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My Supermodel Wife

by Sam I married my best friend when we were in our early twenties even though the wife criteria my teenage mind had prioritized may not have included friendship. Though my written list of attributes for my future wife has been mercifully lost for years, I am sure that some of the top priorities wereContinue reading “My Supermodel Wife”

5 Essential Steps to REBOOT Your Brain

STOP * PRAY * BREATHE * THINK * APPLAUD Many of us deal daily with the challenges and heartbreak of emotional eating and the constant need to get our health habits back on track. We’re also constantly bombarded with negative, unhealthy messages about our value as human beings. Like an old long-playing record that neverContinue reading “5 Essential Steps to REBOOT Your Brain”

Key Chains and T-shirts

Checking out at the grocery story one day, the woman behind me read my t-shirt and asked, “Do you live in Phoenix, or do you just have the t-shirt?” Honestly, I don’t think much about what’s on my t-shirt after I put it on in the morning. It took me a minute to understand whatContinue reading “Key Chains and T-shirts”

Diet FREEDOM!!!!

Sick to Death of Diets I’ve been at this exercise-eat-right-lose weight-gain-it-back game for 37 years. I’ve followed lots of diets and “eating plans” trying to find the one that will finally transform me into a supermodel!!! Not really. What I REALLY want is for this not to be such a struggle! When someone comes upContinue reading “Diet FREEDOM!!!!”

“What is your secret?”

My husband, Sam, came home one day and said he’d overheard a conversation in which a woman who had lost a noticeable amount of weight was asked, “What is your secret?” I was shocked by her answer! I’ve been asked this question before, but I’ve always been hesitant to answer honestly. People expect you toContinue reading ““What is your secret?””

Plugging My Leaky Bucket

“I have this yearning to be accepted and acceptable to my fellow men and women, but they have to reinforce my self-esteem constantly by telling me I’m doing well or that I’m good at something. Sam said once that when it comes to my feelings of self-worth and self-confidence I have a leaky bucket thatContinue reading “Plugging My Leaky Bucket”