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Timmy's Cosmic Encounter: A Friendship Across the Stars
Once upon a time, in a small town nestled between rolling hills and dense forests, lived a curious boy named Timmy. Timmy was known for his adventurous spirit and a heart full of wonder. He had always dreamt of meeting an alien, and little did he know that his dream was about to come true.
By Qandil fatima2 years ago in Chapters
Chronicles of the Eclipsed Throne - Sultan's Legacy
Chapter 4: The Cryptic Sultan Introduction In the heart of Istanbul, where history weaves its intricate tapestry, Selin and Kemal's relentless pursuit of the Eclipsed Throne takes a cryptic turn. As they continue their quest, the revelation of a cryptic message hidden deep within the Topkapi Palace archives propels them into the enigmatic world of Sultan Yusuf.
By Theen Bathusha2 years ago in Chapters
The Mysterious World of Facts
Once upon a time in a quaint library nestled in the heart of a bustling city, a young girl named Emily sat surrounded by towering shelves of books. Her fascination with knowledge knew no bounds, and she had a particular affinity for facts. She believed that facts held the key to unraveling the mysteries of the world. Little did she know that the world of facts was as fascinating as any adventure she could imagine.
By Mohammed Chkoubi2 years ago in Chapters
The Power of God to Change Your Life- Chapter 1
Change is a constant aspiration in our lives. We often seek to become more confident, less anxious, or simply better versions of ourselves. We attend seminars, read self-help books, and join health clubs, all in pursuit of that elusive transformation. Yet, we find ourselves asking, "Why can't I change?"
By Raymark Marcos2 years ago in Chapters
"Whispers of the Forgotten"
Part 1: The Enigmatic Mansion The rain came down with unrelenting force, assaulting the ancient, decaying mansion. It was a relentless downpour that created a haunting symphony of eerie echoes throughout the desolate countryside. Detective Evelyn Gray, her trench coat billowing like a ghostly specter in the howling wind, stood before the imposing iron-wrought gate. An anonymous letter, its parchment soaked and time-worn, had drawn her to this forsaken place. The cryptic message within hinted at a mystery that had plagued the town for generations, casting a long, oppressive shadow.
By Μarilena Κont2 years ago in Chapters
25 Terrifying Space Facts That Will Haunt Your Dreams
In the vast expanse of the universe, there are mysteries and horrors beyond our wildest imagination. While we may feel safe here on Earth, the cosmos can serve up some truly spine-chilling scenarios. In this article, we'll delve into 25 spine-tingling facts about space that will leave you with a sense of cosmic dread.
By Qandil fatima2 years ago in Chapters
Becoming A More Loving Person
First Corinthians 13 ends with these familiar words, "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." Love is also the first fruit of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5. But what is love? Love is probably the most misunderstood word in the world. Part of the problem is that we use this one word to describe a lot of things. We water down its meaning by overuse. I love my wife. I love America. I love pizza. I love my dog. I love you. I'd love to have my back rubbed. We use the word love in so many different ways that is has, literally, lost its meaning. It's difficult to give or receive love when you don't even understand what it is. Now, we need to clear up a couple of popular misconceptions about love. Most people think love is a feeling. It's a sentimental knot in your stomach. A quiver in your liver. An ocean of emotion. True, love does produce feelings, but it is more than a feeling. In a "Peanuts" cartoon, Charlie Brown and Linus are talking, and Linus says, "She was so cute. I used to see her in Sunday School every week. I used to just sit there and stare at her, and sometimes she'd smile at me. Now I hear she's switched churches." Charlie Brown looks up and says, "That'll change your theology in a hurry!" How often we rely on our feelings, and let our feelings motivate us to do all kinds of things we might not normally do. As I said, love produces feelings, some very powerful ones, but it is more than a feeling. Another misconception is that love is uncontrollable. Have you ever said. "I fell in love" - as if you had tripped? We just assume that love can't be controlled. "I can't help it if I'm in love. I can't help myself; I'm in love." Or the opposite: "I can't help myself; I just don't love him anymore." We talk as if love is uncontrollable, but the Bible says love is controllable. In fact, Jesus commanded that we love others. His words indicate that we do have control over whom we love and whom we don't love. Love is a matter of two things: First, love is a matter of choice. The Bible says, "Over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity" (Col. 3:14). Notice those two little words, put on. Love is something we can choose to have. If it were a feeling, we couldn't command it. But we can command a choice. And love is a choice. It is controllable. The Bible also says that love is a matter of conduct. Love is something we do. It is an action, not a feeling. The Apostle John expressed it this way, "Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth" (1 John 3:18). Too often we love with words or tongue but not with actions. A young man said to his fiancée, "I love you so much I would die for you, my love." She replied, "Oh, Harold, you're always saying that but you never do it." Love is more than words. It's more than feelings. Unlike us, the Greeks had four words to differentiate different types of love: storge, which means natural affection; eros, which means sexual attraction, philia, which means emotional affection or friendship: and agape, which means unconditional, giving, sacrificial love. When the Bible speaks of God's love for us and the kind of love we're to have for Him and for other people, the word is always agape. It's a commitment to act. Do you know it's possible to love someone you don't even like? Remember I said in chapter 2 that in order for God to teach us to love. He puts us around some unlovely people. It's easy to love people who are kind and lovely, but God is going to teach us to love, He'll bring some hard-to-love people into our lives. Now the fact is that our lives are full of people we don't like. We don't like the way some people talk. We don't like the way they act. We don't like the way they dress. But most of all, we tend not to like people who don't like us. I once heard a story about Lady Astor, who did not like Winston Churchill. One day she said, "Winston, if you were my husband I'd put arsenic in your tea."
