If our body image and comparison issues are rooted in fear, then friends, we aren't living in joy. The Bible tells us fear and joy can't co-exist. Learn how to find joy through the stories and practical exercises suggested in this podcast! Listen on iTunes or use...
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Five Ways to Encourage a Spouse Who Wants to Lose Weight
Weight loss. Sigh. Seems like every commercial break from January 'til June gives me no fewer than three weight loss program options. Especially on Food Network. Goodness. Can't I just watch them bake delicious concoctions without the every-seven-minutes reminders...
Podcast Season 1 Ep 1, What is Compared to Who?
In the first episode of Compared to Who? the podcast, I explain a little bit more of the heart and purpose of Compared to Who?'s ministry. I also try to explain what is different about Compared to Who? and how our perspective is a little different than some other...
5 Ways to Get Your Shopping Habits Under Control
Take another 30% off clearance. Six words that make my heart so happy. My husband insists that nothing makes my face light up quite like a full rack of mark-downs and a coupon for extra discounts. I love shopping. Too much. Recently I’ve been trying to curb my...
Leah Wasn’t Beautiful: Lessons from Rachel and Leah
Have you ever typed something into Google that you hoped no one would ever see? I sure have. It feels safe to reveal our hearts in the questions we ask a search engine. You can't raise your hand in small group and ask something like this: "What if I desperately want...
Finding Comfort in the Act of Comparison
I believe that comparison can give me comfort! As a woman I come by comparison naturally. I compare myself or my situation to someone’s and end up feeling hopeless--too discouraged to even try. So how can comparison give me comfort? When I stop comparing my human...
What He Taught Me About Making Progress
I'm usually in a hurry. My motto, "Why do things slow when you could rush through them and move on to the next thing?" I'm quite certain the problem is more than just impatience. The case of "in-a-hurry-itis" that I possess should get some sort of clinical diagnosis...
Help! I Can’t Stop Comparing Myself to Another Woman!
Here's a question about an experience many of us have had, but few of us will admit to. This was a real reader question, used by permission here. This is what I said to encourage a reader who struggles with comparing herself to another woman. Dear Heather: A new woman...
Today I Discovered Beauty…How a MOPs Meeting Helped My Body Image
It's my honor today to share this post written by Lauren Fitchett, a new friend who was a part of the audience during my talk to a MOPS group in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Lauren shared the following words with her Facebook friends and with me. I loved it so much...
Comparison versus Compassion
Comparison suffocates compassion. We forget that we're all the same--human beings, made in God's image, hungry for love, searching for truth, and longing for grace. Instead of extending that grace and love to each other--we compare, we envy, and we tear down. Yes, we...