Starving for Life and Loveliness
Have you ever felt like losing five pounds? I have . . . and it turned out to be the beginning of a 10 year diet which nearly killed me.
Popularity became important to me at a very young age. As a child, I had lots of friends and I felt good about myself. I was very close to my... >Read More
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anorexia,
beauty,
changed lives,
closet issues,
eating disorder,
eating disorders,
faith,
family issues,
health,
Karen L. Schenk,
LIFE,
Men,
self-esteem,
spirituality,
Women
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Beauty That Lasts
All I ever wanted was to be in magazines, earn lots of money and travel all over the world. The struggle to make ends meet was finally over. The world was my new playground - from Egypt to South Africa, Japan to Sweden, Switzerland to the Canary Islands - I was living my dream. I could wine and dine... >Read More
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beauty,
changed lives,
Culture,
fashion,
laura krauss,
spirituality,
Women
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My Life as a London Model
At the age of 17, I won a national modeling competition in England to be a cover girl for Just Seventeen Magazine. Two years later, after I finished studying art and fashion design, I began my full-time modeling career in Milan, Italy. I loved the traveling and excitement of doing jobs with such magazines as Harper's Bazaar, Donna and... >Read More
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beauty,
changed lives,
closet issues,
depression,
fashion,
health,
LIFE,
Liz Horne Casson,
modeling,
self-esteem,
Women
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Love Your Body
"I learned the truth at 17, that love was meant for beauty queens…" played from our car radio in 1975. As a scrawny 12-year-old, I believed that if I was beautiful, my life would be perfect.
Fast forward four years - at 16, I was chosen from more than 200 girls to go to Paris and become a fashion model.... >Read More
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beauty,
changed lives,
closet issues,
faith,
fashion,
food disorder,
health,
modeling,
start faith adventure,
Tonya Ruiz,
Women
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A Model's Journey to Beauty
Though it seemed unlikely, my life’s dream was to be a model. In high school, a judge for the school fashion show thought I had the exotic look of a fashion model. That judge began helping me get pictures together, and a photographer took me under her belt, teaching me what to watch out for in the modeling business.
I... >Read More
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beauty,
changed lives,
christina ralph,
closet issues,
Culture,
fashion,
LIFE,
spirituality,
stefanie coutinho,
Women
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Gifts to One Another
This is part 6 of an eight part series - Reflections for a Bride
There may come a day in your marriage when you find something that amused you or intrigued you about your husband now is an irritant. How on earth is a girl to respond? Is there something you can do to fix the problem? Should you?
Does this... >Read More
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beauty,
engaged,
marriage,
relationships,
romance&sex,
sex and love,
w smith,
wedding,
women and men
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Filling Our Home With the Good Stuff
This is part 8 of an eight part series - Reflections for a Bride
Beginning your home together is exciting! Maybe you will both be moving to a new place, or one of you has lived there and now the other is preparing to move in. You’ve probably already either received some shower or wedding gifts to help with furnishing... >Read More
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beauty,
engaged,
marriage,
relationships,
romance&sex,
sex and love,
w smith,
wedding,
women and men
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Easy Breakfast in Bed
Preparing a classic breakfast in bed is no easy task, especially on... >more
When You’ve Got That Ugly Fat Feeling
Have you ever stood in front of your closet and just felt... >more
What Do You Fear?
