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When Healing Stalls
What Do You Do When You’ve Been Faithfully Stewarding the Body God Has Given You…and You’re Still Waiting? “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.” — Proverbs 15:22 I wasn’t expecting another appointment. Another consultation. Another reminder that the journey wasn’t over. If I’m honest, I wasn’t expecting to lose…
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Stewardship, Suffering, and Trusting God with the Outcome “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.” — Proverbs 15:22 Can you heal? At first glance, the answer seems obvious. Of course you can. After all, our bodies were designed by an infinitely wise Creator. Every second of every day, they are…
Read MoreWhen Traveling Takes a Toll: Why Even Good Stress Requires Recovery
Closing Out Lyme Awareness Month As we come to the close of Lyme Awareness Month, I’ve spent the past several weeks seeking to educate and bring awareness to Lyme disease — something deeply personal to me. By the Lord’s grace and mercy, He carried me through a season that profoundly changed my life, and it…
Read MoreBiblical Stewardship of the Body: Loving God, Loving Others… and Learning to Care for Yourself Rightly
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength… and love your neighbor as yourself.” — Mark 12:30–31 There’s something important tucked into this command that we don’t always slow down long enough to notice. We are called to love:…
Read MoreWhat’s The Big Deal About the Vagus Nerve, Anyways?
Finding Calm, Clarity, and Healing—From the Inside Out “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 There’s a quiet invitation in that verse—one that speaks not only to our hearts, but to our bodies as well. Because the truth is… stillness isn’t just spiritual. It’s physiological. And one of the most important…
Read MoreWhat To Do If You’re Bitten By a Tick
A Functional, Practical, and Hope-Filled Guide Fearfully & Wonderfully Made Wellness Ticks are becoming more common in many parts of the country, and with them, Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections are also on the rise. This is something that has become very personal to me — both in my own health journey and now…
Read MoreWhen Lyme Hides: How Chronic Lyme and Co-Infections Mimic MS, ALS, Alzheimer’s & Other Autoimmune Conditions
Lyme disease is often called “the great imitator,” and for good reason. Its stealthy nature can mask itself as multiple chronic illnesses — from neurological conditions like MS and ALS to autoimmune disorders and even cognitive decline reminiscent of Alzheimer’s. If you’ve felt unheard or dismissed by conventional testing, you are not alone. Neuroinflammation: The…
Read MoreWhen Lyme Hides: A Lyme Awareness Month Reflection on Hope, Healing, and Finding Answers
May is Lyme Awareness Month, and this is a topic that is very close to my heart—both personally and professionally. Ticks are becoming more common in many parts of the country, and with them, Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections are also on the rise. And yet, what makes Lyme especially challenging is not just…
Read MoreThe Embodied Soul: The Connection Between Stress, Faith, & Your Physical Health & The Things You Can Do About It
“Be still, and know that I am God…” — Psalm 46:10 It’s a simple verse… but not always an easy one to live. Last week was full. The kind of full where every hour already had a place before the day even began. Good things. Meaningful things. Things I genuinely felt called to. And yet……
Read MoreWhen the Body Is Weak: Living Life with Chronic Pain
“The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Matthew 26:41) Jesus knew. Of course He knew—He is God. And yet He chose to walk among us, to take on flesh, to live in the very bodies we now inhabit. Dust-formed temples carrying eternal souls. He felt hunger. He thirsted. He grew weary. He sweat.…
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