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Be Giving Giving During Thanksgiving It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Many of us will come together to be thankful and celebrate the blessings in our lives. But during this time of year, there are also people and families that are in need. We all get busy during this time, so it can become easy to forget about helping others. Crosswalk.com has a few ways to help you show God’s love and blessings to others this Thanksgiving. Getting Started Help A Friend With Make-Ahead Food Preparations - Get together with a good friend and do some make-ahead food prep. Roast and bone both your turkeys or make your pies together. Not only will this cut down on stress on the holiday, but you can also spend some quality time together. Invite Someone With No Family To Dinner - If you know someone who has no family or has a family that is far away and isn’t able to make it home, invite them to dinner. If you have a friend who is going through a hard time...

Volunteer Now Volunteering Makes a Difference Volunteering can be broadly defined as donating your time for a good cause, whether to help a non-profit organization and an individual. This good cause can be hundreds of different things, so many that it can be hard to choose how, when, and what cause to volunteer for. Volunteering is a meaningful way to help individuals and communities in need. With our busy lives, most of us think we don’t have time to offer our help. But the great thing is you don’t need a lot of time to make a difference. Sure some programs take weeks or months, but giving an hour volunteering in a soup kitchen is a good start. Volunteering is essential as it offers crucial help to people in need and the community as a whole. Many of these organizations and charities rely on the generosity of volunteers, as many companies depend almost solely upon teams of volunteers to help them thrive and do their work. So how do you decide what you want to volunteer for? ...

Child Loss October: A Month of Awareness and Remembrance October marks a month of awareness and remembrance for those who have experienced the loss of a child, during pregnancy or infancy, to stillbirth, miscarriage, SIDS, or any other cause. The loss of a child is considered one of the most painful, gut-wrenching experiences a parent can have. Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon. The  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences reports that as many as 31 percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss. Too many families have suffered and despite the progress made in the way of awareness and support many still feel isolated, they feel like they are alone in this situation. The effect of such a loss varies for each person and family. Some common effects include depression, anxiety, changes in relationships, development of unhealthy coping mechanisms, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It’s important as a community to extend our support beyo...

Make Time for You A vast majority of people are guilty of making New Year’s Eve resolutions. We decide to commit to losing weight, read more, spend less time on social media, quit smoking, or drink less. Making these lifestyle changes are well and good, but a large percentage of those who make them struggle to stick with it. You may ask yourself, “How many times can I try to…?” The truth is, as many times as it takes. There is no doubt that these committed changes or goals take determination and not everyone gets it right the first time around. I’ve heard that it takes 21 days to form a habit, but recent studies showed that it actually takes about 66 days. It’s never too late to make a change, whether if it’s a New Year’s resolution or you wake up Thursday morning and decide to start riding your bike to work. Having a goal that will make a positive impact on your life is worth it. It’s not impossible to be the person you want to be, to form positive habits or take time for you, s...

Dangers of Dating Apps Before, we talked about scary apps parents should watch out for in protecting their children. This time we're going to bring up the cautions of dating apps for adults. You hear it all the time. Some horror story about someone meeting a stranger on a dating app and “hitting it off.” Only to come to the realization that that person is not who they say they are or they managed to con the other person in some aspect. That was the situation for 30 women who were conned through a dating app. In New Jersey, a man managed to scam these women out of over $2 million. Rubbin Sarpong and a few other accomplices set up fake online dating accounts and pretended to strike up a romantic relationship with random ladies. Sarpong went as far as telling these ladies he was military personnel stationed in Syria and was awarded gold bars that needed to be shipped to the United States. He reportedly told the women the fictitious gold bars were worth $12 million and needed h...

Keep Your Eyes Open In May, a Ft. Worth man was arrested and faced charges of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault of a child. The girl managed to get away and seek help from a couple of Kentucky Fried Chicken employees. The girl met her kidnapper, 24-year-old Diamond Marquis Williams, on Snapchat. This is the third recent arrest in the North Texas area involving the Snapchat app and allegations of aggravated sexual assault of a child. The Snapchat app allows the user to take a photo or video. You make the photo or video available for a specific amount of time. After that time limit is up, the photo or video automatically disappears. Users can even share their location with other users and people they don’t know. This can be a scary app for parents. Kids can receive or send inappropriate photos. It popular with kids because they feel they can send immoral photos without consequences because the image will disappear. What they don’t realize is that nothing sent over...

Abortion Pill Reversal Have you taken the first dose of the ABORTION PILL (Mifeprex or RU-486)? Do you regret your decision and wish you could reverse the effects of the abortion pill? We can help you! There is an effective process called Abortion Pill Reversal. Call us, Abortion Pill Rescue, and we can talk with you and offer you help. We know that an unplanned pregnancy can be scary and many women make decisions to abort when they are terrified and stressed. We know that after some time, many women change their minds about a chemical abortion. IT MAY NOT BE TOO LATE TO SAVE YOUR PREGNANCY. Our helpline will connect you with one of our medical professionals who can guide you towards reversing the effects of the abortion pill. We will help you every step of the way. Call now, 24/7, at 877-558-0333 or visit our website at www.abortionpillreversal.com . The Open Door is happy to partner up with Abortion Pill Rescue and provide you with all the information you need or answer a...