Who is the author?
My name is Laura and I am on a journey, pondering the implications of God's glorious design of humanity and integrating four aspects of this design—spiritual, intellectual, affective, and physical health—into a description of whole life health.
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Note: Posting here is intermittent due to doctoral program load; when I do post, it will be early in the week.
If you have any questions about the blog, email me at lkspringer AT gmail DOT com
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Author Archive
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Here: Just passing through
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsNearly every weekday morning, I wait in a transit mall in LA County. The wait lasts about 20 minutes, offering time to finish my morning coffee and, beginning today, write for this blog. Buses come and go. Cars mostly come, stay a while, and go.... -
To Wait is not the same as To Tarry
Posted on August 13, 2010 | No CommentsWaiting—Synonyms Wait, tarry imply pausing to linger and thereby putting off further activity until later. Wait usually implies staying for a limited time and for a definite purpose, that is, for something expected: to wait for a train. Tarry is a somewhat archaic word for... -
Meatless Monday is Misguided
Posted on August 9, 2010 | No CommentsThis morning on KPCC, I heard a report about Meatless Monday. It shows up in my Twitter feed as well. Frankly, today I had to say something: humans are designed to eat meat! The Meatless Monday site lists several reasons to give up red meat.... -
Live like ya mean it
Posted on July 27, 2010 | No CommentsNot sure why, but when I ran across this old post today, I felt the need to re-post. Now, just to clarify, I'm not feeling pummeled by ministry right now (despite working on a rather large curriculum project, it's a darn exciting project!), but, who... -
Pondering the Opposable Mind
Posted on July 12, 2010 | No CommentsHow does everything fit together? That's what I've been wondering. Well, I’m back with a short post flowing out of my current academic distraction: dreaming up an Institute for Integrative Christian Thought (ICT). Tall order and it’s only in the early embryo stages, but, if... -
Ramping Up My Strength Training
Posted on June 21, 2010 | 2 CommentsPHYSICAL HEALTH The last week of May, I started on a plan to work my way up to 10 minutes of upper body strength exercises (done tabata-style). I'm narrowing it down to upper body because I do miles of walking per week carrying a backpack... -
Working on the Blog
Posted on June 17, 2010 | No CommentsI am in the midst of formatting this blog. Please be patient as I figure out the new theme. -
Dairy Returns: it may be bad news
Posted on May 31, 2010 | No CommentsPHYSICAL HEALTH My month without cow dairy is over. This past week I added heavy cream and whey powder back in to the diet. I thought all was well until the face rash returned. Before the elimination month, I never associated the rash with food,... -
Cholesterol Influences Map v0524
Posted on May 24, 2010 | 1 CommentPHYSICAL HEALTH NOTE: I have incorporated suggestions from Comments on MDA Forum post MDA Sat Fat Guide Heart Scan Blog: HDL for Dummies Updated chart: Last Monday, I offered a first draft of a Cholesterol Influences Map, mostly for my benefit, but also for the... -
Trying to Figure Out Cholesterol Control
Posted on May 17, 2010 | 2 CommentsPHYSICAL HEALTH NOTE: This is a first draft. Suggested changes will probably show up next Monday. Stay tuned. (Also, this is being discussed on an MDA post; join the conversation.) So, after about a year--or more--living the primal lifestyle, I'm still struggling with cholesterol. This...
