Category: comfort
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The Self-Care Craze: A Faux Gospel?
By Tess Lopez Photo by Taryn Elliott from Pexels We’re living in a bit of a self-care craze. Our culture tells us when we’re feeling down in the dumps, overwhelmed, or when something in our daily life goes awry; we need to apply some self-care. You know, a dedicated spa day; a shopping spree; throwing…
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An August Morning
The Monday before my birthday should have been a day to celebrate with my husband. But on this beautiful August morning, I was donning black garments to mourn a loss. He was in his dress uniform for the sheriff’s office and was leaving just after 8 am to go honor a deputy that served with…
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All Means ALL
It’s a simple three-letter word – A-L-L. Yet, in Scrabble, it earns a whopping three points. Sometimes we fail to realize just how big the little, low-point word can be. When the Apostle Paul wrote to the church at Philippi in chapter four, he gave them, and consequently us, a preview of how big ALL…
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The Darkest Day
The winter solstice. The time of year when the sun reaches the tropic of Capricorn, and we have our shortest day and our longest night. I wasn’t aware of this as a teenager. It was the darkest day of the year, yet it became the most important day of my life, full of the Light of…
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The Essence of Taking a Holiday: Five Key Benefits
By Akosua Frempong Everyone wants to de-stress! With a surge in mental health challenges due to COVID-19, many people are looking for an outlet. For this reason, let’s discuss the importance of taking a vacation. Even if it is a ‘staycation,’ a holiday you take within your home country, as per the British, it is…
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A Safe Haven
By Adrianna La Tortue Growing up is not easy, especially when you’re a military kid. My dad was in the Army. People always call us Army (military) brats, but I never understood that because I don’t see how being a military kid would make me a brat. On the contrary, I started to figure out…
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Father’s Day Without A Father: Neither Alone nor Forgotten
By Akosua Frempong, Ph.D. Today, many women celebrate Father’s Day, some without their fathers. Their fathers may not have been present in their lives physically, emotionally, spiritually, or in other important ways, though they are alive. For those women and girls whose fathers were not present in their lives, helping, supporting, encouraging, affirming, and showing…