by Beth Ann Ziarnik @bethannziarnik Diet No More STEP ONE involves (Are you ready for this?) Confessing. Whoa! Don't check out on me. Please stay. I need you! Knowing you're here, even if only lurking, is a big help. Everyone needs someone to be accountable to, right? And I hope you don't mind being that one. Because ... though last week in this Diet No More series, I talked about how and why I prepared to… Read More
by Beth Ann Ziarnik @bethannziarnik What's Diet No More? It's my surrender. I don't think I could look another diet in the face. Maybe you've been there yourself. Maybe--like me--you're there now. But don't get me wrong, I'm not without hope! Which is why I'm inviting you to tag along as I commit to one more try at the only non-diet that's ever worked for me. One of those past successes took place during the… Read More
“Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.” ~ Proverbs. 2:3, New Living Translation. The watchful buzzards of anxiety and confusion circled above me with their bulging bloodshot eyes and unflagging patience. When would I finally faint under the strain of my stalled writing projects? How soon could they swoop down and shred my writer’s dreams? The Daunting Challenge Two publishers, each eager to receive a different novel manuscript, was a good thing. Right? Then… Read More
"I hate that man!" My friend's words shocked me. Taken aback, I just stared. This friend was a good Christian--someone I loved and respected. I didn't love or respect my friend any less. Nor did similar strong expressions from others regarding people in their lives cause me to love and respect them any less. But words of hate these days make me sad. Why? God tells us to love our enemies (Matthew 5:44). He doesn't… Read More