Spirit and Body in Motion

You've probably heard the expression, "neither here nor there". It means of no consequence either one way or the other. This weekend I had the opportunity to be both here and there and the consequence was monumental. A friend's father passed away and the funeral was in Houston on Saturday; the same day as a women's conference at church (in Dallas) that I had been looking forward to attending for weeks. My soul thirsted to be in the presence of fellow female believers, and my heart wanted to support my friend. Which should I chose? To my surprise the Lord said "both". I flew to Houston Friday night and helped my friend assemble the programs for her father's services. She's a "craft" girl so the homemade programs reflected her father's exquisite taste in culture and provided a memorable reflection of who he was, and who she is as his beloved daughter. We finished assembling the programs as the hearse drove up to take us to the servic...

Hi ladies. This week has been one for the memory books. This week's focus in my 90-day journal is on health. Monday was about feeding our families healthy food. That day I learned Faith has high cholesterol. Tuesday was about limiting sugar and the author spoke about a condition called hypoglycemia. When I read the symptoms, it explained my anxiety and overall "feeling" lately. Wednesday God revealed I ran from my doctor in 2017 and never had my physical. I knew I needed to lose weight and had failed to do so. When I read my lab results from November 2016, I was pre-diabetic and had high LDL cholesterol (although total cholesterol was normal) Subconsciously I blocked that out. Moreover, I have symptoms of kidney problems, too much protein in urine (sorry to be graphic) and bumps on my back indicative of possible kidney issues. Needless to say, I'm numb! Truthfully, my stress levels and sugar intake have been off the chart the past 2 years. Luther has been strugglin...