Laurie Stroud
Healthy Living
The Heart of the Matter-Â The Signs & Symptoms of Heart Disease in Women & Ways to Reduce Your Risk Every minute in the United States, someone’s wife, mother, daughter or sister dies from heart disease, stroke or another form of cardiovascular disease (CVD). More than one in three women is living with CVD, including nearly …
Legal Matters
Auto Insurance Advice from a Personal Injury Attorney You probably have automobile insurance, but do you understand the basics of your policy? The first step in reviewing your automobile insurance policy is to request a copy of the Declaration’s Page which contains details unique to your specific policy. It will list all members, drivers and …
Parenting Points
4 Tips to Leading Your Child toward Good Decision Making Good decision making is not a skill with which we are born. We can look back at examples from our past when we made very poor decisions that were not properly thought out and the unfortunate consequences that accompanied those decisions. There are two very …
The Ultimate Planner
Encouraging Word The word PLAN is defined as design; procedure; or purpose. We know God is very organized and orderly. We see from creation He is detailed. He has a master plan. Genesis 1 tells us that God created the heavens and the earth and everything on the earth. God also has individual plans for …
Mission Makers
GriefShare Offers Hope If you’ve lost a spouse, parent, child, or family member, you’ve probably found there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel. This can be a confusing time when you feel isolated and have many questions about things you’ve never before faced. For almost 25 years, GriefShare has been …
Fashion For You
4 Keys to Fashion Forward Active Wear Gone are the days of wearing sloppy sweatpants and an oversized t-shirt to the gym. Instead opt for fashionable active wear that doesn’t have to be benched at the gym door. With an endless number of fashionable options, it will be easy to be a great sport this …
Best Books
The Bible Tells Me So…Why Defending Scripture Had Made Us Unable to Read It This month’s recommendation is for those who are brave. If you are afraid to read anything which may call into question your established beliefs about the Bible, or if you’re of the opinion that all Christians must share the same perspective …
Healthy Living
What is Causing Your Headaches? Could it be TMJ? Did you know that 45 million Americans suffer from headaches? Many people do not realize that there is often a connection between the facial muscles used in chewing and chronic, debilitating headaches as well as other symptoms such as tinnitus (ringing in the ears), vertigo and …
Bringing Out the Winner In Your Child
Cultivating Common Sense Recently, a young man from the Boys’ Ranch helped me with a couple of projects in our yard. As we were working in the garage, we passed by a stack of manuals that were sitting on my workbench. He asked, “What are those?” Piled about six inches high were manuals, parts lists …
The Sixty Minute Sermon Called Hebrews
Before Hebrews was a letter it was a sermon. These early believers, probably living in Rome, grasped this well-crafted sixty minute sermon. Now it’s our turn to get the message! The finality of Christ’s revelation, the efficacy of his atoning sacrifice, and the everlasting encouragement of his faithfulness, energizes the sermon’s spiraling intensity of exposition …
