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A Race Against Time: Living With Lyme with Rosa L. NeSmith
May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month Read as Nicole interviews Lyme Survivor, Author and Lyme Disease Advocate, Rosa L. NeSmith BAM: Who is Rosa L. NeSmith? RLN: In addition to an entrepreneurial spirit, I am an active Philanthropist. Over a four y
Never Give Up: Meet Monica Mazique Smith
Meet Monica Mazique Smith: A 40 year old African-American with a physical disability (Congenital Hypotonia, a form of Muscular Dystrophy) which requires her to use a power wheelchair. May you be blessed as you read her personal testimony of faith, determination and never, ever giving
Don’t Give Up – Don’t Quit
An early photograph shows a bright-eyed three year-old with shiny hair parted neatly to the side and her legs crossed primly at the ankles. Like any other three-year old growing up in the 1950’s, Linda VanDeusen had a zest for life and a curiosity about the world around her. Her fath
Laughing Out Loud In The Face Of Divorce
Shall I begin with all the wonderful memories? I think not! I’ll begin where the devil thought he had me – killed and destroyed. But God wasn’t having that and neither was I. In a dream God showed me a vision of my husband being swept out of my arms with a group of women. This was lo
Radical Hospitality: Inviting the Stranger into Your Home
Marcia’s voice cracked as she spoke. “Hello, Mrs. Clark, is your husband home? I’d like to wish him Happy Father’s Day.” I handed the phone to Jim, smiled and said, “Your other daughter is calling.” Months before, while sitting at my computer, an e-mail caught my attention. T
Daddy Issues
By Andrea F.K. Watson As a young single Christian woman, I should clearly understand the concept of love. I have a relationship with God and He is love. Since renewing my relationship with God, I had decided to become celibate. I decided I would no longer share my body with someon
How Could This Have Happened To Me!
Growing up, I had always envisioned myself being a normal wife with some fantastic career, a husband making a lot of money so that we could afford a nice home with three bedrooms, roses adorning the yard, two white French poodles and a two or three car garage. My life turned out to be anythin
Never Let Anyone Steal Your Joy
Never Let Anyone Steal Your Joy According to the dictionary joy means extreme gladness or pleasure. The word “joy” has a very personal connotation for me. It is a word I will always associate with my mother, a woman of wisdom, grace and strength. My mother passed away in January of 2008 and t
One Single Mom’s Story
As the nurse left the room of the local, free health unit, tears began to roll down my face. My 17-year-old frame began to shake uncontrollably. The nurse confirmed that I was indeed pregnant. I was six months along, homeless, and alone. I had no money, no job, and no future. What would I do wi
Lessons
I arrived at the writer's conference early on Friday. I stood in awe at the beauty and vastness of the redwoods. The Creator's design drew me to pray, “Thank You God for bringing me here. I come to you with open hands and open heart in submission to You. Take me and teach me the lessons You ha
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