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...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Jan 15, 2018 | Body Image, Christian Living, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Find Hope, Hope, Spiritual Growth, Stories of Recovery, True Identity
Find Hope | Alison Feinauer Do you have a word for your year? Is there a theme you see that God is trying to teach you? My word for this year is content. Think about our bodies. When was the last time you heard or said, “I’m content to stay the same size...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Oct 23, 2017 | Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Embrace Freedom, Grace, Hope, Overcoming Depression, Relationship with God, Relationships, Renewing the Mind, Seeking Direction, Spiritual Growth, Stories of Recovery
By Tricia Cross I hope this brings encouragement to someone who is struggling with life today; I know it did for me. In my quiet time I studied “resilience.” Here is the definition: The power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Oct 16, 2017 | Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Forgiveness, Grace, Hope, Relationship with God, Renewing the Mind, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare, Stories of Recovery, True Identity
By Rae Lynn DeAngelis “The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned” (Psalm 34:22) Being vulnerable goes against every inclination of the human heart. From the time we are very young, we are encouraged to be tough, hide behind...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Oct 9, 2017 | Body Image, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Hope, Stories of Recovery
By Kelsey Klepper “What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.” (Matthew 15:11) I have a history of disordered eating—years of binging and restricting, years of meticulous counting and missing out...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Sep 11, 2017 | Body Image, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Hope, Spiritual Growth, Stories of Recovery, True Identity
By Kelsey Klepper My body does not care that it’s small in the chest and large in the hips. It does not care if it’s in size “x” jeans. It does not care if it weighs more than what the world says is “healthy”. It does not care if it looks like her body to the left or...