DAWN LYNN MANN 

October 11th is the landmark in the making of 33 years ago to celebrate National Coming Out Day. This day, created in 1988, is celebrated...

I dream of a place where everyone will be welcomed. A time when others will feel they can come home and run to the Father’s arms, no...

I always loved rainbows growing up. They didn't have any symbolic meaning to me. I was just awe struck at the beautiful creation in the...

Newton North Carolina was home to the Freedom March the weekend of April 23rd, 2021. Founded by Jeffery McCall, this powerful movement is...

As I was driving to a doctors appointment just over a year ago, a flag that was prominently displayed from a marque, caught my attention....

God is always working behind the scene, even if we don't see it, and His purpose prevailed through Esther during dangerous times of the...

I was lost, confused, and just wanted to be loved. But boyfriends and men tainted it with unspeakable abuse. Love did find me with...

I use to fear intimacy and was unable to be emotionally close because it required a great deal of trust and vulnerability. Sexual trauma...

October 11th is the landmark in the making of 32 years ago to celebrate National Coming Out Day. It is celebrated all over the world. I...

I am someone who has survived suicide attempts and thoughts that raged through my mind. There was a time in my life when I was under the...

September is National Recovery Month. This is to help bring awareness and understanding to substance use disorders and celebrate people...

Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the...

Untreated wounds leads to infection and they hurt. Opening the wound up and going deep inside brings healing with a scar that no longer...

The feelings that consume you; that is real emotions. Yet they keep you isolated and trapped in fear. Afraid to come out. You are kept...

After our family’s Easter gathering, I was making the long drive back home. While speeding along the expressway, suddenly a flashing...