UBP12: Tell Me You Love Chocolate
Oh, yay! You’re here. Come in, come in. Don’t worry about what you look like. This blogger surrendered worrying about what others think for a few years now. Trust me, you look fabulous.
Tell me you love chocolate. You have to. I love teaching the Made to Crave Bible study whether online via webinar or through my home church. I’m always honest. Chocolate was so much a part of my life I would eat M&M’s for breakfast.
So what’s a writer to do when she realizes after Made to Crave that those choices have to go?
Well, I don’t know about everyone else, but this is what I did. My tagline is:
Surrendering the good, the bad, and—maybe one day—the chocolate.
When I meet new friends they beg me not to surrender the chocolate. I’ve changed a lot of habits, but the chocolate still isn’t gone. I like Special K. Rice cakes, chocolate of course, don’t make me gag.
I wish all surrender was that easy. As a blogger, that’s what I’m here for. To encourage you.
Sometimes I blog about how mad at God I was when I miscarried. Some posts are book reviews, and I of course especially love ones that show surrender. I enjoy promoting other writers. Sometimes I update readers on my progress with my contemporary romance, Spectacular Falls. I welcome guest bloggers. I participate in a few memes. I can be serious, or snarky. But if one thing, one day, helps you know you aren’t alone and that surrendering that thing God is giving you a nudge about is worth it, well, I’m happy to be here.
You’re welcome to stay as long as you want. My menu is at the top. There’s something for everyone. If you don’t have a lot of time I suggest you subscribe and/or bookmark. Make sure you check the contact page out. I’m on Facebook. Twitter. Yep, Google+. Even Pinterest. Let’s not make this our only meeting.
Visiting from the UBP 2012! Nice to “meet” you. I’ve been blogging about my journey with Made to Crave for the last several weeks on my blog. I’ve really been struggling so am taking a break for now. I hope to find hope and encouragement here for this part of my life. Oh, and yes, the more chocolate the better!
Hi again, Julie. What a fun post for the Ultimate Blog Party 2012. And love the new pix. 🙂 Have a blessed par-tay time!
Umm… did you say m&m’s for breakfast? Love! I put them in pancakes! I love even more your use of the word surrender. That has been a big word in my vocabulary over the past year. Surrender… It’s a wonderful thing!
Nice to meet you, Tereasa from hispenonmyheart.com
Hi Julie, I am stopping by from UBP! It so mice to meet another chocolate lover! LOL . Have a great weekend, God bless!
Party hopping from the UBP- yes and yummy to the chocolate- you truly can never have enough.
Hope you can stop by and visit us too and join us for the GHQ 2012 (a FREE fun event with great prizes)- http://www.onehouseschoolroom.com/2012/04/ultimate-blog-party-2012.html
Hi Julie, so nice to visit with you and get to know you a little better. Yes, I love chocolate. Not just chocolate, but it has to be dark chocolate. YUM! Taking a look around your blog now. Wishing you a blessed weekend. 🙂
Blessings,
~Rosann
{christiansupermom.com & unemployedfaith.com}
Great to get to know you through your blog and the UBP. I also followed you on Twitter, FB and added you to Google+. Keep up the great work.
I just hopped over from the party and YES I LOVE CHOCOLATE. I even bought a chocolate Easter bunny on sale today and inhaled it before I got home. Ha. Mercy ….It is great to meet you!Have a blessed weekend!Beth
I am so excited you started the running! If you ever have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask – I’m no expert, but I’ve run a lot. And I like chocolate, but I think salty things are really my favorite.
Hi, This is my first time at the Blog Party. I look forward to getting to know you.
[…] Jennifer Arduini from the Surrendered Scribe. She used to host a Current Events Round-up Meme at her original blog and was the one who introduced me to memes and blog hops. She has some yummy virtual chocolate for us for this blog party – guaranteed not to show up on the scales at all. […]
Hi Julie, I too am visiting from the Blog Party. And I do love chocolate! Not just any chocolate though, it has to be delightfully delicious. So thankful they have finally decided that it is good for us, and I’m sticking with that if they ever change their minds!! I’m looking forward to getting to know you. I just love the UBP for making new friends!!
Hi Julie!
I’m also a huge chocolate fan and I actually have a t-shirt that I’m well know for that reads, “Drop the chocolate and nobody get’s hurt” lol!
I’m popping by from UBP2012 to say hi!
Cheers,
Char
http://1epicmom.com
I love chocolate too. I can’t believe one of my dtrs does not like chocolate. What’s up with that?
Glad to meet you through UBP12.
Kerry
http://www.HowToHomeschoolMyChild.com/blog
@kerrybeck I know! How can anyone not love chocolate? I’m glad to meet you, too!
@Epic Mom Char, that’s so funny. I joke that when I was having PMS off the charts my hubby would throw a chocolate bar the way most would toss a steak at a dog!
@BlessingCounter I would like to think of myself as a pioneer, I ate it before it was ever deemed okay! So glad you stopped by!
@shandaoakley I’m so glad you stopped by. I look forward to getting to know you, too!
@jenfergie2000 Thank you! For me, getting off my butt and doing it is the hardest part. Once I get going, it’s not bad.
@BethinNCblogger Beth, I’m guilty of a post Easter chocolate sale too. It didn’t last long! I’m glad you stopped by!
@DrawingTheLine THank you, I really appreciate all you did!
My hubby is a dark chocolate fan. Me? Milk chocolate. But I’d take dark chocolate if it it was offered! Thank you so much for visiting.
@jlwalden1 Thank you for stopping by!
@RashidaWilsonSingh I have a feeling UBP12 will unite a lot of chocolate lovers. So glad you are one of them,and that you visited!
@Tereasa It sounds like we have a lot in common! Surrender is definitely a process for me, but always worth it when I do.
@SandwichINK It’s always fun to party with you!
@BarbieHernandezSwihart Barbie, I’m so glad you stopped by. I found accountability to really help with Made to Crave. Blessings to you!
Total chocolate lover here even if it doesn’t like me back. I look forward to coming back and visiting again soon. 🙂 Nice to meet you through UBP12. 🙂
We eat a lot of rice cakes but I do love chocolate. 🙂