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Wives submit?

 The prayer Nathan Lino prayed over all of us at Pastor Wellness the first session was powerful.  It was anointed.  I could feel the presence of the Holy Spirit .  He prayed, “Someone in this room is committing adultery. Someone here has a disease.”  He prayed a long powerful prayer that ministered to those who had an ear to hear.  Pastor Nathan and his wife Nichole Lino shared about their life with 4 older children, church planting before it was cool (I can relate to both) & the hardships in ministry as a pastor and pastor’s wife.  The first verse he shared was out of Ephesians 5:22-24 “Wives submit to your own husbands as to the Lord, for the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, Himself the Savior of his body. As the church submits to Christ so let wives submit to their husbands in everything.” You could have heard a pin drop.  This verse even makes pastors wives uncomfortable.  I remember the first ...
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Drug dealer to preacher

From a drug dealer to a hope dealer.  Jesus saved John  (my husband) 24 years ago today, March 5th .  From a drug addict to a Jesus fanatic. From planning schemes to planting 2 churches .  Do you wonder why he preaches with such PASSION? He once really was lost and now he really is found.  From the darkness of a suicide attempt to now saving souls by sharing the gospel .  He’s an amazing father and husband.  Only Jesus can transform like that.  If you don’t believe in God just look at his testimony .  Thank you Jesus for the blood applied to cover our sin!!
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How to Stop Anxiety

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 How to STOP anxiety . 🛑 STOP S is for sin, self talk or stress T is for trauma  O is for origin  P is for products  I heard this on the radio today on 101.1 and I made this graphic.  Problem: Sometimes our sin, our self talk or stress can cause anxiety.  Solution: Renew your mind with the Bible daily & positive affirmations based on Scripture. Get enough sleep, rest, exercise and take ashwaganda or something natural for stress management .  Problem: Trauma Solution: See a specialist in trauma counseling such as EMDR etc to heal Problem: Origin Solution: Heal from childhood wounds that cause anxiety. Choose a good therapist. (Cord of 3) Accept that God put you in the family or lack of family for a reason (like Joseph in Genesis) Problem: Products Solution: Come off caffeine and any other product that can cause anxiety  (This week I have stopped caffeine due to anxiety after infusion and it’s already helping!) Share your tips in the comment...
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Postpartum Depression

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  It took my breath away when we drove away.  Some of my darkest days were spent in this little house. When we pulled into the driveway all I could think about was the postpartum depression that swallowed me up.  That’s why there is a big age gap between our third and fourth son. I was scared I would have PPD again. I didn’t have it after our fourth son was born but I did have depression after our fifth child miscarried at 4 months. I didn’t talk about it while I was walking through it. I didn’t really know that’s what it was for a long time.  But I felt like I couldn’t breathe. Anxiety . I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sleep, but I was still breastfeeding my newborn baby.   I know where I went wrong. And now that I’ve been through and studied health and wellness there are things I would tell young mothers so they don’t have to suffer like I did.  Instead of having my third baby and going home to rest and let family help take care of me, the house, and the two ot...
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What does love look like?

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I remember being a young wife & reading lots of books about how to be a good wife. I grew up spoiled in some ways & didn’t know how  to cook or clean or iron (I still don’t iron well. Thank God for steamers!)  I’m 42 now & have been married for 21 years. I was 20 when I got married.  Titus 2:4-5 says, “that they (older women) admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.” One book I read was not a christian book and it was called The Proper Care & Feeding of Husbands. She basically said husbands need food & intimacy. I was telling the young ladies in bible study that the devil is so sly he tries to get couples to commit fornication before marriage & then he tries to get married women not to have sex with their husbands or for the spouse to have an extramarital affair or the use of pornography.  God de...
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Word for the New Year

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I don’t know if Haley knew my word for 2025 was PEACE when she dropped off a gift on Christmas Eve. I opened the gift & it was a beautiful handcrafted dove , the symbol of peace.   The tag said “The Dove is a beautiful, year-round reminder of the hope that remains no matter how turbulent the storm.” You see, my family & I went through a very turbulent storm last year. But as I surrendered the trial to God, He gave me peace.  Gods Word says,  “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 I found that to be true. As I prepare for 2026, my word for the new year is TWIRL . Inspired by reading Freely & Lightly by Emily Lex .  On the way to visit family for Christmas, we passed a cute store on the road we used to live on and I asked my husband if he could stop so I could just run in real quick.  He reluctantly pulled over and parked and let me ge...
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When life feels heavy, not merry

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The second week of December I have heard several people including myself say that life feels heavy. It’s the holiday season and everywhere we look there are reminders of what others are doing to celebrate this season or what marketers want you to buy for your loved ones.  It’s the season for winter blues or seasonal depression for those who suffer from that. Just when I think I’ve beat it, it rears its ugly head again with a heaviness that makes you tired and unhappy-a battle fought in your own mind and body.  It’s also the time of year when grief can hit hard. Celebrating the holidays when you’ve lost a loved one is not the same. You may feel wrong or guilty for celebrating without them or you may not feel like celebrating at all. What is a “Happy Holiday” for some is a trigger for grief and pain that makes you feel like you want to be left alone.   Dysfunctional families can create chaos, guilt and shame during this time of year. If you deal with people who have been...
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