As I was driving home tonight, I was thinking about how I would articulate my most difficult spiritual struggle to someone. Naturally, my first thought was, “well, what is my most difficult spiritual struggle?” The second that thought came to my mind, it was immediately followed by a memory of…

I was listening to a youtube mix of 90’s Christian music today, and the song “Great Expectations” by Steven Curtis Chapman came on. I immediately recognized the song and remembered some of the chorus, but this was the first time I had listened to it since I was a kid…

HEALTH I’ve made some major progress this past month; I’m down 9 more pounds and have hit a new low on my weight loss goal to bring my total weight lost up to 59lbs! This has been a very challenging journey to get to this point, and I have learned three…

HEALTH So the good news is I’m down 6 lbs since my last post a month ago, but I’m a few pounds off of my goal of losing 8lbs a month. I’ve noticed a significant change in my body composition though, so I’m hoping that I’m converting some of the fat…

INTRODUCTION Hello! Thanks so much for taking the time to read this blog. I’m currently in the middle of a weight loss journey, so I decided to write about it once a month to stay accountable and to encourage others. The fitness portion of this blog will be covered in the…

Writing Thank you so much for taking the time to read these blog posts! Seeing the number of views I have received has encouraged me and held me accountable in wonderful ways, and I sincerely appreciate it. However, I have to let you know that I will be putting this writing…

Writing I am still working on chapter five. To be honest, I was barely able to write at all during this two week stretch due to some changes with my work schedule. While I couldn’t write much, I did have plenty of time to think. I have begun the brainstorming process…

Writing The current chapter I am working on is called “Three Years in the Darkness.” This title is kind of misleading though since the chapter really only covers two years. The third year I’m counting is my senior year of college which was covered last chapter. It is so interesting to…

Writing This was the hardest chapter for me to start writing. When I was working on the outline for this book, I couldn’t even finish the portion for this chapter without calling a few friends to talk through the pain I felt. This chapter covers my senior year of college, and…