Aw! Chocolate! What a DELIGHT it is!

Chocolate: the preparation of seeds of cacao, roasted, husked and ground, often sweetened and flavored
Delight: to please, take pleasure in, revel in, gladness

Hello. My name is Donna Wuerch and I am a recovering chocoholic! I was once addicted to sweet, DELIGHTFUL and delectible chocolate treats – and when eating them, they DIDN'T go to my hips! LOL! The addiction has diminished, though I still enjoy the DELIGHT of an occasional morsel.

One of my earliest kid memories was Mom's chocolate gravy and after Sunday night church, my dad taking me to the little store next door for a chocolate soldier drink. And, then there were the ice cream trucks in my neighborhood that screamed my name. Well, not really, but they sure bolstered my taste buds for a chocolate fudgesicle. So I blame this addiction on my parents. LOL! That only started my addiction -- from there, it was chocolate cake, chocolate candy, chocolate pie, chocolate brownies, chocolate malts.....you can see how my "chocolate" enthusiasm spiraled out of control!

I've never outgrown the DELIGHT of indulging in creamy, dark or light, or white. You're probably thinking "I know somewhere in here Donna has a devotional for us"!! And I do!

The Psalmist David wrote in Psalm 37:4 "DELIGHT yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart," and in Psalm 119:103 "How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!"

The question is "Do our eyes light up in DELIGHT when we hear God's words like these I just quoted? Do our taste buds heighten when we read His Word? Do our eyes light up in DELIGHT when we hear the name of Jesus or when we share that morsel of DELIGHT with someone else? Or has it become a ho-hum routine love affair where the “chocolate” has lost its appeal and the DELIGHT has diminished?"

Oh, that we would spiral out-of-control with our love for our Lord -- to DELIGHT in His presence and rejoice in His love. And, then, with that fresh, new love to spread the Good News to light up and DELIGHT someone else's life.

May we delight in our Savior and may we savor His goodness and mercy to us and then may we share the light of His love--a smile, a hug, a word of encouragement -- and yes, some CHOCOLATE too to those who need His “flavoring” in their lives!

Hello. My name is Donna Wuerch and I am addicted to my Lord and His Word. I pray this addiction only increases until I can’t live without delighting in Him. How about you?

I LOVE Chocolate

Day 12 in this Month of Love -- I LOVE Chocolate
How can I be celebrating the Month of Love without celebrating my LOVE for chocolate? Actually, I am a recovering chocoholic. I'm not near as addicted as I was when the sweet, savory and delectible chocolate treats DIDN'T go to my hips! LOL! Last April, while on a Northern European cruise, one of our ports was Hamburg, Germany -- the home of the Chocoversum by Hachez factory and museum. My dear shipmates indulged me by going by train with me to get there for their famous "German" chocolates.

One of my earliest kid memories was Mom's chocolate gravy and after Sunday night church, my dad taking me to the little store next door for a chocolate soldier drink. Remember the ice cream trucks coming through the neighborhood? Chocolate fudgesicle!! So I blame this addiction on my parents. LOL! That was just the beginning. From there, it was chocolate cake, chocolate candy, chocolate pie, chocolate brownies, chocolate malts.....you can see how my "chocolate" enthusiasm spiraled out of control!

I've never outgrown the delight of indulging in creamy, dark or light, crunchy or nutty chocolate. You're probably thinking "I know somewhere in here Donna has a devotional for us"!! And I do!

The Psalmist David wrote in Psalm 119:103 "How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" And in Psalm 34:8 he wrote, "Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him."

The question is "Do our eyes light up in delight when we hear God's Words like these I just quoted? Do our eyes also light up in delight when we hear the Name of Jesus or when we share that morsel of delight with someone else? Or has it become a ho-hum routine love affair where the chocolate's melted and the wonder is gone?"

Oh, that we would spiral out-of-control with our love for our Lord -- to delight in His presence and rejoice in His love. And, then, with that fresh, new love to spread the Good News to light up someone else's life.

Let's delight in our Savior and then share the light of His love--a smile, a hug, a word of encouragement -- and yes, some CHOCOLATE too!

I LOVE Chocolate!

I have a confession to make. I LOVE chocolate so much so, that I should be a member of Chocoholics Anonymous (if there is such a group)!

One of my earliest kid memories was my Mom's chocolate gravy, and after Sunday night church, my Dad taking me to the little store next door for a Chocolate Soldier drink, And, how well I remember the ice cream trucks coming through the neighborhood and getting my chocolate fudgesicle. So I blame this addiction on my parents. LOL! That was just the beginning. From there, it was chocolate cake, chocolate candy, chocolate pie, chocolate brownies, chocolate malts .....you can see how someone could become a connoisseur of chocolate, and I am.

Say "chocolate" and my eyes still light up--for you see, I've never outgrown the delight of indulging in creamy, dark or light, crunchy or nutty chocolate! My mouth is watering even as I type this post. Okay, I know you're saying "I know somewhere in here Donna has a devotional for us!" And I do!!

The Psalmist David wrote in Psalm 119:103 "How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" And in Psalm 34:8 he wrote, "Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him." And in Psalm

37:4 He says, "Delight yourself in the Lord and He shall give you desires of your heart."

So I ask myself, and I ask you, "Do our eyes light up in delight when we hear God's Words, like they light up when we hear "chocolate" or another favorite food or treat? Do we savor God's Word, when we share that morsel of delight with someone else? Or has our "sweet tooth" for God's Word and His love for us become a hum-drum routine love affair--the chocolate's melted, the wonder's gone, de-light has gone out?"

Oh, that we would fall in love anew today with God and His Word -- delight in His presence and rejoice in His love. Let's delight in God and His Word so much that we light up someone's world today, as we share a smile, a hug, a prayer, a gift, a word of encouragement --and yes, some CHOCOLATE too!