https://vimeo.com/163020148?mc_cid=da990efc7f&mc_eid=aabfa517dd Ready for the real deal? Want to know how to stop comparing? Then check this out. Last week I had the privilege of participating in a webinar with Constance Rhodes of a ministry called Finding Balance....
Heather Creekmore
Can Focusing on How We Are Alike Cure Comparison?
"Mom, I"m just like Iron Man." My four-year-old paces beside my desk as I work. He explains to me that he and Iron Man have a lot of similarities. They are both boys, for starters. They both like to wear red. They both like Legos. (Of course Iron Man plays Legos....
Why I Struggled to Believe in ‘Fearfully and Wonderfully Made’
Taking a one day break from our "one word" series to share with you this great and timely (for Easter) piece from my friend Brittany at Devotion Everyday. You really need to read this and then check out her blog. Great words! (And pretty pictures too, she's a...
Success:: What’s Your Definition?
As long as I can remember I have had a petrifying fear of failure. It has kept me from doing so many things in my life. I don't just want to succeed. I HAVE to succeed. I need that "attaboy" and approval that winning in life provides. I have been setting myself up for...
Exposed:: What Kim Kardashian Really Wants You To See
Though I'm still struggling to figure out how someone taking their clothes off in front of a camera makes front page news in 2016, Kim Kardashian has done it again. She's stripped down and monopolized our news feeds with her bare assets. Some respond with anger and I...
Identity: Can I Be Free From Culture’s Standard of Beauty?
I taught a homeschool co-op class today. In geography, I asked my class of seven and eight-year-olds a question I thought would be easy. Me: "What country do we live in?" Kids: "Texas!!!" Me: "No, kids...not our state...our country! What country do we live in?" Kids:...
New March Series:: One Word Devotionals to Improve Your Body Image
Spring is coming! Whether you are thinking of a Spring Break getaway or feeling the body image pressure because summer looms on the horizon, you will be blessed by the series we are doing here at Compared to Who? for the whole month of March. We've called it "March...
Hope for Exercise Bulimia: Allison’s Story
This is Allison's story of exercise builimia. I met Allison at a north Texas MOPS group last month. She was gracious enough to message me after the meeting and share with me her story. I wanted you all to read it and be encouraged too. There is hope. Great hope. It's...
Is it Time to Stop Blaming Barbie?
"Finally, Barbie will look more like us!" The radio DJ exclaimed. "This will help little girls feel better about themselves. It's so great for them." She gushed. But is it true? Will the new, curvier Barbies--or their darker skin or shorter stature...
No One Knows I Worry About My Body Image
I was scrolling through Pinterest one day and found the Christian Body Image Awareness Quiz. Out of curiosity, I took the 5-Day Email Challenge and it confirmed something I already kind of knew: I have a problem. No one would be able to tell, but I struggle daily with...