“For as she thinks in her heart, so is she.” Proverbs 23:7 (AMP)This scripture sums up my whole purpose in writing and reciting my “belief statements” over the last several months. I have forced myself to change the way I think about who I am, who I want to be, what God thinks about me, … Continue reading Believe [Mth 7-Day 26 -Post 63]

As my “70 in 7” projects draws to a close, I have started to reflect on my life before it began. In the first three months of 2013, I lost count of the number of times I came before the Lord in prayer saying the words, “I don’t know,” followed by a lengthy list of … Continue reading Unstoppable! [Mth 7-Day 24-Post 62]

A letter I wish I had gotten, a letter I wish I could send…Dear One,You matter to me, very much, and so I must say some things from the heart. I know that you have experienced many difficult things throughout your life, which have caused you deeper and deeper depression. The longer you have fought, … Continue reading Tough Love [Mth 7-Day 22-Post 61]

Throughout my life, I have had a very busy dream life at night, everything from creative conundrums to the perfunctory or profound. About 75 percent of these scintillating, subconscious strayings awaken me with food for thought…and word. My family will be the first to tell you of the earfuls these have received over the years, … Continue reading One Stair at a Time [Mth 7-Day 22-Post 60]

In 2004 after Alex and I got engaged, I had this unfounded notion that I needed to come off my long-time antidepressant medication (Prozac) before we got married so I could really “know” how I felt about Alex without the help of some outside chemical possibly “coloring” my opinion. I do not know where I … Continue reading Anti-Depressants Do Not Determine My Destiny [Mth 7-Day 19-Post 59]

“Discipline doesn't prevent us from having fun and doing what we want to in life, but instead it helps us obtain what we truly want, which is peace, joy, and right relationships as well as other things.” – Joyce Meyer, Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad HabitsI knew when I began writing this blog and committed … Continue reading Nowhere to Go But Up! [Mth 7-Day 19-Post 58]

"Step out and try something. It may not work, but what if it does?” – Joyce MeyerFear is such a driving force in all that we do, isn’t it? We fear what other people will think of us. We fear failing. We even fear succeeding. Personally, I’m tired of letting fear rule my life. I’m … Continue reading A Vision Past Adversity [Mth 7-Day 15-Post 57]

Belief Statement #13:“It feels so rich and fulfilling to eat well, make the right choices for my body,exercise, burn calories and fat, and sense the strength surging through my muscles.”As I’ve shared from the creation of this blog, discipline in the area of physical health has always been a very difficult problem for me. Up … Continue reading “The Only Wall You Need to Conquer” [Mth 7-Day 14-Post 56]