Petite Myra Inman was like many teenagers. She went to parties. Shopped. Loved music, clothing and hanging out with her friends. Within a few years, though, she took no pleasure in anything. “Sadness seems to be stamped on everything to me.”
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She Refuses to Give Up
Does obesity cause mental illness or is it the other way around? For Sarah, it’s a chicken-or-egg question. Severe depression and weight issues have plagued her since childhood. Despite her struggles with two of the most stigmatized medical conditions in our society, though, she refuses to give up.
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Why Does God Hate Me?
Author Kelly Ferguson is a soft-talker, an introvert, faithful, quietly strong, and ostensibly, the least likely to ask, “Why does God hate me?”
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How to Deal with Heart Wounds and Find the Missing Me
Have you ever felt like a large chunk of you has gone missing? Do you think you’re happy, but wonder why you feel no joy? A friend of mine felt the same way, and unfortunately, it took nearly two decades before she discovered how to deal with heart wounds and find the missing me.
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Who Would’ve Thought It?
Who would’ve thought it? Three years ago, almost to the day, The Accidental Blogger made its debut…not because blogging ranked high on my bucket list, but because I needed a platform and figured stories about ordinary people who overcome adversity would do the trick.
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Sometimes it Takes a Movie to Shine a Light on Darkness
Where child trafficking is concerned, no shortage of information exists. You could spend your life perusing websites geared to what many experts say is a growing problem worldwide. But sometimes it takes a movie to shine a light on darkness.
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