The first time I tried on a pair of my size 2 jeans that didn’t fit anymore, I felt like I was dying. That’s how much the lie that I NEEDED to stay size 2 and size XS crept its way into my life. That’s how out-of-whack my priorities were. It really did feel like …
Happy New Year, and welcome to 2021! I am seeing, like I’m sure most of us are, tons of “Good riddance 2020” posts, and lots of sentiment about 2021 having the easy job of simply being at least a little bit “better” than 2020. While I understand these sentiments to some extent–for one thing, I …
I’ve written a lot about heaven recently. The Bible tells us that believers are “born from above,” and that we’re a lot more related to Heaven than we often think we are. It’s easiest to look around and see what’s right in front of us rather than seeing Truth beyond that; the Truth that “our …
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24 It’s no secret that I am very passionate about marriage. Part of why I am so passionate is because there is so much negative connotation surrounding the decision to get married. …
TRIGGER WARNING.I never intend to be triggering whatsoever in my posts, and intend for them to be pro-recovery and helpful for eating disorder sufferers. However, I know that triggers vary from person to person, so I am putting the disclaimer here. If you are easily triggered by eating disorder posts, even pro-recovery ones, maybe skip …
Creation begins with Heaven. Not Earth. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 This is, in fact, the first verse of the Bible. So, the Bible begins with the creation of Heaven… and it ends with the creation of Heaven: I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down …
Read Part One. The month before my wedding was when I really started to consider what meals would look like every day when Johnny and I were married. I wasn’t about to cook him the dinners of my orthorexic past—usually 1/2 cup chicken breast boiled in water with some spinach and maaaybe a 1/4 avocado …
Bringing a new, beautiful, wonderful, compassionate person into an eating disorder is like the downhill part of a rollercoaster. There’s so much relief and joy and butterflies… but a nagging voice of fear, the voice belonging to the disorder itself. How will I avoid eating with him? What if I can’t measure my food when …
My best friend Maddie and I have often cried together about a certain little fear that likes to get us: the fear of not being married when we’re in heaven. Marriage is forever…right? That vow that I took so seriously…take so seriously every single day…it’s forever, right? All these people were still living by faith …
Trigger Warning: This post will discuss weight to some degree, though I do not discuss specific numbers. This post also discusses menstrual cycles. I do not intend to trigger and refrain from using what I believe to be triggering language, but please do not read if you are easily triggered at this time. It’s almost …