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Which comes first? God or the re-pin?

February 27, 2012

Pin It A morning in the life of me: 5:15 a.m.: Phone alarm sounds! Hit snooze. 5:24 a.m.: Phone alarm sounds again. Turn off. 5:25 a.m.: Groggy and wanting to wake up I decide to check email on my smart phone. 5:29 a.m.: Slightly awake I decide to check the mission critical news of the day: ...

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Camera Clicking Beauty

August 12, 2011

NOT my “work” photo shoot. But you get the point. We had a “photo shoot” at work this week. They needed updated staff shots for our web-site. THE STRESS! I watched as every woman on staff including myself was sent into a sheer panic. The stories of changing outfits, going shopping, ...

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Battling “The Whine”

August 3, 2011

“Turn off THE whine.” I feel like a broken record!!! I say it all day long. Why, why can’t my three year old figure out that if he would simply start his sentences with “Please mommy may I ___________?” we would have THE most pleasant day EVER? But alas no matter how much we practice, how many ...

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Body Talk VI: Seeing Priceless

June 7, 2011

I hope you will grant me permission to presume something. I presume that most mornings you do not wake as Cinderella did. There are no birds flying around your head, there are no pretty bows being tied in your hair. Instead, I presume you wake and look into the mirror and see wrinkles, ...

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Body Talk Part V: Control

May 31, 2011

Thank you for being willing to share your stories with me a few weeks ago. There were two words that showed up consistently in your own Body Talk stories. Stress and Control. Stress. Control. Control and Stress. I am almost at a lack for words because I relate so well. Everyone who works with ...

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Body Talk Part IV: Exercise

May 24, 2011

8th Grade Basketball “I don’t want any of you sitting around on your hands. I don’t want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. And mark that you do this with humility and discipline—not in fits and starts” Ephesians 4:2 (MSG) “Fits and starts” looks ...

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Body Talk: part III

May 17, 2011

2002 Stress. What an interesting creature, right? It can cause lack of sleep, it can cause zits, it can cause ulcers, it can cause a crazy desire to clean. For me, it can cause a roller coaster relationship with food. I shared my first battle with an eating disorder in Body Talk part II. I ...

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Body Talk:part II

May 10, 2011

Body Talk: Part II Last week’s post on our bodies hit a cord. I was hoping it would and I was also hoping it wouldn’t. You see, there are large parts of my story and who I have been and become that revolve around my feelings towards my body. I know my story, some of you reading this know my ...

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Happy Happy Mother’s Day

May 8, 2011

I am honored to be serving as the guest writer on {in}courage for Mother’s Day! Seriously, thrilled! If you are visiting from {in}courage WELCOME to Cravings! I hope you will peek around, stay awhile and visit again. I would suggest checking out the Wednesday series called Craving Fruit ...

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THE “motherload” of Giveaways!

May 2, 2011

Mother’s Day is a week away and you ALL deserve a treat! Which means let’s have a giveaway week! Here are my intentions: 1. Bless you with a few things you would enjoy but might never buy yourself. 2. Share the Cravings community with others. 3. Give some love to the fabulous giveaway ...