Come As You Are

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...
Keep On, Keeping On

Keep On, Keeping On

By Tanya Jolliffe When I was a junior in college, one of my professors made a statement that has come back to me repeatedly over the years. She was teaching about administrative leadership in food service and said, “Remember, the person who does the job knows...
Broken Is Beautiful

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...
Conviction – Not Condemnation

Conviction – Not Condemnation

By Tanya Jolliffe When I was in second grade, I began taking piano lessons. Although my mother was a trained piano teacher, she knew my personality. She decided it best for me to take my classes from a local piano teacher who had taught her many years before. My...