Like shame – condemnation can weigh heavy on us. Condemnation can shout loudly at us when we eat something culture says is bad or if we don’t do something we thought we should or were supposed to do or if we miss a workout, or if we didn’t lose the X number of pounds...
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Letting Go of Expectations for My Life Part 2
Today Heather's friend, Jeanette Henriques continues sharing her testimony of struggling with eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and facing various other life trials. Jeanette became a ward of the state of Texas as child, was in and out of eating disorder...
Ten Ways to Keep Marriage Hot
Last week, my husband and I took a trip to Italy to celebrate ten years of marriage. It wasn't a whim. On our honeymoon, we decided that we would save and plan and do this trip as a celebration of the decade mark. By God's grace alone---we made it! (To both Italy and...
Letting Go of My Expectations for My Life
Today Heather's friend, Jeanette Henriques shares her powerful testimony of struggling with eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and facing various other life trials. Jeanette became a ward of the state of Texas as child, was in and out of eating disorder treatment...
What to Say to a Single Friend and More Featuring Jennifer Hand
How can I encourage my single friend who desires marriage? What do I say (or not say) to my single friends? Today, Jennifer Hand and I talk about her journey as a forty-year-old single woman. We talk about all the assumptions we make around our friends who are single...
Moving from Fear to Faith Featuring Jenn Hand
You'll be encouraged by today's conversation on the topic of overcoming fear to say "Yes" to what God asks of us! Heather's guest today, Jennifer Hand, is Executive Director of Coming Alive ministries and a missionary who travels the world to minister to people who...
Why Am I Obsessed With Being Thinner
For many years I believed that if I could just lose the weight, then I would arrive. Arrive where, I didn't know specifically. I'm not sure I cared, because I knew it would certainly be a better place. A place where trying on clothes was an easy and enjoyable task. My...
Body Image Issues in Marriage: Why No Mere Man Can Help
Grapefruit, salmon burgers, and plain oatmeal; the exhaustive list of foods--aside from unbuttered vegetables--that were “legal” on my pre-wedding diet. In six short weeks, I'd be sitting in Hawaii eating room service with my new husband. I could endure this...
How to Have the Worst Mother’s Day Ever
Twenty. That's how many absolutely horrible, no good, very bad Mother's Days I've had. If you know me, you may respond...Wait, isn't your oldest only ten? And, you'd be right. But, my Mother's Day misery started well before I ever read "pregnant" on a little...
Summer Body Image Assessment: How Are You Doing?
Everyone is talking about getting a summer "body" but as we enter a new season, my question is: How is your body image? Where are you on the path to body image freedom? I've had some friends walking this path with me for years now--you've probably heard me change,...