A few months ago, most of us had never even heard of the terms Coronavirus or COVID-19. We were carrying on with our normal day to day lives, buying groceries, going to work, and worrying about the next social event on our calendars. Little did we know that in a few short months, our...
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We are living in unprecedented times. We are currently in a moment between two moments: the world we used to know and the one that is to come. We do not know how long this current moment will last. We are uncertain as to who will make it to the other side of this...
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I can vividly remember the moment that I found out that we were expecting our first baby! I cried tears of joy and prayed prayers of thanksgiving! The thought of being a parent was just amazing to me, and I could not wait for all of the many joys and wonderful times ahead. Because...
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Eating disorders are becoming more and more prevalent in our culture, particularly among adolescent and college age females. It is estimated that 3% of adolescent females have an eating disorder. This means that in an average high school in the United States made up of 1,000 students, 30 of these female students are suffering...
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If you were to talk to almost any parent of any teenager in our culture today, the topic of stress and anxiety would most likely come up. Today’s teens are constantly being rushed from one activity to the next, spending hours in the evening on homework and projects, not getting enough sleep, and are...
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Today’s teenagers live in a world that is strikingly different than the world of their parents. Parents of today’s teens spent time playing with the neighborhood gang until dark and riding their bikes to the neighborhood pool, while today’s teens are spending their free time sending pictures to their social media friends and playing...
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How often do you get to the end of the day and wish that you had been more grateful? Perhaps you wish you had made more of a point to thank the man who offered to push your shopping cart back to the store entrance. Maybe you wish you had thanked your children for...
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If you’ve ever had a newborn baby in your home, then you know how hard it is to be sleep deprived. As a mother of four children, I have lived in this state of sleep deprivation for several seasons, and it makes life very difficult. From small things like accidentally putting the milk in...
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It’s that time again. The time each year when gym memberships skyrocket, people vow to never eat junk food again, and almost everyone vows to spend less time on social media and be more present in the moment. Everyone seems to want to lose 5 pounds, read more books, eat fruit instead of chips,...
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As a former teacher, I became very familiar with students who had chronic tummy aches, which sent them to the nurse on a weekly or even daily basis. Stress over tests, conflict at home, and friend issues were all things that would seem to cause these stomach aches to resurface. Over time it was...
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