by Teresa Shields Parker | Jan 14, 2022 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
To be comfortable is at the top of almost every person’s list. Comfortable means to affording physical ease: cozy, snug, warm, pleasant, agreeable or being in a state of physical or mental comfort; contented and undisturbed; at ease. I want a comfortable home,... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Jan 5, 2022 | Blog, Devotional, Family, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
From as far back as I can remember, God has given me a word to ponder throughout the year. But it wasn’t until 2013 that I started keeping track of those words. Each year the word He has given me has defined that year in some way. MY LEGACY—Great-Grandma holding me,... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Dec 29, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
It’s crazy how we allow our emotions to hold us back from being all-in with God. I realized there are four key negative emotions that cause us issues and keep us from applying four key truths of God. I really didn’t plan it this way but amazingly both the core truths... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Dec 22, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
She sat across from me with tears streaming down her face. Her question was buried in remorse and pain. She was having a hard time getting the words out. I said gently, “Whatever you want to share with me it can’t be as bad as what I’ve gone through having weighed 430... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Dec 8, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
As a child, I don’t know how many times during church services I sang the old song, “I Surrender All.” I’m not sure what I thought the words meant back then. I probably thought they were defining what I did when I accepted Jesus at age seven and gave up my life of... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Dec 1, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
During the month of October, Americans spent more than $3 billion on one thing. Know what it is? It’s something I never buy anymore. What is it? It’s candy. I don’t eat candy or sugar anymore because God showed me it was killing me … in more ways than one. At...
