40 Days Toward Sugar Freedom · Final Reflection Forty days ago, I wondered what would happen if I stopped eating the big, obvious sources of sugar for a while. Not every gram. Not every sauce, slice of bread, or restaurant meal. Mostly the candy, desserts, and sweet treats that had started taking up more space […]
Letting God Carry What Food Can’t
40 Days Toward Sugar Freedom · Week 5 I started this week with my Bible before I even got out of bed. God’s Word before the world’s noise. I love that little phrase, but I like the rhythm even more. Before I checked my phone, started thinking about work, or let the rest of the […]
Choosing God Over Your Phone
Does the thought of choosing God over your phone make you shiver a little? It definitely does that for me. Thinking about detaching from the tiny device always in my hand frightens me. But what frightens me even more is what happens if I don’t. If you’ve been here before, you know sugar is a […]
The Joy of Fasting
Fasting for a newly shaped body seems to be all the rage these days. I’m a fan, but do you know the most life-changing reason to fast? For me, it’s to grow my relationship with Christ. Food always comes to mind first when we think about abstaining from something we love to become closer to […]
3 Lessons from 20 Years of Marriage
Last week my husband and I celebrated our 20 year anniversary. This is no small feat in my family, so I’m quite thrilled to reach this milestone. Let me share with you some of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in the past two decades. Before we married all those years ago, I had a child. […]
7 Gift Ideas for Your Soul
It’s that wonderful time of year for us to start making gift lists for ourselves and the people we love. Check out these 7 ideas for the perfect presents to nourish the soul. Faith inspired gifts are a beautiful way to show someone we care. Let’s start with a book I just added to my […]
