I stayed outside. A glance through the partially opened door was enough. Enough to see painful images and feel an indescribable sorrow at my own hardness of heart. I wrote my last post with this most recent and last visit to our house on Brodrecht Road in mind. Nine years ago, Jeff brought us there,… Read More Houses of Pain and Mercy: A House on Brodrecht Road
Creation as Communication from the Trinitarian God In order to understand God’s purposes and designs for fitness and health, we must begin with the creation account, to glean all that we can from God’s purposes before sin entered the world. Just as when training for the medical field, it is important to understand the proper… Read More Fitness and Health in the Story of Creation – Toward a Theology of Health and Fitness, Part 3
“Who do you think Edmund is to remind us of, in the story of salvation? Satan?”. I was rather shocked by her suggestion. My daughter, Aletheia, who is reading C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe for school, was bent over a worksheet at the time, waiting to jot an answer down. This… Read More Narnia, Mrs. Beaver and Edmund
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest one of all? Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most quarantined one of all? Supply whatever word you will. Supply whatever word that most quickly comes to mind. The image we see in the mirror is not what betrays us, it is rather the question we… Read More Mirror, Mirror
As Jeff prepares to head out to the Emergency Room, I find myself grasping for something. My heart is longing for hope. I know very well that my hope cannot be found in social distancing, for as much as I could control my kiddos and myself from any social contact, Jeff will continue to go… Read More Coronavirus, God’s Sovereignty, and the Gospel: The Hope of an ER Family
From fifth grade on, my mother always read to us from the Bible in the morning before school. And while I am most certain she read to us the New Testament as well, it is the Old Testament, and specifically, the Israelites that caught my attention. God would save them, making known His mighty power,… Read More Who Stands in the Breach?
“Getting that toy you want will not make you happy.” “Yes, it will.” I found myself a bit taken aback by his response. Not because it was spoken out of defiance or rebellion, but rather, because it wasn’t. My four-year-old spoke out of a deep conviction that the toy would indeed bring him happiness. And… Read More A Happiness Worth Living and Dying For
“… but it seems he escaped to die, and I was taken to live.” ~Pilgrim’s Progress It can be all too easy for me to look at others and see their “escape” and wonder why I was taken captive, particularly in regards to eating disorders. But such thinking reveals my wandering heart. The Hand of… Read More Hymns I Purged By and Mr. Slay-Good
Fighting regret is a daily battle for me. Yesterday, I was listening to The Sports Medicine Broadcast, Episode 566, “Eating Disorders: Current Research”. While the content was excellent, regret for the battles I had fought against eating disorders, tugged at my heart. And it was hard to not stay in that place for the rest… Read More A Heart Full of Regret or Rejoicing
I have agonized over whether or not to post certain things on our Every Square Inch Fitness Facebook and/or Instagram. Do I share a picture of my pre-workout drink next to my Bible? Do I share that Jeff is lifting x amount of weight or myself, bouncing around, streaming a fitness program alongside my kiddos? I… Read More Whether We Eat or Drink or Workout
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