Last week I wrote about us being the holy temple of God. This week I am writing about us being the royal priesthood of God. In case you haven’t figured it out yet, you are very important – and I’m challenging you to live up to all God has intended for you to be. Like
Some may say that it is hard to define chic style; it’s a “know it when you see it” aesthetic. However, whenever I think of chic, I think of smart elegance and sophistication, a distinct mode of classic posturing, a little black dress, a single strand of pearls, Audrey Hepburn, a red lip. But that’s
It’s October, and you know what that means — gourds, pumpkins, cider, sweaters, boots, foliage, and, of course, Halloween. One family fun activity for this month is visiting a pumpkin patch. Whether you go for some farm-friendly pastimes, picking up produce, selecting the perfect pumpkin for your porch jack-o-lantern, or just a change of scenery,
The three of my favorite “Fs.” Food, family and friends. See, food brings all three of these together. I love hosting. Making food for the ones I love, or eating with the ones I love, is my most favorite thing ever. Don’t judge — I am a foodie! I love a good meal, and the
Like elephants standing on your eyeballs. Or a head-first belly-flop on an ice-cold lake? Maybe like a kiss on the forehead from a sledgehammer. Or, wait, this — wearing rubber bands around your skull while being Wile E. Coyote in any situation. No matter how it’s described, a headache hurts, and in “Splitting” by Amanda
Don’t give up on this article too quickly. To get to where we’re going, I have to lay out some intricate groundwork. But stick with me, and you’ll begin to discover just how amazing you are. Before the fall of mankind (Genesis 3), God’s Spirit communed with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens. Some of the most common risk factors for teen driving are speed, seat belt use, and distraction. Inexperience in driving leads to poor decision making and underestimating risk. Some simple things teens can do to prevent crashes and injuries are to reduce their
In 2017 Christian Houghtaling was diagnosed with a rare subtype of Leukemia called Hypodiploid ALL. Although he was treated at Geisinger, Johns Hopkins, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and bravely battled his illness for two years, Christian passed away on May 16th, 2019, at the age of 17. “Christian was an amazing, talented,
The global pandemic sparked by the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 caught many people off guard. Life changed seemingly overnight, causing a host of unforeseen consequences that people were still confronting months after the pandemic began. The pandemic has proven stressful for many people, and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions notes that
