Should Christians diet? Should we, as Christians, always be "on a diet"? Read more on this important topic, here! Eight pounds. That's what I've gained since I started actively pursuing a sedentary lifestyle. It wasn't my intention to spend the first four months of...
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Three Reasons You Don’t Belong at The Clearance Rack
There's a lot to love about January. A new year. Fresh start. Renewed motivation. Crisp cold air that keeps us snuggled inside by the fire. Snow days. Clearance sales. Wait! What was that last one? I confess. I am a shopper. I like to buy clothing. Too much. I've...
Curly Hair, Don’t Care (Except that I Really Do)
I saw a t-shirt once that said, "Tease it up to Jesus." I don't have to. When I step out of my house on a humid day, my unruly mane is already halfway up to Heaven. When I played with Barbie as a kid, how I envied that tiny, plastic bombshell. It wasn’t her freakishly...
Does Following Jesus Make You Sweat?
Most people are a little embarrassed about sweating-- even while exercising! Although I used to be one of them, I now find this a little ridiculous. How do you know if you've worked hard if your body's cooling response (sweating) hasn't kicked in? Why bother going...
Homeschooling is Scary: Four Reasons Why I Didn’t Think Homeschooling Was for Me
It's been almost one month now since we did what is to some the unthinkable. We withdrew our children from a great public school where they had wonderful and caring teachers and, by the government's standards, were doing well academically. This was one of the most...
Three Ways to Deal With Mean Women (and Girls)
Nervousness clenched my stomach. We sat at a small coffee shop across the street discussing what the interview would be like. "She's pretty tough," Dave said. "But, I think you'll do just fine. Just act confident and she'll like you." My first real...
Jesus is Better Than Optimal Health
Unlike most people who go to the doctor for a routine check up, I was extremely excited to meet my new integrative doctor and learn the results of my body scan. I eat pretty healthy, I work out, I make my health a priority. So when I logged in to the patient portal...
Jesus is Better Than… Control
Today starts a brand new series on Compared to Who called: Jesus is Better! Hope you'll read all three posts this week! My, What a Young Face You Have, My Dear... I’d just started my first day of student teaching. Talking to another teacher about something nostalgic,...
The Lies Women Hear: Life after Domestic Violence
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, today Rebecca shares her powerful story revealing the lies women hear and how she found new life after domestic violence. Will you take a moment today to pray for all those who are victims and pray that they will find...
Do You Know How You Were Designed?
I sit in the waiting area, listening to my nine-year-old son's computer class. I'm mentally transported to my college freshman year Intro to Math course, where Dr. Widmar spoke to us, with his back always to the blackboard, in some special language that only computer...