Holly is a funny, smart and sassy single mom of 4 beautiful children. After a broken marriage and the death of her mother, she knows what it is like to walk through the grief process. Through these times, she used food to comfort herself and eventually gained 300 pounds. But God changed it all. She blogs about her fight to lose 300 pounds and the experience of God’s grace and the joy in knowing Him at http://www.300poundsdown.com/
The one thing I don’t get Is why they had to do it that way Why they had to hurt me that way I mean if you’re going to hurt me Then hurt me But do you have to throw a grenade And blow everything up on your way out? That’s how I felt back then Like it wasn’t enough for them to pierce my heart They had to shred every piece of my life first Blow it all up Until nothing is left Until there are just pieces of you Walking around But mostly it’s just that PIECES And [...]
Living out here in Texas We eat a lot of Mexican food And there is a taco stand close to my house That calls my name! When I started a low carb diet
` Yesterday was Independence Day Celebrating freedom And this reminds me That there is much to celebrate Because Jesus died To set us free But the question remains Are you popping off fireworks? And sparklers? Celebrating your freedom Every day? Or like
So I turned 40 this week I knew it was coming I could see it bearing down on me And all I could do was stand there frozen Like a deer in the headlights I looked back on my life And all I could see was the following: Failed marriage Single Mom of 4 kids Obese Not exactly
“Let go and let God” That’s what they say How many times have I heard this? And thought Sounds good But how? Because I tried to let go Of my pain and my worries Like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz I closed my eyes tight Clicked my heels together 3 times And woke
