We had our monthly potluck at Sisterhood (our ladies’ group) last week, and a friend brought in some amazing looking donuts. Ah-Maze-Ing! Scrumptious. Delicious. Tantalizing. The women at my table began to talk about them, of course. They were well worth talking about. “Oh I shouldn’t!” “I’ll just have that salad over there.” “Why did she bring those?” And one woman said something ...
Say, you’re bumping along feeling great about yourself. “I feel pretty. My blog has had more hits lately than ever before. I have a couple meetings on the calendar. I’m doing pretty well at work. Things are great. Life is good!” And then…..you glance at the one next to you, or the blog one of your friends shares on their ...
“They” say that after a significant weight loss, it can take some time to actually see the new you. The thin you. To be able to look in the mirror and see your new reality. Oh, you know you’ve lost the weight, all right. But it’s hard to see yourself as thin. You just see the heavier you. You see ...
I had the honor to minister this past Sunday, and I titled it Calgon Take Me Away – What to do When You’re Overwhelmed. We got home from church, and my son said, “Mom, I don’t know what your title meant.” Boy, did I feel old. Remember that Calgon commercial with the over-stressed woman? And they tried to sell us on Calgon by making ...
Who remembers playing the game “Uncle?” It was kind of a mean game, actually, if memory serves me correctly. Someone would inflict some kind of pain or torment on you until you were ready to quit. Ready to admit defeat. Cry for mercy. Uncle! Enough! I give up. Have you ever felt that way in life? Yea, me too. Life ...