Coleen Torres: 4 Reasons to Celebrate Valentine’s Day
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Coleen Torres: 4 Reasons to Celebrate Valentine’s Day

4 Reasons to Celebrate Valentine’s Day It’s that time of year again! Where love blooms, the color red and pink are abundant, fresh roses are on every street corner and chocolates are out of stock in a matter of minutes. Valentine’s Day has a lot of enemies and a lot of fans. Whether you are…

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COTT: Introducing Blog Alliance Members Renee Chaw & ME!

Taking a break from the thankful series to present the weekly Clash of the Titles (COTT) blog alliance guest post. This week Michelle Massaro presents interviews with alliance blog members you might know. One is Renee Chaw and the other, is me. I’m thankful for reading, fiction, blogs, and great sites like COTT that feature…

Letting Go of the Good Stuff
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Letting Go of the Good Stuff

My tagline is “Surrendering the good, the bad, and—maybe one day—the chocolate”. It’s easy to understand surrendering the bad stuff. Fear, anger, addictions, etc…those are unhealthy things that only imprison us if we keep them around. The chocolate? Although few encourage me to surrender it, everyone understands that at the levels I once consumed it,…

10 Lifestyle Changes Our Family Made This Year to Lose Weight: Part 2
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10 Lifestyle Changes Our Family Made This Year to Lose Weight: Part 2

On Monday I shared the things my husband implemented earlier this year and he is at a 30 pound weight loss. The kids and I started changing our eating habits over the summer and I learned a lot from the nutritionist our daughter sees. Today I’ll share what we’re doing. As a family we’ve lost…