Colleen's Blog

You know that feeling of walking with one heel on and the other shoe off? That hobbling, off-balance, disorienting sensation where every step feels awkward and uncertain? Sometimes life feels exactly like that—and lately, that’s been my reality with both my schedule and my intentions for mindful eating. An Unusual Season of Life This summer […]

Connecting like crabs might sound unusual, but these creatures understand something many of us have forgotten about successful weight loss. Did you know that many crab species travel in groups called a “cast,” especially during challenging life stages like migration? These intelligent creatures instinctively know what research now confirms: we are better together than on […]

My Weight Loss Journey: The Moment That Still Haunts Me “How does it look?” I groaned. It didn’t fit… like at all. How did I grab the wrong size? My heart sank when I checked the tag… 3X. There was NO way I was opening the door to the fitting room. No one else needed […]

For me, 2 Days with Rob Bell was everything I planned but nothing that I expected. We met amazing people and had powerful conversations. While Darrell shared deeply and personally with our group, I struggled with self-doubt. I struggled with comparisons. I struggled to be authentic. I was frustrated with myself, feeling like I had […]

We began 2024 with the daily “You Are a Badass” calendar in our bathroom. Those daily sentiments from Jen Sincero about owning how amazing we really are began to sink in. We took a road trip to visit our kids in DFW that summer; Shad Helmstetter’s “What to Say When You Talk To Your Self” […]

Someone recently said that most people sleepwalk through life – allowing events to shape their world, unaware of their own capacity and potential. These sleepwalkers are content but a bit clueless. That certainly describes us until rather recently. This journey really began way back in 2017 when Darrell finally closed our chapter on full-time ministry […]