By Raymark Marcos2 years ago in Chapters
THE OLD WORLD
In the heart of a picturesque European village, nestled between rolling hills and ancient forests, there stood a centuries-old mansion known as "The House of Whispers." The mansion was renowned not only for its exquisite architecture but also for the mysteries that shrouded its history.
By Emmanuel Ibidapo Ajagunna2 years ago in Chapters
Actuating Weight reduction and Expanded Perseverance - Progressive New Medication Fools the Body Into Believing It's Working out
Another medication, SLU-PP-332, tried on mice by College of Florida scientists, fools the body into thinking it is working out, prompting weight reduction, expanded perseverance, and helped digestion without influencing craving or active work levels. This "practice mimetic" might actually treat corpulence, diabetes, and muscle misfortune by enacting specific metabolic pathways, with tentative arrangements for additional refinement and human preliminaries.
By Estiyak Hasan2 years ago in Chapters
Izzoradelle, the Drowned Shieldmaiden Part II: Call of the Banners
This is a series that I wrote over a year ago while playing on a Valheim community server. The stories have been edited to remove some player tags and player clans to provide privacy to those individuals. If you wish to experience this breathtaking world for yourself, you can check out the official Valheim website here or download the game on Steam here.
By Amanda Starks2 years ago in Chapters
Fitness-Three Part of Body Explained:
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By Khaled Mahmud Sojan2 years ago in Chapters
How Things Went From Wonderful to Terrifying.... Content Warning.
In October of 2014 my daughter was born and Wade immediately took over as her father. My ex husband was sort of in and out of his son's life at first and it took the first couple of years after the divorce for him to really get it together so to speak and establish a solid routine with his son. By this time, Wade and myself had married and he had well established himself as my daughter Rayne's father. To back up a little, we married in April of 2015 just 8 short months after initially starting to date. There was pressure from Wade to marry and my family as my family is very conservative Christians and thought it best if we were to live together we needed to be married. In all honesty, I was not ready and I knew then that I was not ready for another marriage but with the pressure from my family and Wade who would even say things along the lines of "Baby, you better put a ring on it." making a reference to the song Single Ladies by Beyoncé. He was joking when he said it but he was also not joking and you could tell that. He proposed to me in November of 2014 which also incidentally was the same month in which my wedding anniversary had been with my first husband. He did so in my grandma's kitchen in front of my grandma so I felt pressured to say yes. I felt I had no choice to take things slow, it was either marry him or lose my house and him. I didn't like either of those choices really but I chose the one that seemed less scary at the time. I knew that I wanted to marry Wade probably, one day, I just wasn't quite ready then but what was the difference between then and a few months and/or a year down the road right? By the time we wed there were already cracks in our foundation but I chose not to see them. He constantly was jealous and told me that I brought up my past too much with my ex husband and that he was afraid I'd never love him as much as I'd loved my ex. Because of this jealousy which I didn't even realize was full on jealousy at the time, I soon became not allowed to speak of my ex in his presence. If I did, it was met with a death glare and very judging eyes. I would be told that I compared everything he did to my ex and that that was not fair to him. I'm not saying that this didn't occur on occasion I'm just simply stating what I lived through all the time, no matter the situation. Also, he did speak of his ex and brought things he'd lived through with her into our relationship frequently. There are certain things I cannot remember and certain things I can and there are things that no longer have a timeline in my mind's eye but simply a tainted memory of things lived through and things learned so I apologize if this comes as a bit scattered at times. I remember when we first got together and started fighting although it did take a few weeks for this to happen that I would have to go to the bathroom to get away from him. I remember I told my co-worker Sue this and she asked if I was okay? I remember thinking "Well, yeah, why wouldn't I be? Wait, should I be worried?". I told her I was fine that he just got a little insistent when arguing and didn't like to let things go so I had to separate myself. Also, there was the other time a local customer who knew of Wade warned me that he had a "temper" and to "be careful". I chalked it up to him just being nosey and it being a small town. I do remember bringing this incident with the customer up to Wade though and I asked Wade what the customer could have meant by that and Wade turned the question around on me by asking me "Well, what do you think he meant?" We then just laughed it off as a nosey customer. Speaking on the jealousy again, I remember one time I was texting back and forth between my granny and my daddy and I had left my phone on the charger on the seat of his truck to go inside for a minute and there was one or two things that they had said which he glanced at my phone and thought he saw, I honestly can't even remember what it was but it got Wade to thinking I was cheating on him and demanded I let him see my phone when I got back outside. I did but he thought I had deleted the message by then and didn't believe me. Also, once, we had just gotten through making love and I noticed that I had a text from a male customer of mine that had been trying to help me get a job. I went to see what the text was and to text him back and Wade went crazy on me saying that I was being disrespectful to him since we had just made love and I tried to explain that it was job related but he wouldn't hear it. To him, I was texting a potential lover right after making love to him and it was a slap in the face he said. So, hopefully all this gives you some context and I'll try to get back to the storyline now. Wade had a problem with addiction to cover up what had happened in his childhood. He used work as a coverup as he was and is still I'm sure a workaholic, he drank too much, he used pills and other substances. When we first got together, Wade told me that he had had a horrible car accident in his early 20's which caused him to have severe back troubles and shortly after that he got hooked on prescription pain medication. He told me that he was off those finally from his own free will because he looked at his boys one day and realized he wanted better for them. So, he told me that's why he drank some to help ebb that addiction. I thought that was so amazing that he could just stop the pills cold turkey like that for his boys. I truly admired him for that. What it took me a few years to realize was that he still was battling addiction just using a different poison....
By Lindsey Altom2 years ago in Chapters
