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A crumpled check is still good money, if the signature is on it. So is a crumpled prayer, if Jesus name is really on it. -J. Piper Not sure how to pray for your weight loss?  Not sure your motives are right?  Maybe you feel like too much of a failure in this problem area…

But the meek shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.  Psalm. 37:11 I unclenched my teeth. Again.  The stress of the situation had me grinding my molars which gave me a headache.  Again. The constant drama and the strain made me miserable and I had a hunch I was…

Trust in the Lord and do good, so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.   Psalm 37:3 Does it seem sometimes that the “land beyond gorgeous” is a foreign country to you? That you will never get to be at home at a healthy weight?  Trust in the Lord,…

Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb The longer you do keep on with poor eating habits, the harder it will be to break them and form new ones.  Think it’s too late to start a new eating lifestyle?  Nope.  You can do it.  But today is the easiest day to…

We’ve talked about adding steps to your day by doing easy things like being the one who gets up and does the fetching instead of asking others to do it for you.  Then we added a daily walk and talked about ways to make that walk into a special time with the Lord. But what…

Happy Independence Day!  Today we celebrate our country’s freedom and think of the price our forefathers paid to acquire it.  Let’s also think of our personal freedom.  We don’t have to be the slaves of our appetites anymore. “For sin shall not have dominion over you, for ye are not under the law, but under…

Trust  ye in the Lord forever,  for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength. Isaiah 26:4 It happened again.  You ran out of steam.  You were doing well, going strong on your healthy living plan — and now you don’t have the strength any more to keep going.  That’s okay!  If you are the Lord’s…

Yes, God is really there, with you, all the time — but sometimes, because we can’t see Him, we forget.  Practicing His presence is a good way to focus on the reality of our living God.    That’s why we our recent blogs have been about  walking and talking with God.  If you are new…

I inched along the unfamiliar street, looking from the GPS on my phone to the street signs, trying to figure out where I was.  I sighed.  It happened again. I was lost. I’m famed for losing my way, even on the most familiar streets.  On that day, though, I was in a strange neighborhood, trying…

I hope you have been enjoying walking with the Lord.  Click here to read about the best walking buddy. Yesterday we talked about beginning your conversation with some words of appreciation.  Today I have a suggestion for what to talk about next. Talk to Him about the people you love and care about.  Think about…
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