The wings of envy fly into every realm of our being, consuming us like poison if we let it. The tentacles of envy pierce through our souls in a hundred different directions. Most people think of finances when they picture the beast called Envy. They compare themselves with others, believing a fatter net worth would guarantee happiness….
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The Heart of a Wanderer
The glorious green grass on the other side of the fence is usually Astroturf. Yet our hearts long for the lush pastures over yonder. A lamb in a book I’m reading frequently wandered to where she believed the sunrays of heaven kissed the tender young grass. Her own shepherd’s picturesque landscape contained the purest, most…
I Kissed Sugar Goodbye: 2 Years and 3 Months without Sweets
August 17, 2014, I had coffee with a friend who’d stopped eating sugar 15 years earlier. She did it just 1 day at a time.No epic plans, diets or formulas. Just a simple 12-step program and God. She’d dropped 55 pounds but not quickly. I listened intently as she shared her experience, strength and hope….
Confessions of a Humbled Writer~
I am blessed and humbled beyond words. A few months ago, I had lunch with a friend. She grabbed my hand and tears flowed onto her plate. “I can’t thank you enough for your book,” she said. “It’s helped me so much – not only with body image, but with so many other areas…
Compare and Despair
As humans, it’s easy to get on the stinkin’ thinkin’ channel of our brains. Self-pity sneaks in like a dark shadow of despair. Comparing ourselves to others eclipses the radiance of God’s love sparkling inside us. We compare and we despair. Sometimes we focus on what we believe others to have. Maybe it’s…
Humility 101
Across the room from me, I noticed a woman trying to knit as her hands shook violently. A silky scarf dangled from the knitting needles in hazy purple hues. At one point during the meeting, the attendees passed a piece of paper around the room for us to sign in. She struggled to hold the…
Merry Stressmas????
Unless you’re a Christmas Queen, you’re wondering how you’ll “make Christmas happen.” Why isn’t there an app for that? Many women feel pressure to shop ’til ya drop, bake ’til ya shake and do a hundred other tasks related to Christmas. Forget the sugar plum fairy. “How will I make Christmas happen?” dances through your…
Date Rape Journey (Part 6): Remodeling of the Heart~
This is my story on date rape( Part 6)
Freedom Isn’t Free ~
Gratitude engulfs my soul for all those who fought and served so you and I could be free. If they hadn’t served, we would suffer in silence. We would not be able to speak our minds, have as many children as we want, and we could be locked up for looking at someone “wrong.” We…
Date Rape Experience, Part: 3 No Longer a Slave to Fear
(Song: No Longer Slaves to Fear https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f8TkUMJtK5k ) The song, “No Longer Slaves to Fear,” deeply resonates within my spirit. Somehow I feel as though I’ve heard it again for the first time during the time I began this wild, free-flowing writing endeavor. Since I’ve started sharing my story of date rape, many women have…
Raw. Real. Reflections. 