Everyone needs allies—those trusted individuals who stand by us when others might not fully understand. Just like my young neighbor, Stanley, who looked to me for help, we often need people who can step in, offer guidance, and help us navigate life’s challenges. Who are your allies, and how can you be one to someone else?
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Are we our sister’s keeper? As women of faith, we are called to be our sister’s keeper, but what does that mean? In the biblical story of Cain and Abel, we see how envy and jealousy can lead to harm and destruction. But as we learn to love God with all our heart, mind, and strength, we can love our sisters in faith and be their keeper. So, today, let us choose to bless others, pray for them, and be intentional in our relationships. Will you be your sister’s keeper? Say yes, and let’s keep on keeping on together.
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For females, there seems to be an innate need for relationships with other females very early on. Not from a place of competition, but rather from a place of need and support. We begin to learn and glean from each other very early in our journeys. It seems there is a security found in female friendship that anchors us to life in some way. If you know your know.
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Friendships can feel like rollercoasters; but isn’t that true of life? There are going to be unexpected ups, downs, twists, and turns along the way; but when we reflect back, it will be in those experiences that the thrill of the journey is recognized and appreciated. Maybe.
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The term UNFRIEND has become an ugly word. Not just an ugly word, but an offensive word. But I’m here to play devil’s advocate I see individual messages on FaceBook about this topic all the time; and I’ve had some conversations with a few friends about it. People are usually very bothered when they realize they’ve been unfriended. I, however, am on the other side of this. One because, I’ve unfriended some folks a time or two, and I’ve also been unfriended by people. Here\’s my take. Unfriend has less to do with the person who was unfriended and more to do with the well-being of the person who took the action. Learn more…
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In this modern-age of social media, many of us have increased our \”friend\” base tremendously; yet, people report more often feeling friendless or alone. Why? Because there is a difference between mere friendship and frientimacy. True friendship does not equate to quantity; it equates to quality. In other words, friendship has less to do with having a relationship or the number of relationships one has, and more to do with connectedness and intimacy within the relationship.
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