Stranded. I was sitting by the side of the road in my old, beat up Plymouth Duster, and it refused to move another inch. No amount of key-turning or tire-kicking would bring that stubborn car back to life. The baby was crying, the errands were undone and there I sat, completely stranded. “I knew Read more
Contagious Love Bible Study - You’re Invited
Posted in: *Kim Avery, Virtual Bible Study - Contagious Love September 13, 2011
A virtual Bible study of I John called Contagious Love begins this Thursday, September 15th and you're invited! Contagious Love: Receive it. Believe it. Pass it on. A 9-week online study of I John Begins in person on September 15th(Winter Haven, FL) OR online September 16th Downloadable Read more
Open Letter to God and You ~ Made to Crave Ch19A
Posted in: *Kim Avery, Made to Crave August 9, 2011
Open Letter to God O Christ of God, It is for you, through you and because of you that I’ve have taken this journey. As deep calls to deep, so your Spirit has faithfully drawn me closer to you. You have placed within me an insatiable craving for love, meaning, joy, purpose and most of all, Read more
The Domino Effect ~ Made to Crave Ch19
Posted in: *Kim Avery, Made to Crave August 8, 2011
At some point in your life, you’ve probably seen a cartoon that goes something like this. Father has a hard day at work, comes home and yells at Mom. Hurt, Mom marches into the family room and screams at Sister for neglecting her chores. Feeling persecuted, Sister marches out of the room while Read more
Intentional Living ~ Made to Crave Ch18A
Posted in: *Kim Avery, Made to Crave August 5, 2011
It’s that time again. As a coach trainer at the Professional Christian Coaching Institute, one of the classes that I have the privilege of teaching is the 15-week Essentials course for aspiring Life Coaches. I love watching their coaching skills grow week by week as they prayerfully equip themselves Read more
Victory ~ Made to Crave Ch18
Posted in: *Kim Avery, Made to Crave August 4, 2011
Math was my least favorite subject in school and for good reason. Numbers give me hives. Well, maybe not literally but at least they do mentally. To this day, I don’t balance my checkbook, keep track of receipts or add numbers in my head. Now, I suppose I could do those things if I really wanted Read more
The Very Next Choice ~ Made to Crave Ch17A
Posted in: *Kim Avery, Made to Crave August 2, 2011
“The very next choice we make isn’t really about whether or not to eat chips, cookies, or French fries smothered in chili and processed cheese. It’s about whether we are going to stay away from those things that are not beneficial for what we were created to be” (Made to Crave, p. 169). Really? Read more
Is Discipline Sustainable? ~ Made to Crave Ch17
Posted in: *Kim Avery, Made to Crave August 1, 2011
I struggled with this chapter. Frankly, I didn’t like the questions that it raised. Questions like: Is discipline sustainable? When I’ve reached my target weight, can I go back to eating everything I want? Does holiness deal with my spiritual life only or does it include my physical life Read more
The Way of Escape ~ Made to Crave Ch16A
Posted in: *Kim Avery, Made to Crave July 29, 2011
They Lived Happily Ever After I like happy endings. An avid fan of action and adventure movies, before the credits roll I want to see a smile on the hero’s face and a wedding ring on the heroine’s hand. I’m always eager to see a new movie with this as the plot, thus I fancy myself quite an expert Read more
Why Diets Don’t Work ~ Made to Crave Ch16
Posted in: *Kim Avery, Made to Crave July 28, 2011
Biblical and Scientific Reasons Diets don’t work! We all know that or we wouldn’t be here. My guess is that this is not your first attempt at living a healthy, balanced life. I know it’s not mine. Yet, if dieting doesn’t work what hope do we have? Where can we turn? In Chapter 16, Lysa reminds Read more
