5 Criteria for Choosing a New Church

I want to begin by saying I am not looking for a new church home, but this was on my heart to share at this time because I know others who are. If you are in the market for a new church—hopefully from a healthy place and not leaving bad blood behind at your previous … Continue reading 5 Criteria for Choosing a New Church

End the Comparison Game: How To

I remember when 9/11 happened. I lived in Boston at the time, and up North, you don’t just start a conversation with random strangers. (They would wonder what you wanted from them, rather than just being friendly.) But all of a sudden, we were given permission to greet our neighbor with a smile or a … Continue reading End the Comparison Game: How To

Rest for the Busy Person: How To

I’m in that category—the one called “If you want something done, give it to a busy person”—with my Type-A perfectionist personality. [I haven’t taken the time to figure out my Enneagram yet, since it will probably tell me what I already know.] So not only am I a busy person, I’m one who finds significant … Continue reading Rest for the Busy Person: How To

There Really is Hope for Us (6/14/2023)

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)

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)

Sweet Surrender (8/17/2022)

I wear a necklace called “Surrender,” a person on their knees with their arms lifted and hands open together, a person ready to release all that they are, to give it all heavenward, to give whatever He needs to take, and to take whatever He needs to give. “Renew” and “surrender” were God’s focus words … Continue reading Sweet Surrender (8/17/2022)