It’s Out of Control

By Rhonda Stinson There is a 10-foot hedge in our front yard that grows larger each year. I decided it was time to cutback the out-of-control hedge. Thankfully, the limbs were thick enough for me to lean the extension ladder, climb to the top, and trim the upper...

Come As You Are

By RaeLynn DeAngelis   Gerry and I had been invited to our friend’s birthday celebration. It was on the same day we were to attend a funeral service for a friend. I thought to myself, how ironic. Two celebrations on the same day, one celebrating life...

This Is Me

By Terrie McNeil “I am brave, I am bruised, I am who I’m meant to be, this is me.” – The Greatest Showman I recently had someone tell me that I’m an expert in the area of beauty. I remember thinking the moment I heard those words, “An expert? In...

Broken Is Beautiful

By Alison Feinauer Broken is beautiful. I’ll be the first one to tell you my struggles, my humanness. I boast in my weaknesses, because where I’m weak, our God is strong. I’ve always said that about my eating disorder and my struggle with weight and...

4-Tips for Winning Your Battles

By Tanya Jolliffe I grew up on a twelve-acre farm in Darke County, Ohio—the same part of the country where Annie Oakley got her start. My grandparents purchased the farm decades before my family moved there. The creek that ran at the edge of the fields was the draw...