heart of My Heart, Not the Scale of My Scale (10/7/2022)

This is a heart battle. After 44 years of making it a scale battle, I stand focused on the changing of my heart instead. I have confessed my food addiction, I have been freed from pleasing the measuring stick, and I’m prepared to put God at the heart of my heart. The scale of my … Continue reading The Heart of My Heart, Not the Scale of My Scale (10/7/2022)

Sentiments of Other People-Pleasing Perfectionists (9/13/2022)

If it’s not right, it’s not right. What I really mean is, if it’s not perfect, it’s not right. That’s the kind of person I have been all my life. I think it started with just people pleasing—I wanted to do right, be right, perform right, so that others would like me, compliment me, praise … Continue reading Sentiments of Other People-Pleasing Perfectionists (9/13/2022)

“More” is Never Enough (9/7/2022)

What do you need more of in your life? More peace? More rest? More chocolate? A second silly little handful of salty sweet cashews wants to be my “more” this afternoon. My appetite high, my blood sugar low, my mouth wide open and ready to lap it up—I sip my water instead. I still want … Continue reading “More” is Never Enough (9/7/2022)

Am I Unwanted? (9/2/22)

Am I undesirable? Is there something wrong with me? Why doesn’t anyone want to be my friend? A wounded heart whispers behind shameful eyelids, wondering, wandering inside a pain-drained homebody built on the sand of confusion. It’s a lonely home where we all dwell at some point, sunk into emotions that rally the hurt, the … Continue reading Am I Unwanted? (9/2/22)