Friday Findings

Good Morning,
Just in case you didn't know Wichita State Small Business Development Center has tons of free information and even online classes and workshops. Don't just think about starting a business be about it.
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http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=ksbdc&p=/schedule/

Thursday Thoughts

Good morning
So often we get caught up in the presidential campaign and forget about local issues. 
Brothers and sisters please educate yourself on state, county and local issues. Some of these elected officials are running our local economy into the ground.  They have run unopposed for years and are comfortable in pulling the puppet strings. This has to stop.
Some of you might not be aware of all of the changes because they have not effected you yet, but if we keep robbing Peter to pay Paul it will.
Get involved, every voice counts.
As always remember to...live Blessed

Wednesday Word

Good Morning,
This morning let's take a look at prayer. Specifically an acronym ACTS.
And as always...live Blessed

A.C.T.S. is an easy way to remember key elements of prayer. It’s simply prayer in four parts:

Adoration – “Praise be to God!” -Psalms 68:35
Tell God how much you appreciate Him. Express your love for Him. Praise His power and majesty. This is a great way to begin your prayer time. Sometimes I watch the sun rise, and praise God for the beauty of His creation. You should never run out of praise. “How awesome are your deeds!” -Psalms 66:3

Confession – “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” -1 John 1:9
Tell Him where you have fallen short. Be specific. I thank Him for the forgiveness I have in Christ and ask for help and strength to turn away from future temptations.

Thanksgiving – Always “glorify him with thanksgiving” -Psalms 69:30
You have plenty of reasons to be thankful. Thank God for His love, His faithfulness, His patience and a million other things. Express gratitude for what He’s doing in your life. Thank Jesus for dying on the cross for you. Thank the Holy Spirit for indwelling you, and never leaving. Thank Him for being your conscience, your counselor and that “still small voice.”

Supplication – “Make your requests known to God.” -Philippians 4:6
Tell God what you want, no matter how small it seems to you. Do you really think any of your requests are big to God the Creator? You should have lots of intercessory prayer here. Remember: As a Promise Keeper, you are committed to pray for your pastor and your church every day.

Tuesday Tools

Tuesday Tools
I don't know if you have had the experience but watching a loved one with Alzheimers slowly fade away is very difficult. Difficult to watch them become someone totally different than who you knew. Hoping every time you see them that their memory is not so short that they can't remember your name. Below is a listing of research for women and Alzheimers. Ladies let's check these out and find out how we can prevent our children from having this experience with us.
And remember as always...live Blessed.

http://www.webmd.com/news/breaking-news/confronting-alzheimers/20160225/alzheimers-women

Monday Motivation

Good morning,
The first real day of spring break.  Yeah
I just want to drop this on you this morning. Who are you influencing and how are you making a difference in this world?
And as always remember to... live Blessed

Friday Findings

We made it. It's Friday. 
Today on Friday Findings I want to talk about depression. I know it is a word we don't talk about, but it won't disappear because we ignore it. Below you will find the stats for American women and depression. The more I speak with youth, the more I realize that depression is one of the things the enemy is using to take people, especially gifted and talented, out.
Ladies, let's help each other fight through the cloud that can and is depression.
I have attached a webmd site that is full of great tips for fighting through depression as well.
As always...live Blessed

http://www.webmd.com/depression/default.htm

Prevalence

• Approximately 12 million women in the United States experience clinical depression each year.
• About one in every eight women can expect to develop clinical depression during their lifetime.
• Depression occurs most frequently in women aged 25 to 44.

Contributing Factors

• Many factors in women may contribute to depression, such as developmental, reproductive, hormonal, genetic and other biological differences (e.g. premenstrual syndrome, childbirth, infertility and menopause).
• Social factors may also lead to higher rates of clinical depression among women, including stress from work, family responsibilities, the roles and expectations of women and increased rates of sexual abuse and poverty.

Gender Differences

• Women experience depression at roughly twice the rate of men.[3]
• Girls 14-18 years of age have consistently higher rates of depression than boys in this age group.

PMS/PMDD

• Twenty to forty percent of women may experience premenstrual syndrome and an estimated 3 to 5 percent have symptoms severe enough to be classified as Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). 

Marriage/Childbirth

• Married people have a lower rate of depression than those living alone.  However, unhappily married people have the highest rates of depression; happily married men have the lowest rates.
• Approximately 10%-15% of all new mothers get postpartum depression, which most frequently occurs within the first year after the birth of a child.

Co-occurring Illnesses

• Research shows a strong relationship between eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia nervosa) and depression in women.  About 90-95% of cases of anorexia occur in young females.
• Reported rates of bulimia nervosa vary from one to three out of 100 people.
• Research shows that one out of three depressed people also suffers from some form of substance abuse or dependence.

Suicide

• Although men are more likely than women to die by suicide, women report attempting suicide approximately twice as often as men.
• An estimated 15 percent of people hospitalized for depression eventually take their own lives.

Thursday Thoughts

Good morning
Just a little for your Thursday.

Philippians 2 1-4 If you’ve gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care— then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don’t push your way to the front; don’t sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don’t be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.

Are you a helper or a hinderer? Hum
And as always...live Blessed