For years and years, I believed that I didn't have a story. I was a "good girl." I didn't have a dramatic testimony of salvation from the depths of drug abuse or alcoholism. I wasn't a hardened criminal who saw the light and softened my heart. It seemed my testimony...
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2 Questions to Ask About Idolatry & Body Image (Spring Break Free Day 14)
It's Spring Break Free Day 14! Today we'll wrap up our talk about idolatry with a discussion about what questions you need to ask to see that those idols are ousted from your life. Listen above or watch Heather talk about body image idolatry. You can also listen to...
Will We Really Have Better Bodies in Heaven?
I grew up in church. So I've heard it. I've repeated it even. "Don't worry! When we get to heaven we'll all have perfect bodies!" And it's true. We will be perfected once we get there. But over the years I've interpreted that perfection to mean that I'd be a certain...
What to Do When You Love Food: Carly’s Story
Flashback to 2011 (28 years old) My husband Elijah slept as I slipped out of bed. Softly I closed the bedroom door and stepped into our kitchen. My heart pounded in anticipation. My forbidden lover and I would soon be reunited. . .food awaited me. In public, I ate...
Unveiling the All or Nothing Mentality to Improve Your Body Image
Confession time. Just over a year ago, I had a photo album on my phone titled “thinspiration.” You’ve probably already deduced the photos were a collection of ladies that I completely and totally envied. Celebrities. Friends. Personal trainers. Even a frenemy. The...
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...
Success Stories and My Story
In the fitness world we refer to the story of how someone went from being unhealthy, overweight or out of shape to healthy and fit as a "success story." In the church we also have a success story equivalent. We refer to how someone has changed their life spiritually...
Confidence With Great Reward: Quick Thoughts on Self-Confidence
Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. -Hebrews 10:35-36 Confidence. We toss the word around as if it's actually a personality...
Practical Strategies for Handling Body Image Flare Ups
The "Questions" series continues today with this great, and practical, question: Dear Heather: What are some practical strategies for handling body image flare ups -- like when you are struggling in the dressing room, or at an event where you feel suddenly...
Total Transformation Versus Coffee-mate Christians
It's inspiring to watch someone's life be transformed. From a fitness standpoint, think about Biggest Loser kind of results. How awesome is it to watch someone on the brink of, quite literally, death, morph into the picture of health and happiness? I worked in the...