For the past 23 days my family has suffered from an evil virus that causes sore limbs, scratchy throats and tentative stomachs. This bug's intentional cruelty is evidenced in how it waits until one victim feels well before it tackles ...
Rachel And Leah: Three Lessons Leah Can Teach Us About Beauty and Body Image
I used to believe that Genesis 29:17 was the meanest verse in the whole Bible. Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance. (ESV) How could God tell us that Rachel beamed with physical beauty while Leah lacked ...
The Secret to Losing Weight…Hint: It’s Not in Your Fridge, it’s in Your Heart.
There's a big secret to losing weight that doesn't have anything to do with carb to protein ratios, Crossfit workouts, or eating like a caveman. It has to do with love. For the first time, ever, I stepped on the scale ...
Fearfully and Wonderfully Discontent? When You Wish God Had Made Your Body a Little More Awesome
You are fearfully and wonderfully made! You've heard it. You've read it. You have it inscribed on a wall plaque. But, you still struggle with your body image. You don't tell anyone it's not helping. Especially not God! What if he gets ...
Ten Habits of Women With Healthy Body Image
"How She Lost the Weight: Her Secret Revealed!" That headline sucked me in. Every. Single. Time. Unlike the best practices of a celebrity diet plan, if you battle your body image, there are practical things you can do to help. These aren't ...
Three Good Reasons to Tilt Your Mirror
That dress is sooo cute. I bring the hanger to my chin to check the length. Good. Dressing room, here I come! I slip it on and look at the long reflective glass. Wow. This dress is amazing. Have I lost weight? And, then I see it. ...
5 Ways Compared to Who is Different Than Other Christian Body Image Books
I've read lots of books on body image, insecurity, self-esteem--with lovely Christian authors who attack these issues and encourage women who desperately crave healing in this area. Most of them helped me a little. Some, helped a lot. Others, didn't help ...
The Day God Asked to Micromanage My Life
I skipped the final session and snuck away for a walk around the complex and some alone time. Though anxious thoughts riddled me for days before this retreat, it was almost time to go home and I hadn't yet experienced ...
Michael W. Smith Lied: When Friends AREN’T Friends Forever
And friends are friend forever, if the Lord’s the Lord of them . . . The words of this iconic duet buzzed through the gym’s speakers during one of the most painful experiences of my adolescent life—my high school graduation. Of ...
13 Things I’ve Learned in 13 Years of Marriage
Today's my 13th wedding anniversary! When I got married I thought I knew a lot about marriage. I had heard it would be "hard" but, deep down, I believed I was smart enough to hack it. Boy, was I wrong! So, in honor ...
How Cleaning Your House Like Crazy Connects to Your Body Image
I caught this slightly crazy but totally funny video on For Every Mom late last year. (You'll get the gist after the first fifteen seconds.) GBwELzvnrQg Why is it so funny? Because it's true . . .at least for me it was. A few years ...
The Joy Workout: 3 Songs, 12 Minutes to a Lighter Soul
Some of my regular readers know that I quit the gym a few months ago. Since then, I've been struggling with what to do for exercise. I loathe running. Mostly because I look like this when I run. I actually threw ...
5 Lessons That Make Aging Gracefully Easier
Last week I turned 41 years old! Not only is the jump to the big 4-0 finished, I now have to concede to being solidly in my forties. Gulp. But, can I admit something? I've never felt better. Maybe not physically (trips to ...
