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 […]
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 […]
How to Calm Anxiety in a Crisis
Full disclosure: At the beginning of this pandemic we are now living in, I found myself in the fetal position more times than I care to admit. I would never have imagined weeks later I could actually share ways that brought me into a place where my brain operated somewhat functionally again. But I’m here. […]
5 Lessons from 20 Years of Sobriety
This week I will celebrate 20 YEARS of sobriety. Honestly, I didn’t know this was humanly possible. I was born an addict from a long line of alcohol loving people. Around the same time I found alcohol at the ripe old age of 13, I discovered drugs and was immediately hooked. Those little substances took […]
