I’m looking for your honest opinion. If you picked up a book with this as the introduction, would you read it? Do you ever find yourself wondering what God thinks as He plans out your life? What formula He uses to make sure that you experience the exact amount of hardships and blessings to shape…
Read moreIt’s All in the Math
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what has happened to us here in America where it comes to food. Many restaurants are putting calorie counts next to the food items on their menus now, and I love it because it helps me stay on “budget” with my counting. But it’s making me question how…
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The Weight of a City in Pain
I am an empath. A sponge for others emotions. When it’s just a few people, I’m fairly good at shielding myself. Most days anyway. Some days I find myself crying or yelling or laughing, and I have no idea why until I realize that I’m just acting off of someone else’s emotion. I’m sure those…
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Iron Treatments behind me, hope in front of me
I had my 5th and final IV iron treatment–Infed–today. When my hematologist prescribed it, I had no idea it was 5 treatments. I thought it would be just one day of a 6 hour IV treatment, sitting in the treatment room with other patients receiving various medicines, including chemotherapy for some. But it turned out…
Read morePassion and Understanding
[Originally written in 2004, as an entry to a family blog. Enjoy.] This weekend we were all discussing how young children don’t connect logic with desire. Our 5-year-old for example. She has a little Clifford the Big Red Dog radio with headphones. Saturday afternoon she wanted to listen to it, but we were fresh out…
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It’s all about the “feels”
I doubt you’ll find anyone who knows too much more about weightloss than I do. I know that sounds peculiar coming from someone who is 150 lbs over her goal weight, but it’s true. I’m also pretty sure there is a myriad of doctors and personal trainers and dietitians who would disagree with me. But…
Read moreStarting Over
Starting over means admitting that your last attempt was a failure. That’s a lot harder than you might think, especially when you have tasted some success. So, here goes nothing: I have failed, and I am going to start over. This post is very personal. You might say, gosh Anna, all of your posts are…
Read moreWillpower is a Muscle
Happy New Year! I heard something yesterday that really struck a chord with me. “Willpower is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it gets.” I’ve been thinking about that a lot today. You’ve noticed I haven’t posted anything in awhile. These last 8 months or so have been really difficult ones for…
Read morePersisting with Consistency
At my heaviest, and this is really hard for me to type, I weighed in at 335 lbs. How I ever let myself get there… well, that’s a subject for other posts. On to my point for the night. It takes A LOT of calories to maintain that kind of weight. I don’t even want…
Read morePaleo Meat and Sweet Potato Hash
Are you crazy Anna? Two brand new dishes in as many days? Wow! And this one is truly a winner because even the kids were coming back for seconds. Yummy! Beef & Sweet Potato Hash Ingredients 3 pounds grass-fed ground beef 1 large sweet onion, chopped 3 cups peeled & cubed sweet potatoes (I think…
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