The scariest part of Halloween...

The vampires and witches are not what scares me most about Halloween...

I currently am preparing for the loads of sweets that are about to be dumped in the arms of my children...

I am currently preparing for the sugar high...coma from the feeding frenzy of my 3 year old who eats one of every candy from the home he visits this upcoming Thursday...

I am also prepping for the "candy inspection" that usually leads to a mommy sugar coma/belly ache :)

But it's ok... 

baby steps...(a favorite phrase of a friend and fellow coach)

This year we are going to keep a little and give the rest...

I'm not going to see the sugar coma as a failure...

I'm not going to inspect by tasting everything I see...

I'm not afraid pf you twix bars, m & ms and Hershey special dark (well maybe the special dark !)

Baby steps means letting go, picking your battles and finding freedom in enjoying the moment... Not by out of control Cookie Monster feeding frenzies!  But rather moderation...

This may sound ridiculous... But I actually had absolutely no control when it came to sweets growing up.  They were either not in the house... Or they came & vanished within 24 hrs as I gobbled them up.

 Then the guilt and sickness that followed... Led to self loathing and frustration... I felt powerless....

But I have made baby steps...

I am learning my limits...

When I slip I get up and make a new plan...

I don't want powerlessness... So I will surrender my need to control... And ask for the grace to be free...

And my hope is to pass this legacy if freedom to my children....

To not fear the Candy :) or whatever it is they struggle with in life. 

As silly as this may sound I wanted to share, hoping perhaps there is at least one other parent who struggles with this...

And ask that we pray for one another...lift one another up...

Have a blessed All Hallows' Eve, and happy All Saints Day!