At the beginning of the summer, I joined a wonderful group of Christian bloggers in the Summer of 7. In the book Seven: An Experimental Mutiny against Excess, author Jen Hatmaker challenges herself to simplify and remove the excess from her life in 7 different areas: food, clothes, possessions, media, waste, spending and stress. In […]
{Made 2 Crave} Finding Fulfillment
For years, I walked around with a little heart-shaped cup in my soul, holding it out to people or things trying to find fulfillment. -Lysa TerKeurst After the birth of Eli, I struggled so deeply with my post pregnancy body. I was so ashamed that my body was unable to shrink down immediately after […]
{Listable Life} Favorite Quotes in Difficult Times
On September 11, 2001, I was a junior in high school sitting in english class. The teacher had just gotten word of what was going on and she turned on the tv in our classroom. And just as she did, we watched the second plane crash into the second tower. My heart sank as I […]
A Believer’s Death
On August 11th, Heaven received a new cowboy into its realms. My grandfather passed away around 5:02 that evening, and it was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.My grandfather, or as I liked to call him G-Pa, has always been an inspiration to me. He started his own heating and cooling […]
{Made 2 Crave} It’s not fair!
“It’s not fair!” I think this is one of the biggest tricks Satan plays to get us to give in to temptation. -Lysa TerKeurst How many times have I said “it’s just not fair!” on this journey of weight loss and healthy living? How many times have I said this about life in general? Umm…way […]
