Journeys are Rarely Linear

Once upon a time, I was a girl who started a journey to weight loss. I thought once I started losing weight, the scale would only ever go down. Oh what a naive girl I was....

I Divorced my Best Friend

We've all heard that your spouse should be your best friend. That you should be friends and lovers and partners. "Marry someone that is your best friend" is wonderful advice doled out by so many.

My Honest Prayer

Reading other people's honest words is very therapeutic for me. I have been praying all day long and basically the words have been the same. I thought I'd write them as they came. I hope and pray someone else is encouraged by the honesty and openness in this prayer. I hope that whoever is reading this knows that God is always there for us no matter how much we're struggling or how much pain we're in at the time. Just be honest with Him and ask for His help. Praising Him in the Storm is a lesson I've been trying to learn for years, but today I realized sometimes I need His help to even do that.

Fall Down 99 Times, Get Up 100

It's not a new thing for fitness or healthy living advocates to remind us that no matter how many times you stumble, you're not a failure unless you don't get back up. So, you may wonder why I feel the need to revisit this issue? But really can we encourage each other too much? Can we remind each other to never give up too many times? I really don't think so! I also think that every time I read a personal story of pressing on through the stumbles and the falls, I feel more encouraged in my own journey. So, here is my personal story of recovering from a stumble.