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Fixing the World
Do you ever have days when you want to just fix the world? The last month or more this desire became overwhelming because I realized I can’t fix the world and neither can anyone else. So I did what most of the world is doing now—basically the essentials plus watching...
Where Should My Focus Be?
A few days ago I accidentally took my evening meds in the morning. I have them nicely categorized in two separate colored med planners. I stumbled out of bed, into the bathroom, grabbed the purple box and downed my meds. Then, my brain kicked in to tell me, "Hey,...
How Grace Changed My Life Twice
I would be dead today without the grace of Jesus changing my life. It’s a fact I cannot deny and if I had died 15 years ago, it would have been totally my fault. I’ve written about this before, but today I feel led to connect the dots between the parts of my story....
The Crisis Version of Emotional Eating
We are in the midst of a crisis we've never seen before. Everything has changed. Even our emotions have changed. We are in the midst of experiencing crisis emotions and therefore, we are in the midst of the crisis version of emotional eating. It is just another...
Overcomers Academy Doors Open Now!
OA Is OPEN! from Teresa Parker on Vimeo. ? Hey, Friends, I’ve got a REALLY BIG, ON-FiIRE ANNOUNCEMENT! As you know, I’m a Christian weight loss author, coach and podcaster who has lost more than 250 pounds. I’ve been coaching for six years, even saying that sounds...
The Picture of My Life
I discovered a prose poem I started about 10 or more years ago when I was stumbling around on my weight loss journey. Back then, I had no idea where or how all the jumbled pieces of my life would ever fit together to complete a picture worth anyone ever viewing....
Why Sabbath Rest Is Vital
“Even God rested on the seventh day. So what makes you think you can get by without doing the same?” The minute I heard the speaker say that I was convicted down to my toes. Indeed, if almighty God, the maker of heaven and earth, saw that it was important to rest what...
What Is Your Relationship With Sugar?
Do you have a relationship with sugar? If so what kind of relationship do you have? I asked a coaching client that question several years ago and she told me she had a codependent relationship with sugar and carbs. She laughed when she said it. But it’s really not...
Sugar Addiction and Cancer
On Valentine’s Day more than half of the consumers in the United States will spend a total of $1.8 billion on one thing. Know what it is? It’s something I never buy any more for anyone and something no one ever buys for me any more because they know it goes straight...
The Cure for Rebellion
I grew up in the 60’s and graduated high school in 1971. It was in the era of tie-died t-shirts, bell-bottom jeans, hippies, drugs, sex and rock and roll. Fortunately, it was also the rise of Jesus Freaks and the Jesus Movement. As the daughter of a preacher, I didn’t...