I still remember the day I got the text in late 2019. It was from Liz, a lady from my church I had become acquainted with since marrying my husband Matthew. She and her husband had kindly invited us to their house for dinner once or twice, but I still didn’t know her very well. The message …
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The other day I saw a Babylon Bee article that gave me a laugh, but also made me wince—“Historians Now Believe American Revolution Never Would Have Occurred if Colonists Had Netflix.” Ouch! Sometimes satire hits just a little too close to home, doesn’t it? The point I took from the article is this: how many …
I’ve done it more times than I can count. Wake up. Make coffee. Read my Bible, two or three chapters worth. Put Bible down. Get up. Proceed to go about my day…without remembering hardly anything about what I just read. You see, I’m a box checker. Marking things off a list makes me feel good, …
Recently, the pop singer Demi Lovato released a new hit song entitled, “I Love Me.”* The song is a self-love anthem that encourages listeners to quit beating themselves up and embracing self-destructive habits, instead choosing to love themselves. Here are some of the lyrics: “Why do I compare myself to everyone? / And I always got my …
Let me cut right to the chase–my relationship with food has been a lifelong struggle. I’ve turned to it for entertainment and for pleasure. I’ve used it as a reward. I’ve used it to celebrate. Some people eat when they’re sad or lonely, but I’ve tended to indulge when I’m happy! For me, eating delicious food …
