In the same way exercise strengthens my body, Bible reading strengthens my faith. Both are necessary for physical and spiritual health.
Here are 5 lessons the gym teaches us about Bible Study—how to view it and what to do about it.
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Looking back, my first identity crisis was a struggle to understand my value apart from my physical appearance. Later identity crises would focus on my physical ability, my mental capacity, and my role as wife and mother.
With every major medical crisis, I’ve had an identity crisis. Each time, the same question returns: Who am I now?
My spinal cord injury, the latest medical crisis in a stream of crises, created a new slew of questions. The questions may have changed but the answer is the same. I am a beloved child of God.
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I was a walker before my spinal cord injury. I miss walking the most when spring comes around. Enter, the RadTrike. I was pretty sure the RadTrike was the way to get me back outside and “walking” the neighborhood again.
Being outdoors and moving at a quick pace was nostalgic. It gave me independence. I had the same feeling as walking—effortlessly moving quickly and wherever I wanted. It felt like I was finding a piece of me that I’d lost. I couldn’t stop smiling.
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In Dr. Paul Brand’s book The Gift of Pain Brand says pain is the body's built-in warning system that something is wrong and needs to be fixed. Time and again, he found that lack of pain was his patient’s worst enemy. I nodded, understanding and wishing I didn’t.
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AFO’s require wearing shoes 1-2 sizes bigger than your foot and often require the removal of the insole. On top of that, a person wearing an AFO should be in a shoe with ample support for the whole foot, a backstrap or heel cup so the shoe stays on, and a sole that makes firm contact with the ground but without too much tread (which could be a tripping hazard).
After two years of searching, I have found a few options worth noting. For my fellow shoe-lovers with limits, I’ve listed 5 options that meet my requirements for shoes I can wear with an AFO.
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It wasn’t until the storm came and beat against the man’s house that he could see for himself that his foundation was secure. How will we know if our foundation is solid as a rock? By seeing how well it holds up during a storm.
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