Learning to Eat My Lentils
According to Wikipedia, Diogenes of Sinope was a Greek philosopher who believed that virtue was better revealed in action and not theory, and whose life was a relentless campaign to debunk the social values and institutions of what he saw as a corrupt society. I love...
Friday Fun – No I Don’t Think I Can Dance
But boy, can these kids. I have no words. I am so excited that it is back. Yes, we watch American Idol, but So You Think You Can Dance is appointment TV. The only time that you gasp when you watch Idol is when they announce Chris instead of Adam. With SYTYCD – the...
10 Things I am Doing to Take Care of Myself This Week
OK – Monday was majorly enlightening. I had to go to the mall to pick up some See's candy (the downside? It was a gift for someone else.) and help Roger pick out some new glasses. (I have a total Danny Gokey of American Idol fixation when it came to glasses, and Roger...
The Good, The Bad and the Shock of Chili’s Salad
OK – so it was a good/bad day challenge-wise. The good stuff: For Valentine's Day I bought Roger a gift pack from Omaha Steak Company (BTW girls – he LOVED that gift.) Since we were the only ones home (and didn't have multiple teenagers that needed their gullets...
The First Draft of The Marriage Project Cover – and Please Help Me
OK – How Cute is this? This is the first draft of the cover of my next book, The Marriage Project. This is rough, but you get the general idea. The only suggestion I had for the marketing department at Harvest House was that instead of them awkwardly hugging each...
Day One of the Food Challenge- and How Much You all Rock
Day One Would it be weird if I wrote an ode to drive thru diet cokes? Thank you to each of my wonderful, brilliant posters on the blog. (Some of you should definitely be writing more than grocery lists…) I am going to be going over all of your posts and trying out...
Book Giveaway – Letting God Meet Your Emotional Needs
Several weeks ago, when I was speaking in Southern California, I got the chance to spend the afternoon with bestselling author Cindi McMenamin. I had read several of Cindi's books before, but I had a built in prejudice about her. You see, Cindi and I had been in the...
The Thirty Day Eat at Home Challenge
Isn't it amazing how bad, really bad habits can sneak up on you? Two years ago, I was doing fine. No, I was doing better than fine, I was doing great. I had dropped over 60 pounds, was eating healthier than I ever had in my life, and exercising on a very regular...
How to Say No – Without Worrying that Everyone Will Hate Me
One of the biggest challenges I have had as a speaker (besides getting rid of all my "Umms") has been setting healthy boundaries when it comes to when and where I speak. It is such a total and complete honor to be asked to speak to a group, so I have been really...
The Best Things I Heard at the For Women Only Conference
This past Saturday was the For Women Only Conference hosted by Girlfriends in Ministry and featuring Shaunti Feldhahn. If you have never heard Shaunti speak, or have never read her book, For Women Only, type really fast (or just click on this handy link:...




