Freedom From Terror

This is the fourth story in our “Freedom From…” Series, an 8-week series featuring women who have faced adversity and found freedom in the process. Our story today is from my friend, Hannah (name has been changed), who was raped many years ago. It was then that she...

What “Grief” Means to Me

My son brought home a list of words from school to write out personal definitions. Towards the end of the list was the word grief. He asked me if he’d ever felt grief. I reminded him of when his Aunt Lu had passed away. We sat quietly for a moment. Then came the...

Freedom from Expectations

This is the second in our “Freedom From…” Series, an 8-week series featuring women who have faced adversity and found freedom in the process. If you missed last week’s story, you can read it here. Our story today is from Jen Turcotte L’Herault, as told to Kristin...

Healing Pains

I was lying in bed taking it easy for a day or two while my stitches were in the fresh stages of mending from a recent surgery, and I was beginning to move slowly while resting between bouts of activity. My mind began to wonder, drifting from one random topic to the...

Mean Girls: Adult Online Edition

Many people may know that online or cyber bullying among children and teens in our country has become a problem in recent years, but did you know that this same meanness is now becoming more prevalent amongst adults as well? In fact, one source stated that three out...

Freedom From Fear and Insecurity

This article is the first in our “Freedom From…” Series. In the next eight weeks, we will feature a new woman each week that has faced adversity and found freedom in the process. We hope that reading these stories can help you face your own battles, that these...