Have you ever felt like God was silent in your life regarding your desire to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle? Have you ever taken that silence to mean that God doesn't listen or care about you and so . . . Pass the ice cream? In food, we search for the satisfaction we often feel like we are missing in other areas of our lives.

Here in the USA we stop and reflect this weekend on those who have paid a price for us to live in a land where we are free. We are free to live, free to love, free to make our own choices. All because of sacrifices made. But if we are truly honest with ourselves we often spend less time thinking about our freedom and more time thinking about the menu, who’s coming over and where we will go watch fireworks.

Ingredients: 1 whole sweet onion, Sea salt

You can eat this plain in a bowl or wrap up in a piece of lettuce. Ingredients: 1½ pounds leanest ground beef, 5 tablespoons tomato paste, Stevia powder to taste, to give it that natural sweetness sloppy joe’s have! 3 tomatoes chopped, 1 jalapeno minced, 2 tablespoons of minced onions (or to taste, however much you like), ¼ cup chopped cilantro, Salt and pepper, 2 limes

Bonnie's Story: My journey with the Lord through the Grace and Strength Lifestyle began in October of 2016. Knowing this, the length of time I spent on the program feels impossibly short. God has been so faithful through the entire process. To Him goes all the glory, honor and praise. What I have achieved is nothing short of a miracle in my eyes.