She woke up early. She always does. I think she enjoys being the first one downstairs. She sat beside me on the couch and tried to look over my shoulder as I read God's word on the iPad. Today, a particularly unpleasant scent interfered with our quiet time together....
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Podcast: Jami Amerine on “Well, Girl” and Image
Author, speaker, blogger Jami Amerine and I talk about her journey to becoming an author and what it took to write her story in her forthcoming body image book, "Well, Girl." You'll appreciate Jami's authenticity as she talks about a struggle we all know well. Don't...
Podcast: New Year, ReNEWed You
Do you fall into the "New Year, New You" trap annually? In today's episode, author Heather Creekmore discusses how instead of trying to get a "new" you through a physical makeover, you should try the Bible's prescription for change -- a transformation that starts with...
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...
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...
A Christian Makeover Story: Christine’s Amazing Transformation
I love makeover shows. I'll admit: There's something amazing about watching people transform. Secretly, I always thought it would be awesome to have a professional stylist pick me out of a crowd as her next target. The makeover would go like this. First, she'd choose...
Are You a Fixer Upper, too? What Body Image and Home Improvement Have in Common
I love home improvement shows. I'm so inspired watching the amazing transformations. These brilliant designers take a hideously ugly, old and dilapidated home and turn it into a modern day dream house. It's really quite impressive. I'm also a little obsessed with...