by Teresa Shields Parker | Jan 19, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
One of our Overcomers Academy members, Jay Lee, a former foreign missionary for 47 years in a closed country, has lost 80 pounds in Overcomers Academy. She calls herself the grandma of the group and loves to share her story. “I’m 75 and I have been overweight or obese... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Jan 18, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers
Are you tired of: Craving food constantly? Not being able to stop eating? Dieting only to gain the weight back again plus more? Being in bondage to certain foods? Food does not have to control you. You can look better, feel better and live better. You can transform... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Jan 12, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, Purpose, Uncategorized
Recently I woke up and the first thought on my mind was, “2021 is the year to grow up and become an adult.” I knew immediately those words were from God because they were not something I had been thinking about and it made me begin to think. God always does that. I... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Jan 5, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, Purpose
Way too many times I allowed a stronghold to capture me and take me down. Then I woke up and began to study what a stronghold really is. When I did that, the strongholds in my life began to fall, one by one. It felt like sugar was a stronghold when I weighed 430... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Jan 2, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, Purpose
God always gives me a word for the year. It’s usually a word I either think I know or don’t want to spend time thinking about. This was more than true with the word He gave me for 2021. It is the word more. The first thing I thought when He gave me the word was,... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Dec 20, 2020 | Devotional, Family, Fiction, Inspiration
Everyone was gathering for the birthday party. All was set. The dining room was perfectly decorated. She had out her best tablecloth, the fancy lace one. Red crepe paper decked the room and there were party favors, little hats with each one’s name, balloons and... 
