Get Encouraged

Help pioneer a generation of women who are redefining beauty.

When Life Is Cut Short

When Life Is Cut Short

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis “Pay careful attention, then, to how you live, not as unwise people but as wise.” (Ephesians 5:15) It was a Sunday evening in May and my husband and I just arrived back home the funeral of a cherished family member. Although he was a cousin by...

read more
Very Last Nerve

Very Last Nerve

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis Several years ago, we had a robin terrorizing our home every morning. At the first sign of daylight, the bird threw himself into our window...smack… smack… smack! This became our wake-up call every morning at 6:00 am. I began to wonder if the...

read more
Hope in the LORD

Hope in the LORD

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis “…but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.” (Isaiah 40:31a) We all have days when discouragement takes over and hopelessness settles in. For me, discouragement creeps into my life little by little. Minor irritations chip away at...

read more
Wounds That Bleed

Wounds That Bleed

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis While loading my dishwasher one day, I noticed a broken glass on the top rack. I picked up the broken pieces, finished the dishes, and continued cleaning the rest of our house. My next chore was vacuuming the living room. As I went about the...

read more
Getting to the Bottom of It

Getting to the Bottom of It

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis “....call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you.” (Psalm 50:15) After suffering several days with severe headache pain and pressure behind his left eye, my husband finally gave in and went to a nearby urgent care center. Gerry had...

read more
When Life Is Cut Short

When Life Is Cut Short

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis “Pay careful attention, then, to how you live, not as unwise people but as wise.” (Ephesians 5:15) It was a Sunday evening in May and my husband and I just arrived back home the funeral of a cherished family member. Although he was a cousin by...

read more
Very Last Nerve

Very Last Nerve

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis Several years ago, we had a robin terrorizing our home every morning. At the first sign of daylight, the bird threw himself into our window...smack… smack… smack! This became our wake-up call every morning at 6:00 am. I began to wonder if the...

read more
Hope in the LORD

Hope in the LORD

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis “…but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.” (Isaiah 40:31a) We all have days when discouragement takes over and hopelessness settles in. For me, discouragement creeps into my life little by little. Minor irritations chip away at...

read more
Wounds That Bleed

Wounds That Bleed

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis While loading my dishwasher one day, I noticed a broken glass on the top rack. I picked up the broken pieces, finished the dishes, and continued cleaning the rest of our house. My next chore was vacuuming the living room. As I went about the...

read more
Getting to the Bottom of It

Getting to the Bottom of It

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis “....call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you.” (Psalm 50:15) After suffering several days with severe headache pain and pressure behind his left eye, my husband finally gave in and went to a nearby urgent care center. Gerry had...

read more

Help pioneer a generation of women who are redefining beauty.