Just thought I'd quickly update y'all on how it's going... It's going. Asher is hanging tough with me... I am so proud of that boy. He has been reading and researching the Daniel Plan website and has not only remembered what he learned, but is putting it into practice. Which is harder than it sounds. His biggest challenge? Staying away from white foods - white bread, white pasta and, his nemesis, white potatoes. But his fortitude is paying off. He's found a new friend in whole wheat bread, natural peanut butter and all-fruit jelly. He has lost 11 pounds … [Read more...]

Soooo? How's it going? I really do want to hear from y'all who are also fasting... I was thrilled when several of y'all commented that you'd be fasting as well. So please, comment below, email me or send a carrier pigeon my way, but fill me in on all the deets! Us? We're hanging in there. I gotta admit, last week was tough. I am going to spare you all the gory details, but let me just say... I knew I was nearing rock bottom when my husband's fruit flavored fiber tablets were starting to look tasty. I guess cutting sugar completely out of your diet will do … [Read more...]

Oh my. Day 1 was easy breezy.. But today was Day 2. And before I even cracked my eyelids, my head reminded me that it has been well over 24 hours since I had consumed any form of caffeine. By 2:00, despite my ongoing headache, I could barely stay awake. Sleep. Must sleep. But sleep was not going to come. I had to make food, you see. Food. To eat. Something - besides raw fruit and vegetables - was calling me, nay, begging me, to eat it. But I'm on the Daniel Fast and well, that limits my options. So I did something I've never done … [Read more...]

Y'all. Tomorrow is day 1 of 21. 21 days of fasting. And self-deprivation? Is so not something I do well. Just ask my husband. But this is different. Because our church is calling the congregation to fast. And because, for one of the first times ever, I'm feeling led to fast. We were given a booklet at church, with ideas on all the different ways to fast. Asher decided that he wanted to participate, so I asked him to choose the way we - Chris, Asher and myself - would participate. And he thought about it for a while. He said he wanted to be … [Read more...]