We do some weird stuff in the name of getting thin. Liquid diets, drinking water with maple syrup and lemon for a week, colon cleanses, and giving up Continue Reading
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Faithful Fitness: God, Weight Loss, and Exercise
Welcome to Faithful Fitness: God, Weight Loss, and Exercise Faithful Fitness is a focus on being healthy while keeping God at the center of your Continue Reading
Why Am I So Critical of My Husband and Children?
Good Morning Intentions I start the day with good intentions. The alarm goes off. I resist the urge to hit the snooze, roll out of bed and brush my Continue Reading
Bacon Apple Kale Pancakes
Pancakes are a weekend staple in our household. To us, it signifies a morning of relaxation and family time. Depending on the day and the ingredients Continue Reading
100 lb Weight Loss: Defining Moments — Paul’s Story
As I continued along my weight loss journey and strove to overcome my fear of failure and fear of success, I experienced defining moments that were Continue Reading
A Conversation About Forgiveness
The conversation came up at 7:30am over bowls of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. (I know, it's expensive junk food. Judge me if you will.) My Continue Reading
How to Teach Our Boys About Romance
Sweet lessons from my sons about how to teach our boys about romance. As You Wish My teen daughters and I have taken on the challenge of teaching Continue Reading
How To Have Compassion for Sadness and Find Hope: Messy Life? Holy Clean-Up! Podcast Series #7
How To Have Compassion for Sadness and Find Hope: Messy Life? Holy Clean-Up!(7) You are joining us for the 7th in a series of eight sessions in our Continue Reading
Why Middle-Hard Days are the Toughest
The Types of Days Life has Good days and Great days. There are soft pudgy baby feet to love on and cookies fresh from the oven with chocolate melting Continue Reading
Easy Peasy Paleo Meatballs and Sauce
Easy Peasy Paleo Meatballs and Sauce by Jen Pedri If you cannot tell by my recent blog posts, we LOVE Italian food in our household. Growing up in Continue Reading
Answers: Should Kids Walk Home from School Alone?
Should kids in American today be allowed to walk home from school alone, or be allowed to play outside alone? If so, at what age is it considered Continue Reading
Disturbing Trends and More to Complain About…
by Jeff Marshall I gotta tell you the truth, kids, it's getting increasingly more difficult to share my sense of humor with you when we keep losing Continue Reading