by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Mar 26, 2018 | Body Image, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Find Hope, Hope, Steps to Freedom, True Identity
By Kelsey Klepper I used to feel like my life was a game of hide and don’t let anyone seek. I used to feel that if someone was seeking, my weaknesses and lack of having it all together would be exposed. I think a lot of us can relate to the fear of exposure in one or...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Mar 12, 2018 | Body Image, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Find Hope, Forgiveness, Grace, Hope, Relationship with God, Relationships, Renewing the Mind, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare
By Alison Feinauer So I came home and had a cookie. They were sitting on my counter for a few days, and I kept saying no. But then, on a tiring Thursday afternoon, they caught me at my weakest. So I said, “just one.” But then I had another, and then...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Mar 5, 2018 | Body Image, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Renewing the Mind, Spiritual Growth, True Identity
By Rae Lynn DeAngelis “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves” (Genesis 3:7). When our daughter was little, she spent as much time as she could get away...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Feb 26, 2018 | Body Image, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Find Hope, Hope, Renewing the Mind, Steps to Freedom, True Identity
By Kelsey Klepper Why can’t I stick to my diet? I was always blaming myself for “falling off the wagon.” It was always my fault. I told myself that I didn’t have enough willpower, that I wasn’t motivated enough, and that I was a failure. Sound familiar? I see...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Feb 19, 2018 | Body Image, Christian Living, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Overcoming Depression, Renewing the Mind, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare, Steps to Freedom
By Kimberly Davidson When school was let out for the day, either Mom or our babysitter, Annie, would meet my brother (age 7) and me (age 10) by the school playground. We’d go on to do something fun for a couple hours, like go to the park or a museum. On one particular...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Feb 12, 2018 | Body Image, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Find Hope, Hope, Spiritual Warfare, Steps to Freedom, Stories of Recovery
By Alison Feinauer My journey the last few weeks has been daunting. It started by going to an indoor water park and putting on a bathing suit. Trigger alert! I felt fatter and uglier than I have in a long time. Rejection set in. It’s like a light turned on in...