by Teresa Shields Parker | Aug 10, 2022 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
Voices, voices everywhere. We hear them from friends, family especially if we have small children, mothers, fathers, extended family, best friends, worst enemies, television, social media, music, podcasts, speakers, preachers, teachers, mentors, casual acquaintances,... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Aug 3, 2022 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose
It’s been at least 10 years since I’ve had cake for my birthday, which is in a couple of days. Strawberries with nuts are my favorite treats today. That was definitely not my choice in years past until I made some monumental decisions in about 2009. Not eating sugar... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Jul 27, 2022 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
There is a major fallacy that keeps many stuck in super morbid obesity. That is that overeating our favorite foods will protect us from the kind of men that might want to do us harm. For those who have been sexually abused this becomes a major excuse for overeating.... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Jul 20, 2022 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Uncategorized
Most of my life I tried to avoid one thing—being crazy or insane. When I was growing up my mother had emotional issues and saw a psychiatrist regularly. She was on medication which only seemed to make her mood swings worse. She had high highs and low lows. When I... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Jul 13, 2022 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
Many of us have this fear of success that keeps us stuck. We are afraid of moving forward because we might succeed and then have to continue the hard work that we think success will take. We are afraid of what success might do to us and how it will change us. I have... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Jul 6, 2022 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, Purpose, Uncategorized
I Can’t. Those two words should be erased from our vocabularies because they are an excuse that keeps us stuck. This is true whether it is trying to change a flat tire, balancing a budget, forgiving a spouse or losing weight. If we start with the excuse of I can’t,...
