I was in my house. It was naptime for the girls. I was in the kitchen, and though I did not know it, I was pulling out my garbage can to purge for the last time. Everything spoke of the normal routine of binge and purge. There was no reason that this time should have been… Read More Aubrey’s Story #18: Bulimia and Deliverance
There is one event the Lord brought to mind that I am compelled to share with you before I reach the climax of the struggle with bulimia. The role that bulimia played into this day still makes me shudder. And when Jesus recently resurfaced it and made it fresh in my mind, I knew I… Read More Aubrey’s Story Part #17: Bulimia and the Storm
About a month into counseling and Jeff’s deployment, my girls and I joined my family to visit my sister, Brittany, who had recently move to Arkansas. Her job as a college tutor somehow landed her living with the Duggars from “19 And Counting.” While I was excited and anxious to see my sister in her new setting,… Read More Aubrey’s Story #16: Bulimia and the Duggars
As I began jotting down what I ate in my food journal, I found myself writing down the same five foods: cashews, raisins, popcorn, protein bars, and apples. They were my safe foods. I shifted uncomfortably that first time my counselor looked at this list. I knew it shouted major food phobias, especially in the… Read More Aubrey’s Story #15: Bulimia and Counseling Part 2
I lay awake, an hour or two past midnight, soaking in the reality that my husband was sleeping there, right beside me. Soon he would not. It was a matter of days before Jeff deployed to Iraq. Big tears slipped rapidly down my cheeks as I lay there thinking of all that was to come… Read More Aubrey’s Story #14: Bulimia and Counseling Part 1
I was so thankful my mom was able to arrive at Fort Bragg, NC just a couple days before I gave birth to Haddie. Though I had never brought up the topic of bulimia with my mom directly, I knew she knew, and I was ready and waiting for a good time to talk to… Read More Aubrey’s Story #13: Bulimia and Haddie’s Birth
Happy Easter, friends!!! I could not put up today’s post without shouting out “Christ is risen!” May your Easter be filled with adoration for the One who has finished our race perfectly! It is finished. Our race has been won. And so we run, not as those without hope, but as those who are more… Read More Aubrey’s Story #12: Bulimia and Sheep
I (Jeff) had great zeal, but shallow theology when we were first married. It’s embarrassing to admit how simplistic my view of sin was at the time … and how easily I believed godliness could be attained by outward conformity. When we were engaged and I found out she was making herself vomit (not labeling… Read More Married to a Bulimic #1: Thin Views of Sin and Grace
It seems a bit heavy to keep plodding along this path of bondage. My heart wants to jump to the freedom portion. But I need to remember the reason for sharing my story is to boast in just how patient and just how good my Father is. Not at one point did He “throw in… Read More Aubrey’s Story #5, Married and Bulimic
I made a promise that I could not keep. But maybe, just as terrifying as the fact that I could not keep my promise of “stopping ‘it’”, was the fact that my fiancé had confidence that I could stop it. He thought I could stop it. We both did. What was wrong with me? … Read More Aubrey’s Story #3, “Jesus, help me!”
Every Square Inch Fitness 