Recent content by Rosyshine

Thanks for your suggestions! Sorry for the delayed response. I haven't logged in for awhile. :) I would have never thought of carrot juice.

This morning has been tough so far. Less than a week into a new round of my health program, I've already fallen off the wagon. I just finished a Chick-fil-A sandwich and fries. Last night I had Mexican. After hitting the 30-pounds-lost mark, I've had several stops and starts. I've gained...

I wore my big hat today. It's white with a thick blue circle. It's big. Derby big. Borderline comical. I wore my big hat low today to shield my eyes. I pondered people's legs and feet as I walked to get lunch. It was a relief. I didn't have to see anything in their eyes. I didn't feel the...

It's been a while since I've posted here, so I thought I'd give y'all a quick update. Good news: I've lost close to 30 pounds since I started this weight-loss/health journey in January. Whoohoo! I already feel so much better. My face looks thinner, and hopefully other things do, too, lol. I...

I love this song by JJ Heller. Here's the link. I'm not sure if I embedded properly: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PgGUKWiw7Wk

Just a quick update on my progress. It's been a week since I started a weight-loss program with a friend and some other folks. Despite being tempted by shiny office donuts, I've followed it closely, and I'm already down about nine pounds. Whoohoo! I definitely feel the difference from eating...

I started a weight-loss program this weekend, and I'm sure I'm not alone since the new year only recently began. I knew before I started this that my relationship with food was unhealthy. But now it's really hitting me in the face, and I feel like sharing part of my journey (including how I got...

I don't feel like getting out of bed today. Beyond getting over a cold, I feel very weighed down by my thoughts and feelings. I just want to get away and have little hope that anything will change. Much of life has been melancholy and painful, and I don't know why we exist at all. I don't know...

As the year comes to a close, and as a new chapter begins, it seems like a good time to reflect on the blessings of 2017. Please share if you'd like! Here are some things God did for me: He comforted me and helped me overcome anxiety after losing my dad. He brought comforting words via...

This is not a happy post, fair warning! :) I just feel like sharing this. It's about feelings I had during my childhood. Can anyone relate? ... This spinning dark place. This loneliness. As a child I was scared many times. Scared deeply. I thought of hell and the devil. I saw visions in blue...

I love a good laugh, and I'm sure most of us know it's like medicine for the heart! Laughing and being silly help balance out my serous side. Anyhow, here are some sites I turn to regularly for cheering up. I hope you like them! Casual Christian Comedy: http://bit.ly/ Daily Smile...

After the death of my dad, I had what I believe were panic attacks along with a level of anxiety that began to disrupt my work and daily life. I saw a doctor and began taking prescriptions. I still have episodes, though milder. I believe this is partly because he died rather suddenly. It was the...

Talking to Jesus one morning, a question came to mind. Why did our risen Savior keep His scars when He visited His followers before He went to heaven? He could have closed up the holes in his wrists and side. Maybe they were kept in part so His followers would believe (like Thomas). I think they...

Don't regret having cared for someone. There's no shame in having poured out your love on another soul. Even if you were rejected, even if they wasted it, even if they betrayed you, that doesn't mean your gift was any less meaningful. It may sting when you first think of how your love was not...

I have friends. I have a job. I go to church. I'm also super lonely at times. I sometimes feel like an outsider at churches because I'm not married and have no children. It seems to me that if you hang around churches enough, you'll get the idea that life only really begins when you get...