Last Spring a friend of mine popped in to tell me about an amazing workshop she’d been at about how to write a book. By the end of the conversation we were both pretty revved up and had our book subjects chosen and were ready to write. I sat down and got my ideas all on paper but they felt a little dry. I’m very pragmatic. I like lists, clear steps,...

This is a question I’ve been asking myself a lot lately. How big is God, really? In the conversations I’ve had with people about my not going to church there seems to be a lot of fear for my spiritual safety, and to be honest, I’ve also felt a little nervous regarding the spiritual growth of my two kids without the church to kind of “back...

As I mentioned in my last post, yesterday was my birthday. I have been incredibly blessed with a husband and children who seem to take great pleasure in celebrating my birthday, and yesterday was no exception. Let me give you the “blow-by-blow” First of all, I awoke to hilarious cards from each member, and purple clothing (see yesterday’s...

So, Today is my 50th birthday. The first 50 years were a riot. I’m hoping the lessons I learned will make the second 50 even more fun! I’ve never been much of a conformist, and am rarely labled “normal” but my theme song for the next 50 years is the following: WHEN I AM AN OLD WOMAN I SHALL WEAR PURPLE With a red hat which doesn’t go,...

Well, the graph today is looking great! Probably mostly due to water loss during my “Esther Fast” which ended at midnight. Over the next 18 days I will continue to fast on an intermittent basis (fasting Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday) to complete the prayer challenge. The polyphasic sleep pattern isn’t really working for me yet, but I’m...

Get your own graph at skinnyr Wee glitch over Christmas. Tough to stick with any eating plan when no one else is only splurging on Saturdays! I had sisters in from the coast, so a couple of special family dinners, and a cousin who got married on the Tuesday after Christmas, and then because I was eating so much sugar, the cravings hit again, and last weekend we...