This category will include aches and pains, aging, exercise, gym life, health, and taking care of yourself.
My husband says I look like a mummy with all the splints I wear at night for arthritis in my hands. He’s not wrong, but I’ve discovered resting is crucial for healing, both physically and spiritually. Continue reading The Healing Power of Rest: Lessons from My Mummy Wrappings
The narrator expresses deep sadness over her workout partner Connie’s absence at the gym. Their long-standing friendship, forged through shared fitness experiences, highlights the emotional void left by her departure. Continue reading The Impact of Friendship on My Workout Routine
King Asa started his royal reign strong in the Lord but ended by relying on himself. He’d forgotten his forever need of God, his core strength. I often forget, too. Continue reading Using Your Core Isn’t Just Physical; It’s Healthy for Your Spiritual Life Too
It was a series of uncomfortable steps in my healing after surgery, this reduction and eventual removal of the bandages protecting my wound. Continue reading The Uncomfortable Step to Healing You Likely Didn’t Consider
It was the one rose that remained of the exquisite bouquet my husband had given me, but it was enough to impart the message. Continue reading This Is How I Want to Age Well
If you struggle with faithfulness to your own health and fitness, I’d recommend you find your own Connie. Or join our happy team. We’ve got enough yarn. Continue reading The Most Important Fabric of My Gym Life Is Made of Yarn
My purple toe reminds me that we need all our body parts healthy and whole and working — and we need to follow God’s instructions first and foremost. Continue reading Even a Purple Pinky Toe Can Teach You a Life Lesson
I have chosen “different” for my “Word of the Year.” As in, “How am I different because I choose to trust in God?” I ask questions; I seek Him for answers. Continue reading This Year’s Word Has the Power to Make Me Ask Difficult Questions
Sometimes I see beyond my husband’s superficial silliness to his real message — and God’s message. It’s well worth the insight! Continue reading What’s in Your ‘Book of Ailments’?
Habits, like cats, inhabit our lives. They take whatever space we yield to them. The trick to keeping bad habits at bay? Fill the space with something else. Continue reading Guess What Happens If You Don’t Replace Bad Habits With New Ones?
A young mother learns to abide in God and finds joy despite her journey through breast cancer, including chemo, a radical mastectomy, and radiation therapy. Continue reading ‘I Love My Scar,’ This Breast Cancer Survivor Told Us
Marion Chisholm Is on a Mission to Win at Sports and Life The first time I noticed him was in … Continue reading This Coach Got Better, Not Beaten by the Crash That Nearly Killed Him
This 72-year-old says yoga’s focus on balance and alignment is healing and critical to her ability to function, especially as she ages. Continue reading What Can Yoga Do for You? This Story Might Inspire You
What we need are not “good” intentions but “God” intentions — and add our attention to those and to God Himself. Then we can succeed. Continue reading Pave Your Road to Success With God Intentions; Don’t Settle for Good
What if we followed our instructor’s guidance, fully engaged our mind and core, and mustered our strength against opposing forces so nothing could move us? Continue reading How a Slick Yoga Mat Showed Me Value in Strengthening Little Muscles
It definitely affected mine I had been going about the business of writing all wrong, and it took a confrontation … Continue reading Is Multitasking Sapping Your Spiritual Strength?
Your eyebrows are telling your secrets. Unfortunately, taming them so they don’t tell all requires time and talent and too much cash. Continue reading Just Above the ‘Window to the Soul’ Is the Truth Teller
The gym has reopened after the coronavirus shutdown, and I’ve returned. You aren’t there. I’m sorry not sorry you haven’t returned for the same reason you aren’t back. Continue reading When the Gym Reopened, I Was First in Line
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