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Praise the Lord
You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do? The first thing I would do is give thanks to God. Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen! (Ps. 41:13) Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth. Sing praises to the Lord. Continue reading
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Taking Time for Yourself
Sometimes life can be overwhelming. We feel like we are spiraling and just can’t get our bearings. We need to understand that this is okay. It’s a part of life. Without this, we would be living in some type of unnatural bliss. Life isn’t all sunshine and smelling the flowers. Life throws curve balls at Continue reading
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Moving Forward
It’s been quite a while since I’ve written anything. Oh, how I would love to say it is because I’ve been busy working on my PhD in Social Work. I have indeed been busy with that, unfortunately, life has thrown me a few curve balls over the past few months. We all know that life Continue reading
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Soul Food
What is better than soul food? Every culture has their own specific foods that they consider soul food. These are foods I consider soul food. What are some of your soul foods? ♥️🙏🤟🏼 Continue reading
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When Life Feels Upside Down
We all have those days that just seem off. Everything we planned to do gets turned upside down. How do you handle those days? I’m interested in hearing from others as to how they cope when things just turn out the opposite to what they have planned. For me, it can be quite a struggle. Continue reading
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Feeling Confident in Oneself
As children, we learnt from the adults around us – family, teachers, neighbours, clergy, etc., how to behave and how to think. We trusted them to guide us in the right way as we grew up. Not every person in our lives were a positive influence. Some people have experienced abuse of power by the Continue reading
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Helping Others
I have found that one of the things that gives me great joy, peace and fulfillment is helping others. Although I may not be able to help others physically, I am able to talk to them. I can listen to them. They can trust me to open up about things that are important to them. Continue reading
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Finding Joy Everyday
Many people find it difficult to find joy in their life everyday. Everyone experiences ups and downs. Days that seem to bring so much that overwhelms a person. Even on these days, it is important to pause, even for just 2 minutes and think about what joy you have in your life. Your family: This Continue reading
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Nativity Fast
During the Nativity Fast, the Church encourages believers to deepen their spiritual practices to prepare both body and soul for the Feast of Christ’s birth. This preparation includes fasting, prayer, almsgiving, confession, and a focus on making one’s heart a worthy dwelling place for Christ. The Purpose of Fasting Fasting is a spiritual discipline aimed Continue reading
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Catching Up
I took a short break from blogging to set up a plan for the upcoming year. This past decade has been difficult with all the losses I’ve been through. I’m a certified Pastoral Counsellor and up until my own world fell apart in 2013, I enjoyed was blessed to help others deal with their mental Continue reading
Dr Kelly Fleming 