I taught a homeschool co-op class today. In geography, I asked my class of seven and eight-year-olds a question I thought would be easy. Me: "What country do we live in?" Kids: "Texas!!!" Me: "No, kids...not our state...our country! What country do we live in?" Kids:...
Beauty
Is it Time to Stop Blaming Barbie?
"Finally, Barbie will look more like us!" The radio DJ exclaimed. "This will help little girls feel better about themselves. It's so great for them." She gushed. But is it true? Will the new, curvier Barbies--or their darker skin or shorter stature...
Should I Let My Daughter Wear MakeUp?
Our "Questions" series continues with this one: Dear Heather: My daughter is only eleven years old but she's begging to wear make-up. I try to tell her that she doesn't need make-up to be pretty, but she says the other girls in her class wear it and then points to the...
My Body Image Robbed Me: Sydney’s Story
This is my new friend Sydney's story. Sydney contacting me a few months ago through the blog and I asked her to share with you all what she had shared with me. Sydney and I are a lot a like--our stories mirror in many ways. This shows me how much the devil lacks...
Does God Give Us the Desires of Our Heart?
Sometimes I wrestle with that verse in Psalms 37:4 about God giving us our heart's desires. How often does that happen? What about all the stuff I've longed for and never received? Is God really a good father who wants good for me? What about my let downs? My...
Love Jesus. Not Cellulite.
It was all over my Facebook newsfeed last week. The mom...in the bikini...the one with the saggy skin and stretch marks. You saw her, right? We all saw her. It's how we responded that's what causes my concern. The headline on the Huffington Post story read this way,...
Cindy Crawford’s Untouched Photos Went Viral: Why Are We Cheering?
Thigh dimples. Belly pooch. Saggy breasts. Stretch marks. We love to see them. No. Not on our own bodies. Yikes! Certainly not. We all bear the marks of this fallen world. Well most of us over the age of nineteen do. There are a few fortunate ones out there. (But...
A Challenge for Lent if You Struggle with Body Image
At barely twenty years of age, I found myself working as Deputy Press Secretary for a U.S. Congressman on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. My co-workers shared two attributes. Most were men and most were Catholic. For much of those fifty hours a week, it was just...
What Do Beauty and Money Have in Common?
Are you tired of doing mental gymnastics over your weight, size, or a certain part of your body? Do you feel like thinking about the way you look, physically, consumes more time and energy than it should? Then, you have come to the right place. Because I was in the...