Archive for June, 2012

/ June 30, 2012 11:59 pm

MenSpeak Editorial: Embracing Independence

Learning to Slow Down on Life’s Fast Track  By Chris Green July 01, 2012   On my way home from work earlier this week, I observed something that caught my eye.   While driving, I looked to my left and noticed another driver speeding and passing every other car he possibly could.   Obviously this driver was in a hurry, and was [...]

/ June 30, 2012 11:59 pm

Independently Dependent

The Lonely Journey of Alzheimer’s Disease By Terri Hendrickson 7/1/ 2012 Do you have a family member who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease?  Would you recognize the warning signs, and symptoms of this illness? Without the information to help a family prepare, over time this disease destroys lives.  My mom who is still married is approaching her 71st birthday in [...]

/ June 30, 2012 11:59 pm

Look At Me: A Poem

LOOK AT ME   By Myckelle P. Williams   07/01/2012       Look at Me See my face It’s more than the frame of a pretty smile Behind these eyes lie A brain inside, with Thoughts, and dreams, feelings, and desires Can you see beyond my admirers? Can you see?   Look at Me See my skin Smooth and [...]

/ June 30, 2012 11:59 pm

Recipe: Mean Green Juice

By Cindy Lumpkin 07/01/2012 If you are looking for a juice that is full of nutrients and taste yummy, then look no further.  This juice comes from the juicing plan Reboot Your Life. Ingredients: 1 Cucumber 4 Celery Stalks 2 Apples 6-8 leaves Kale 1/2 Lemon 1tbsp. Ginger Directions: Scrub and wash thoroughly all veggies and fruit to be juiced. [...]

/ June 30, 2012 11:59 pm

Katrina’s Editorial – The Independent Woman Deception

More Women Are Drinking the Corporate Kool-Aid  By Katrina Smith 7/1/2012 Thank you for reading B.L.O.G Magazine™ online. In honor of Independence Day, our theme for the month is of course, Independence, Liberty and Freedom. What is it? What is it not? What are common misconceptions? To get this started, let’s open it up with a familiar video by the lovely [...]

/ June 30, 2012 11:59 pm

Myckelle’s Editorial: From Independence to Dependence

Stepping Forward In Faith Requires Total Reliance 06/15/2012 By Myckelle P. Williams     Happy Independence Day! The upcoming 4th of July holiday represents a signing of the ‘Declaration of Independence”, which was an exciting time in U.S. History. It has been annually celebrated yearly as a time of freedom, liberty and justice for all. Everywhere you go in America, [...]

/ June 30, 2012 11:59 pm

Unpacking Your Bags

Learning to Lean on the Lord By Taylor Duckett July 1, 2012 I’m not going back, I’m moving ahead. I’m here to declare to you my past is over. In You all things are made new. Surrendered My Life to Christ. I’m Moving, Moving Forward   ~ Israel Houghton We are not the devil’s donkeys and mules. What do I mean [...]

/ June 30, 2012 11:59 pm

Freedom: Reborn on the Force of July

An In Dependence Day Celebration By Kairis Joy Colter Burt July 1, 2012 In one week I had a car wreck, a husband wreck, and a home wreck. And yet, all of these things worked together for my good. I was nearly ten years into my second marriage. Externally things appeared to be fine. We had a lovely home in [...]

/ June 30, 2012 11:59 pm

Miss Christian Independent Part 1

Just Me and My Bible By Arlesha Amazan July 1, 2012 “I’m good…I don’t need a man. Why do I need a man when God provides all for me? I have it all in Christ. Why do I need to submit to any other man when I’m already submitted to the King of Kings? I’m not submitting to a Prince, [...]

/ June 30, 2012 11:59 pm

For Independent Women Everywhere…A Teen Perspective

Is Independence a Good Thing? Or a God Thing? By Briana Williams June 15, 2012 It seems to me, as if from a very early age, we were taught to seek independence. Not only as persons of today’s society, but predominately as “women.”  As youth, we walked around memorizing and harmonizing the lyrics to ‘Bills, Bills, Bills’ and ‘Independent’ by [...]