She came to me with three specific goals: strengthening her VMO, glutes, and inner thighs. Before meeting her, I wouldn’t have known what a VMO was, or so I thought. I knew it by another name: bodybuilders call it the teardrop muscle. But when your […]
Run to Mother Hen
I read this line in an old children’s book called Little Chick Chick: But the most important lesson of all was run-to-Mother-Hen-when-she-calls. Run to Mother Hen when she calls. That’s an important lesson for us, isn’t it? When the mother hen calls, the […]
Luke’s Undertaking
Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative about the events that have been fulfilled among us, Luke 1:1 NRSVUE For the past year I’ve been reading through the Book of Luke and noting one word that stands out to me each day. […]
Shouting At Jesus
Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, “Send […]
Wholesome Admonition
The ear that heeds wholesome admonition will lodge among the wise. Proverbs 15:31 NRSVUE Wholesome admonition. To me, a wholesome admonition is a correction intended to redirect us toward what is right. We don’t have to accept every word spoken about us. However, when […]
What Is This Season Depositing
What Is This Season Depositing? The season that feels like it’s taking the most from you may be depositing something you’ll carry for the rest of your life. I saw this quote on Instagram, and it is always fascinating where such wisdom might lead. My […]
Two Women
Two women will be grinding flour together at the mill; one will be taken, the other left. Luke 17:35 NLT Read that again slowly. Notice two women are doing the exact same work with their hands. Same location, same task, same hour. And yet […]
Designed to Move
My oldest personal training client is 84 years old. Her goal is to gain strength and age healthily. I truly admire her spirit and deeply respect her goals. One of the first things I had to do was assess how she moves. I gave her […]
A Woman of Chayil
We live our faith in bodies. We rise, kneel, carry, labor, and endure. Strength is not separate from holiness. It can become a form of it. If you picture a woman like Ruth, the Hebrew word used to describe her is chayil. It’s a word […]
The Light of Life
Turning on a light is a small, deliberate act that changes everything else in the room. We turn lights on and off routinely without much thought. But it’s the power of light that lets us see clearly and move with clarity. We need the light […]