I expected nothing Out of the ordinary When I took to the morning roads But then the rain came. Again.   Heavy, frigid droplets Pound the ground and Swell with promise. November rains are beastly and beautiful, As says Dickinson and Ms. Coleridge and Axle Rose.   November storms like a monster. Growling thunderous claps from ..read more

Is Elsa gay? This seems to be a hot topic of conversation amongst movie goers, especially Christians, as we await the release of Frozen 2, opening in theaters this Friday. As a believer, this question makes me shudder. Not because of what it’s asking. But because of what it’s not asking. You see, I was ..read more

  Will you ever write about boys and body image? Moms ask me this question often, and I am the perfect mom/writer to ask.  Because I have many boys. And, to be honest, all of them are already asking questions about their bodies. When it comes to looking at themselves in the mirror, they do ..read more

According to the National Eating Disorders Association, body image concerns often begin at a young age. “By age 6, girls especially start to express concerns about their own weight or shape, and 40-60% of elementary school girls (ages 6-12) are concerned about their weight or about becoming too fat. (Smolak, 2011). Furthermore, over one-half of ..read more

“For no one ever hated his own body, but [instead] he nourishes and protects and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church” (Ephesians 5:29). Growing up, I loved imagining what I would look like when I was a woman. I imagined how beautiful I would be, maybe even like the movie stars on magazine ..read more

I do not want My hands soiled in muddy water, Fingers made dingy by gravelly pools That were clear and clean raindrops, only moments before.   I want to be able To leap over The puddles and the messy places And come out of the other side of adventure Clean Maybe even sparkly.   But ..read more

Recently, I met with young women, ranging in ages from 11-18. More insightful than anything I shared with them about the steady growth of negative body image in today’s culture were the responses they shared with me. Specifically, their response to one question keeps coming to mind. In two different breakout sessions, I asked, “What ..read more