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Intuitive Eating, Intuitive Living, and My God-given Limitations
As I’ve written about here at Teacher by Nature before, overeating is a struggle for me. What I’ve found the most challenging about getting my eating habits under control and honoring to God is the fact that I cannot stop eating. Those who find themselves enslaved to alcohol can simply (yet not easily) stop drinking alcohol. Alcohol is not necessary to human survival. Food, however, is. I cannot stop eating or, more specifically, I cannot stop consuming calories and nutrients. Both are good and necessary for life and the proper functioning of my body. I grew up in a very health-conscious family. My parents taught me the difference between nutritious…
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How to Return to the Land of the Living, with Strength and Courage
Througout my struggles with anxiety and depression, I’ve found frequent help in the Psalms. While King David did not suffer from PPD/A, he did experience times of depression, such as when he fled from Saul as a young man and then later in life when he fled from his own son. King David also experienced times of anxiety. I know exactly how David feels when he writes, “I am poured out like water; and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted within my breast; my strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me…
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Do I Really Believe that Fullness of Joy is Found in Jesus?
You make known to me the path of life;in your presence there is fullness of joy;at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.Psalm 16:11 Psalm 16 is one of my favorite Psalms. The Corner Room, a folky Christian band, put Psalm 16 to music on one of their albums. It’s a lovely rendition of the Psalm. Verse 11 always stands out to me. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ve certainly read about my struggle with overeating. I’ve accepted that this will probably be a lifelong battle for me; however, victory belongs to the Lord. In a recent article from Desiring God, Scott Hubbard says, “Christians commit sins.…
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My First Few Weeks of Teaching (And What Happened)
We started school almost three weeks ago. The first week went by slowly–I felt like a month had passed, when really it had only been a few days. The next week went by even faster. This past week flew by so fast that I kept thinking Tuesday was Monday and Wednesday was Tuesday. I had a feeling time would start to pass quicker the longer we went to school. School seems like a trip to and from somewhere you have never visited before: the trip there seems to pass slowly, mile and after mile filled with new sights, but the trip home buzzes by so fast you can barely remember…
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Learning to Trust in Christ Enough to Rest
I’d like to share a quick note with you before you read: I don’t want this article to bind the consciences of anyone reading it–to make anyone feel like they ought to do something that they don’t actually need to do. I wrote this article specifically for the women who, like me, struggle to take care of themselves in a way that honors God. I am firmly convicted that rest is vital for the nourishment and upkeep of my all-around health. It’s okay if you don’t share that same conviction, but if you do (or if you want to know more about how God is changing my heart), read on!…