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A NETTIE-ISM: PTSD
Dealing with PTSD. I recently had a family member die, who lived with PTSD, when I lived near him I did not ‘get’ his personality, we were never close. I had heard mention of his difficulty since returning from the war but I can’t even say which war, I think it was Vietnam. POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, PTSD, was non-existent…
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STRUGGLING WITH BEAUTY
Many women, myself included, have dedicated our time to loving and supporting husbands, children, and even grandchildren. Often the life of a wife and mother is accompanied by a career, church, volunteering and at some point caring for elderly parents. It is a life we choose, a life we love BUT… As we, women, get older our body transitions releasing…
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DON’T HATE THE FAITH
Far to many young people judge Christianity by the actions of older individuals who profess to be Christians. Based on what they see and hear they reject established churches and for those who do want to be followers of Christ they seek less traditional places of worship. For some being a follower of Jesus, a Christian, is rejected because of…
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BOOK REVIEW: THE 30 DAY PRAISE CHALLENGE by Becky Harling
If you do something long enough it goes past being a habit and becomes a lifestyle. THE 30 DAY PRAISE CHALLENGE by Becky Harling will help you develop a life of praise and worship. As a firm believer of spending more time giving God glory than a list of complaints I agree with THE 30 DAY PRAISE CHALLENGE 100%. One…
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BOOK REVIEW: WOUNDED BY GOD’S PEOPLE
Sometimes the truth hurts and the truth is that Christians often hurt Christians. “WOUNDED BY GOD’S PEOPLE” written by Anne Graham Lotz is an excellent lesson in how those of us who have been the victim of Christian opinion can move on while defining how Christians hurt other Christians. One of my many ‘soap box’ issues is the judgmental nature…