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The pain women go through in the delivery room is indescribable and that doesn't include the 9 months they spent carrying the baby. They go through a lot just to give birth to a new life.
Today I cried bitterly because I lost a woman. We don't pray for things like this to happen, but
sometimes God may have other plans.
Why is this woman's case so painful? She had been sterile for 14 years! We have tried IVF (in-vitro fertilization) and so many methods known to mankind; the woman has been through a lot.
Finally, she had just gotten pregnant despite having an ovarian cyst and a huge load of fibroids. Yes, she got pregnant. Her fibroid started to melt away and everything was fine,
After 9 months, it was time! Her husband rushed her to the hospital and quickly I left everything I was doing and took care of her. After four hours it was so painful that we decided to open it. We lost her but the baby was alive. Before her *****, she held the baby in her arms and smiled "God is great" and then passed away.
I was devastated and sad, I went to tell the news to her husband. Upon hearing the news, her husband passed out, and their happy day just turned sour. We lost a life to deliver a new life today.
Please respect women as they cross the valley of ***** to bring life. Respect your wife! Carrying your baby for 9 months is no joke, and being in labor for hours to give birth to your children is a huge sacrifice.
~Doctor Faith Lulani.
Then she received news no pregnant mother ever expects to hear.
She had an aggressive form of breast cancer.
Kiersten, a 32-year-old mother from Missouri, was diagnosed with HER2-positive inflammatory invasive ductal carcinoma while she was almost seven months pregnant with her baby, Travis.
Waiting until after the baby was born to begin treatment was not possible.
Doctors carefully planned her treatment around the pregnancy and started chemotherapy while Travis was still growing inside her.
Kiersten completed two rounds of AC chemotherapy before giving birth.
Then came a very intense few days.
On March 25, when she was 36 weeks and one day pregnant, doctors decided to induce labor.
Travis was born weighing 6 pounds and 8 ounces.
The very next day, Kiersten went through medical scans that had been delayed during her pregnancy.
Only three days after giving birth, while her newborn son was still receiving extra care in the NICU, Kiersten started targeted cancer treatment.
She barely had time to recover from childbirth before the next stage of treatment began.
By June, Kiersten had completed five rounds of TCHP chemotherapy.
Then, on July 11, she underwent a double mastectomy.
After surgery, she continued receiving regular infusions as doctors worked to control her stage IV cancer.
Her baby boy spent 17 days in the NICU.
Thankfully, Travis was eventually able to go home healthy and doing well.
And through all of this, Kiersten kept fighting for something very simple.
More birthdays.
More bedtime stories.
More normal days with her two sons.
By July 2026, local news reports in Missouri shared another milestone that once seemed very far away.
Kiersten was reported to be cancer-free.
With stage IV cancer, doctors may still need to continue monitoring her health and providing treatment, but reaching that point after everything she and her family had gone through was a huge moment.
During one pregnancy, Kiersten was preparing to bring a new life into the world while also fighting to save her own.
Can you imagine starting chemotherapy while still feeling your unborn baby moving inside you?
The Supreme Court has ruled that an officer can ask you to step out of the car for their own personal safety.
The side benefit is that when you are out of the car, it will be easier to arrest you should they determine you committed a crime.
It is a good idea that if they tell you you need to get out of the car, get out of the car. But there is no law requiring you to answer every question that they throw at you.
You've already identified yourself through your license, your registration, and your insurance. That is far as the questioning goes that you do have to answer.
Get out of the car. Lock it behind you.
You can and should clearly state to the officer that you do not consent to any searches or seizures and will not answer any questions without a lawyer present.
This means any actions that the police officer takes from that point on are subject to scrutiny. The officer will have to prove in court that his actions were reasonable and justified.
It also gives your lawyer a better foothold in defending you in court.
If you refuse, you'll have to defend why you thought it was unsafe for you to get out of the car. That opens you up to being questioned on the stand. Lawyers tend to want their clients not testifying, so they don't end up incriminating themselves.
Know your rights. If possible, record the interaction. Clearly, calmly, and respectfully invoke your rights. If they tell you to get out of the car, get out of the car. By stating your intentions clearly and in compliance with the law, you control keeping the focus on the traffic stop at hand and not on feeding the officer more information that could lead to more charges.
You are told that your ancestors came from a single pair of people who looked nothing like you. Your skin color, your hair texture, your features are not part of the original design. They are explained as later variations or curses. Your history, your culture, your genetic lineage are all secondary to a story that centers a different race. That is not just inaccurate. It is psychologically damaging.
This story has been used to justify colonization, slavery, and the erasure of indigenous identities across the globe. It tells you that your ancestors were cursed, that your features are a mark of sin, that your civilization was lesser. And it does all of this while claiming to be divine.
