by Teresa Shields Parker | Jan 12, 2023 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, Poetry, Purpose, sweet freedom, Uncategorized
Shades of blacks and whites Long black angry shadows Hiding fears, mistrusts, and shame And white as far as the eye can see. Nothingness. I wear my despair in monotone. No cure for my sickness. No help to pull me out of lifelessness. No desire to climb to freedom.... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Feb 10, 2018 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, Purpose, sweet freedom
I have a confession to make. Even though I’ve lost 250 pounds, weight loss is not the most important thing in my life. And I don’t think it should be yours either, no matter how much weight you have to lose. Following God Following what God is telling us, showing us... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Jan 8, 2017 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, sweet change, sweet freedom, sweet grace, Uncategorized
“In the book of Ecclesiastes the only practical advice given about living a meaningful life is to find a job you like, enjoy your marriage and obey God,” Donald Miller writes.1 “It’s as though God is saying, ‘Write a good story, take somebody with you, and let Me... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Dec 7, 2016 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Purpose, sweet change, sweet freedom, sweet grace
Do you have the courage to take on your weight issue during the holiday season? Some people are excited by Christmas. With all the bright lights, glittering gifts, focus on Jesus, the baby born to be the Savior of the world, how could anyone be discouraged? However... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Feb 17, 2016 | Devotional, Health, sweet freedom
EXCERPT FROM SWEET FREEDOM BY TERESA SHIELDS PARKER I know what hell is like. Hell is when I find myself weighing 430 pounds and know I have put myself there. Hell is wanting to stop eating, trying to stop, but feeling powerless to do so. Hell is feeling like I am...