All Blog Posts Tagged 'teens' (23)

If you’re like me you can get lost in your busy day, just trying to get all your work done and make it home to collapse. Recently, during my prayer time, the Lord has been speaking to me about slowing down and taking time to minister to others around me, extending small kindnesses to encourage in an otherwise despairing world.

I remember when others have done this for me, moments which stand out from the routine. A card slipped under my door letting me know someone cares,…

Did you know there are more slaves in the world today than during the entire transatlantic slave trade. Poverty, debt, promise of a better life are all possible entry points for enslavement. Some facts: According to some estimates, approximately 80% of trafficking involves sexual exploitation, and 19% involves labor exploitation.
 

.    There are approximately 20 to 30 million slaves in the world today.
 

According to the U.S. State Department, 600,000 to 800,000 people are…

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Forgiving your best friend might be easy but forgiving someone who spews hate at you, gossips about you, tries to harm you….not so easy. Why bother?

Holding on to resentment and failing to forgive keeps you in spiritual bondage to the person who is hurting you. Resentment and anger…

"For many children and teens holidays are the only time of year they read a book and are often snorted at by other more well read people for not reading all year round. Why is this? Is it not better to read a really good book once…

Aleja Robbins Bennett was born in East Elmhurst Queens New York by her unknown biological mother July 9th 1973 at 7:23 am. In 1976 she was raised in East New York Brooklyn by her church attending adopted parents who still serves as a deacon and deaconess up until this day. From the age of two through nineteen they physically-verbally and mentally abused her.

She was tortured, starved and neglected all through her childhood. Alcohol became an escape for her…

Today I welcome Christine Verstraete, author of the kid's mystery, Searching for a Starry Night, and the nonfiction book, In Miniature Style II.

Thanks Jan for hosting me!

About the books:…

Aleja Bennett was adopted in the early seventies after being abandoned and left in an apartment alone with her older siblings. The Author was only six months old and suffered with pnuemonia  shortly after that.

 Aleja Bennett was adopted at the age of two years by a woman who was barren. The couple abused, starved, tortured, rejected and…

Teens Learn Life's Lessons in "A Wind In Montana"

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Lauren_S._Smith]Lauren S. Smith

Some novels simply entertain and others contain a powerful message in the story line and characters. In his debut novel, A Wind In Montana, Mitch Davies tells a story about teens coming of age and how they accept responsibility for their lives.

A Wind In Montana is a…

Your teenagers will really enjoy reading this book. Enjoy! Christina

Teens Learn Life's Lessons in "A Wind In Montana"

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Lauren_S._Smith]Lauren S. Smith

Some novels simply entertain and others contain a powerful message in the story line and characters. In his debut novel, A Wind In Montana, Mitch Davies tells a story about teens…

In these very tough economic times, emotions and mindsets are stressed out and challenged to the MAX! This is especially true for teens, pre-teens, and single parents. In this day and age of reality TV...wouldn't you like to finally see a show or program that is not only entertaining, but actually (and I mean REALLY) help families going through tough emotional and mental trials? AND ... see these same folks…

Celebrities Kids | Celebrity Obsession: Are our teens too star-struck?



Following the lives of teen celebrities such as Taylor Lautner or Miley Cyrus are part of the normal past time for the average teenager today. While on the surface this may sound like the sort of thing we'd expect a young person to be doing with their time, this behavior can also lead to some major psychological issues that have far-reaching effects. In a recent study of…