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Sugar Fast Journey

My 40 Day Sugar Fast

Hello.  My name is Kathy and I am addicted to sugar.  I LOVE sweet things...

Breaking the Stronghold My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 3 Late afternoon is the most challenging for me.  By about 4:00 I start to get...

Take Every Thought Captive My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 4 Did you ever read Sunday morning comics?   I had several...

Christmas Blues My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 5 For me, the time between Christmas and New Year’s is difficult. I experience the...

Count Your Blessings My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 6 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. (Proverbs...

Sugar as a Quick Fix My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 7 One entire week on this sugar free journey. This morning I was reading a couple of the...

Joy Beyond Sugar My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 8 I can be a morning person when I need to be.  However, I am not really a...

Looking for Significance My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 9 As humans I think we are all looking for significance. Note–This is a post from...

Overcoming Temptation My Sugar Journey

Sugar Fast Day 10 Today was a lesson in overcoming temptation. This morning when I opened my email my...

A New Place My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 11 The LORD said to Abram: Go out from your land, your relatives, and your father’s...

Love God’s Word My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 12 Do you love God’s Word? My favorite scripture verse is about hiding God’s...

What Am I Consuming My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 13 Thirteen days into this fast and I have pretty well trained myself to not expect any...

Be Still. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 14 Why is it so hard to be still? One of my favorite verses is Psalm 46:10. Be still and...

Bloom Where You Are. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 15 Life in healthcare is hard!  I find this to be true even 4 years...

Why 40 Days? My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 16 It feels as if I have been on this fast forever.  I’m not even halfway...

It’s Good to Worship. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 17 It is good to stop and worship God. I am almost halfway through my sugar fast. As I...

Eat Your Bible My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 18 On day 13 I felt God nudging me to spend more time in His word.  I spend a...

Resting in God. My Sugar Fast Challenge

Sugar Fast Day 19 Lately I have been feeling weary.  Not so much from too much to do, but from mental...

Here I Am Send Me My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 20 When God calls to you with direction for your life what is your response? Would you...

God Is My Strength My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 21 I am halfway through my fast.  These last 20 days feel more like 20...

Where Is My Focus? My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 22 Have you even noticed that the closer you get to a goal, especially one you are...

Choosing a Bible My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 23 I know how important it is to ready God’s Word. But there are so many choices...

Pray Without Ceasing My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 24 NOTE: This blog entry is from a October of 2022 when I first did this fast. For this...

Jesus Is Calling. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 25 This morning I find myself not. only recognizing what God is doing amidst this sugar...

Where Are You? My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 26 I love music from the 1970’s. It takes me back to a time when life seemed much...

Pressing On. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 27 I can see the rainbow at the end of this fast’s tunnel.  But I also notice the...

Right Motives. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 28 The 40 Day Sugar Fast by Wendy Speake has me in Isaiah 58 this...

Get Back Up. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 29 I have a confession to make. Today I backslid BIG TIME. In the past when I have...

Behind the Curtain. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 30 Last weekend I went to see a local jazz quartet. They were playing in our local art...

The Armor of God. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 31 I am in the home stretch.  Ten days to go. I can see that finish line, but the devil...

God’s temple. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 32 Every Friday I tell myself that I am going to clean my house over the...

Blessings. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 33 I know I talked about counting my blessings in Day 3 of this journey, but the closer...

Stay Strong. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 34 With less than a week to go with this fast I am already thinking about Day 41 and...

Good Friend. My Sugar Fast Journey.

Sugar Fast Journey Day 35 If asked, would you say you are a good friend? I have always thought of...

Purging More Than Sugar. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 36 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for...

Loving Others. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 37 Everyone around me these days is hurting.  My friends, family members and people at...

The Roadmap. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 38 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.  (Psalm 119:105) Remember when...

Finding Vision. My Sugar Fast Journey

Sugar Fast Day 39 For the last 29 days I have been reading one Proverb each day.  This morning Proverb...