by April Allman | Oct 19, 2021 | Mental Health, Wellness
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. — Author Harriet Beecher Stowe The sea fascinates me. Years ago during spring in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, my wife and I went to sleep each night for a week to the melody of the breakers coming...
by April Allman | Sep 27, 2021 | Community, Giving Back, Mental Health
Abigail, who is pregnant, has lived in a maternity home and at Wayside Christian Mission. She now lives in a tent within a homeless camp. Abigail Sallee is seated on a curb. On the sidewalk behind her a man repairs a bicycle. In the street in front of her cars...
by April Allman | Sep 22, 2021 | Living, Mental Health, Wellness
“There are still those who believe that God does not call women to pastor. It does not deter me from the call, though. I think I’ve changed some people’s minds.” — Alyce French Johnson, pastor at Oak Grove Baptist Church. Meet five women who are transforming...
by April Allman | Jun 30, 2021 | Mental Health, Wellness
To become more effective communicators and more complete persons we must stretch beyond our comfort zones. The problem is that we huddle carefully inside our comfort zone; and if it is small, then we are imprisoned in a small world. However, most of us would...
by April Allman | Feb 16, 2021 | Mental Health, Wellness
“I really hope to give a platform to marginalized voices… marginalized platforms in our community. These (podcasts) are not going to be the people who we necessarily run into at official events and talk to,” says Laura Ellis, director of social podcasting &...
by April Allman | Feb 14, 2021 | Mental Health, Wellness
How to change your thoughts Thought and expression are so closely bound together in us. Whenever we are thinking something, we are unconsciously verbalizing our thoughts. If we change the verbalization, we will change the thought, too. Likewise, if I verbalize my new...
