Why Am I Fat??!!

I have been on a diet FOREVER!  For as long as I can remember, I have been battling weight.  My first memory of a diet was way back in the 5th grade.  I was thin up to that point, but then ballooned.  Family photos tell the story.  From that point on I started the endless […]

What, me? Panic?

“That’s right. Because I, your God, have a firm grip on you and I’m not letting go. I’m telling you, ‘Don’t panic. I’m right here to help you.’” – Isaiah 41:13 MSG I had to get an MRI for my aching shoulder that’s troubled me for the past year. I’ve had one before, and survived […]

Green-bean Grace

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NIV   A few months ago I wrote about my “NASA project” of making a garden.  The point then was how I couldn’t merely do a simple, […]

A Recipe for Your Daily Destination

“Give us today our daily bread.” – Matthew 6:11 NIV   My son is a competitive kid who often turns his everyday tasks into some sort of challenge, or battle to win.   The other morning he told me how he uses two bookmarks when he reads a book. One to keep his place, and […]

HOG Heaven

Did you know the term “hog”, relating to motorcycles, is actually an acronym? Ok, so I’m way behind the times, I know, I know, but I always thought it was just a slang to describe bikes—sorry to the riders, but I did.  Then my husband fulfilled a life-long dream of owning one, and I learned […]