Dear Dr. Seuss, Your writing has impacted my life in a way I never would have guessed. It started off with the expected, Hop on Pop, Green Eggs and Ham, and Fox in Socks. These books imparted an “I can read!” encouragement, excitement, and expectation. As a little girl, I saw you as my hero… Read More Dear Dr. Seuss
Today I wanted to share with you my testimony as shared with our College Group Sunday School Class this morning. Let me rewind for you a little over ten years ago, when I was in your seat, listening to my College Pastor. Only my College Pastor was someone by the name of Jay Thomas (He… Read More Bulimia in the College Seat
So often we wish we could save our children from the long, hard road. We wish we could fast-forward them into the green pastures and the still waters. But even as we reflect on our own pasts, we see our own “though I walk through the valley of death” stages as precious and holy. We… Read More Bulimics and Their Mothers: #4 Biscotti
Contributed by Sandy Crist I love stories of the handsome prince rescuing the beautiful princess from the fiery dragon and living happily ever after. I suppose I had tried to recreate this little fantasy of a perfect life, thinking if I did everything right, life would be perfect. This sounds a wee bit like I… Read More Bulimics and Their Mothers: #3 Fairy Tale or Nightmare
As I pinned the race bibs to my children’s coats (Aletheia was 6, Haddie was 4, and Hudson was 1 ½), joy and delight flooded my heart. It was their first race. I had run my first race (5k) with my dad before I was ten, and to see the excitement on their faces completed… Read More Bulimics and Their Mothers: #2 The Wrong Race
The first post by my mother!… “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. And all the king’s horses and all the king’s men, couldn’t put Humpty together again.” What is up with that? Why are children subjected to such a story? Did anyone ever like that nursery rhyme? It was… Read More Bulimics and Their Mothers: #1 Messiness and Brokenness
I am deeply excited to introduce to the blog a mini series in which both my mom and I will be contributing. The series, as you will have already seen, is “Bulimics and Their Mothers”. I am so excited to introduce her to you!!! My mom was the first one to impart to me a… Read More Bulimics and Their Mothers: Intro
