Sunday Peace: Waiting For A Breakthrough

Life is challenging. You may be going through a difficult time. And difficult times may get even more difficult. The possible seems impossible. Once you believe that the difficulty in your life is insurmountable you have a tendency of giving up. But have hope. If you give up and give in, you may miss out…

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Sunday Peace: Life Pause

Life is full of ups and downs. The ups are great, but the downs are challenging. The days of hardship can make you feel like life has stopped and time is stilled. During this time, you go through what I call a “life pause.”  The movement in your life that you expected and planned for…

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Sunday Peace: Doing Good

Oftentimes we get so busy with the hustle and bustle of life that we lose sight of what matters most, such as family, friends and helping others.  In addition, we forget how the little things in life can make a difference in someone else’s life, even that of a stranger.  Taking the time to hold…

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Sunday Peace: Rest

It’s Sunday, one day closer to Monday, but luckily tomorrow is Labor Day, a national holiday, a day most Americans won’t have to work.  The United States Department of Labor defines Labor Day as the “yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of our our country.”  But for…

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Sunday Peace: Gratitude

At some point in your life you may have had thoughts that what you have isn’t enough. You think “if only I had this or that, I would be happy.”  Perhaps you’ve asked yourself questions such as: If only I had more money… If only I had a bigger house… If only I landed that…

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Educating Our Daughters About Sexual Assaults On College Campuses

It’s that time of year when our daughters are headed off to college for the first time.  It’s an exciting and happy time.  Our daughters are eager to embark on a new chapter in their lives. For some it’s a time to assert their freedom and independence. Unfortunately young people have this idea that they are invincible, the mentality “that can’t happen to me.”  They lack…

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Sunday Peace: Seasons Of Change

Like the changes in the seasons, Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer our lives go through seasons of change as well. What season are you in? Fall We all fall down and make mistakes.  Or adversity strikes us.  The adversity can be a decline in health, a decline in our personal relationships or a decline in…

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When Eating Healthy Isn’t An Option

On June 28, 2015 I published an article entitled “Is Eating Healthy a Foreign Concept?”   In this article I described the encounter that I had with a cashier at my local grocery store.  The cashier questioned why the staples I purchased were all healthy options.  He commented that I needed more balance in my diet,…

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