I have a secret to admit. I still eat dessert. Cookies, Strawberry Shortcake, Birthday Cake, Ice Cream- I’ve eaten them all in the last five months. Gasp! The key is that I don’t have dessert after every meal, or every day, or every other day. I eat it occasionally. When…
photo by misteraitch She walks into the great hall full of women, feeling very alone. Will anyone have a seat open? One that’s not saved for their best friend? Will they talk to me? Will they like me? She walks around the many full tables with her plate of food…
When we were getting ready to move, I didn’t do my regular exercise routine much. I was busy packing up boxes, moving a load at a time to the new house, and by the end of the day I was exhausted. Despite being “too busy to exercise” I still lost…
Lately my spiritual life has been kind of dry. I was doing my daily Bible reading, which consists of reading through the Bible chronologically. I was praying, though inconsistently. I felt like I was just going through the motions. Then the motions stopped. I stopped getting up early, which is…
I’m half-way to my weight loss goal and I’m feeling pretty great. There are times though, when trying to live healthier is not so easy. It’s not easy… Saying no to chocolate. I LOVE chocolate. Milk chocolate is my favorite. Add a little caramel and it’s perfection. Eating chocolate will…
It was my daughter Lydia’s birthday last month and it was also my birthday, on the same day. Since we share a birthday, we often just focus on my daughter and make her feel special. Twenty-five years of having the birthday all to myself was plenty. This year we were…
I realize that you can get to know me a little from by About Page or following me on facebook, twitter, or pinterest. But how much can you really know a person from social media? So today I’m going to share some random facts about myself so you can get to know…
Before Photo I have been tracking my weight using Spark People and when I started out they made the goal of 142 lbs for me. I don’t know how they decide the goal weight but it is within the middle of the normal BMI range, so I’m good with…
I look into my new back yard and I see a yard full of weeds. My 5 year old niece looks at it and asks, “Is that your flower garden?” Sometimes we just need to change our perspective.
Sharing my life on this little place in cyberspace is pretty easy for me to do. I’m just typing the words onto my screen. I’m not having to actually come up with the words in a face to face conversation. That is hard, and I like the easy life. This…
