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Should I Really Start this Diet Today?

Should I Really Start this Diet Today?

By Alison Feinauer Oh no! A friend invited me to dinner. Where are we going to go? Will it be a cheat meal? Should I really start this diet today if I'm going to blow it there? Oh no! I better check the menu before I go and look up the calories. Maybe I could order...

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The Work of His Hands

The Work of His Hands

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis My husband and I love to watch the Antique Roadshow—a television program where guests are invited to bring their antiques to have them appraised by experts who determine their value. The show is interesting because you never know what treasures...

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Numbing the Pain

Numbing the Pain

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis The week after my husband’s gall bladder surgery was rough. Since he hadn’t been hospitalized or seriously sick since he was a child, severe pain was a somewhat foreign concept. The strongest pain medication he’d taken in our thirty-three years...

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Don’t Miss the Party

Don’t Miss the Party

by Kimberly Davidson There have been many times in my life that I’ve regretted my choices. The other day I was thinking about what a bad friend I was to the few friends I had amidst my addictions. I met both Lisa and Jennifer through my job. Being single, we connected...

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I Want to Let That Go!

I Want to Let That Go!

By Alison Feinauer At the beginning of the year, I signed my son up for church camp - 5 hours away for a week with no contact at all. He's 7, doesn't like the dark, and likes his mommy tucking him in at night. I thought for sure he'd back out. However, the time came...

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Should I Really Start this Diet Today?

Should I Really Start this Diet Today?

By Alison Feinauer Oh no! A friend invited me to dinner. Where are we going to go? Will it be a cheat meal? Should I really start this diet today if I'm going to blow it there? Oh no! I better check the menu before I go and look up the calories. Maybe I could order...

read more
The Work of His Hands

The Work of His Hands

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis My husband and I love to watch the Antique Roadshow—a television program where guests are invited to bring their antiques to have them appraised by experts who determine their value. The show is interesting because you never know what treasures...

read more
Numbing the Pain

Numbing the Pain

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis The week after my husband’s gall bladder surgery was rough. Since he hadn’t been hospitalized or seriously sick since he was a child, severe pain was a somewhat foreign concept. The strongest pain medication he’d taken in our thirty-three years...

read more
Don’t Miss the Party

Don’t Miss the Party

by Kimberly Davidson There have been many times in my life that I’ve regretted my choices. The other day I was thinking about what a bad friend I was to the few friends I had amidst my addictions. I met both Lisa and Jennifer through my job. Being single, we connected...

read more
I Want to Let That Go!

I Want to Let That Go!

By Alison Feinauer At the beginning of the year, I signed my son up for church camp - 5 hours away for a week with no contact at all. He's 7, doesn't like the dark, and likes his mommy tucking him in at night. I thought for sure he'd back out. However, the time came...

read more

Help pioneer a generation of women who are redefining beauty.