The scientific reality is clear. Humanity did not start with two people of any one race. Human evolution took place across multiple regions, with diverse populations developing over hundreds of thousands of years. Race is a social construct, not a biblical fact. Believing you came from a single pair of white or Middle Eastern ancestors when you are Black is not faith. It is erasure. And it has been weaponized for centuries.
That is exactly why other races chose to have their own religions and their own gods who look like them. They understood that a god who does not look like you cannot save you. He can only colonize you. And the god of the Bible has been colonizing Black people since the first missionary set foot on the continent. That is not salvation. That is a continuation of the same theft. And it is time to stop pretending otherwise.
Maybe this will offend some people.
That’s okay.
Everywhere I turn, I hear the same advice.
“Don’t get married in your early twenties.”
“Go and discover yourself first.”
“Wait until you’re 28 or 30.”
And every time I hear it, one question comes to my mind…
What exactly are we asking young women to discover?
I’m genuinely asking.
Because the way people talk, you’d think getting married at 22 automatically means your life is over.
Who said so?
If a woman meets a responsible, intentional man at 22…
A man who believes in her dreams…
A man willing to support her education…
A man who wants to build with her instead of controlling her…
Why should she reject him simply because society says she’s “too young”?
Who made 28 the magic number?
Another thing I find interesting is this…
People keep saying,
“Go and enjoy your life first.”
But what exactly does “enjoy your life” mean?
Travel?
Build a career?
Start a business?
Those things are beautiful.
But who says they cannot happen within a healthy marriage?
Who convinced us that marriage automatically ends ambition?
I’ve seen women graduate after getting married.
I’ve seen women start businesses after getting married.
I’ve seen women become doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs and leaders while married.
So maybe marriage wasn’t the problem.
Maybe the wrong partner was.
And here’s another question nobody seems to ask…
If you’re telling a 22-year-old woman to wait until she’s 28…
Can you guarantee that the right man will still come at 28?
Can you guarantee she’ll even want the same things at 28?
Can you guarantee life will go exactly as planned?
None of us can.
Life doesn’t give guarantees.
It only gives opportunities.
Sometimes the opportunity comes early.
Sometimes it comes late.
The real question isn’t,
“How old are you?”
The real question is,
“Who is standing in front of you?”
Is he responsible?
Does he respect you?
Does he support your purpose?
Can both of you grow together?
Those questions matter far more than the number on your birthday cake.
I’m not saying every woman should marry young.
Far from it.
Some people genuinely need more time to mature.
Some relationships shouldn’t end in marriage at all.
What I’m questioning is this idea that age alone determines whether a marriage will succeed.
It doesn’t.
Character does.
Wisdom does.
Choosing the right person does.
Maybe we’ve spent so much time teaching women when to marry…
That we’ve forgotten to teach both men and women how to choose wisely.
Or maybe I’m looking at it the wrong way.
If a 22-year-old woman meets an intentional man who genuinely supports her dreams, should she walk away simply because society says she’s too young?
Eclypse Onyx
For decades, Buju Banton has captivated audiences around the world with his powerful voice, timeless music, and unforgettable performances. His influence on reggae and dancehall continues to inspire generations of artists and fans alike.
Wishing Buju Banton good health, happiness, and many more years of success and blessings.
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Adesola is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter, and producer. Known for her English/Yoruba lyrics, Weird MC - also known as Shola Idowu and The Rappatainer - is one of Africa's most popular female rappers, and one of the few Nigerian female artists associated with Afrobeat..
In 2020 at age 33, she decided to completely switch teams and turned into a He, got rid of both her chest apples, got herself a six-pack and changed her name from Ellen Page to Elliot Page π
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They gave you religion to make you wait. Wait for heaven. Wait for Jesus. Wait for a paradise that never arrives. While you wait, they extract. They drill. They mine. They burn. They poison the rivers, clear the forests, empty the oceans. They turn the earth into a corpse, and they tell you not to worry because your real home is somewhere else.
But your real home is here. This earth. This soil. This water. This air. There is no other home coming. No rescue. No second chance. When this planet becomes a dead rock, there will be no heaven waiting for you in the clouds. There will just be silence. And the rich will be dead too, but they will have died rich. They will have spent their lives taking everything, and you will have spent your life waiting for nothing.
If you want paradise, you have to build it here. Clean the water. Plant the trees. Stop the mining. Share the land. Tear down the systems that treat the earth as a resource instead of a home. That is possible. But it is not profitable. It does not generate billions for oil companies, mining conglomerates, and pharmaceutical empires. So they tell you to wait. Wait for heaven. Wait for Jesus. Wait for a paradise that will never come. And while you wait, they take everything.
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More than most people realize.
30 days of daily minting
30 days of community engagement
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The users who are leading today didn't get there in one day. They got there by showing up consistently.
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Make this your most active month yet.
Mint your daily 9JC
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By the end of June, you'll be glad you started today.
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