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Welcome to a page fully dedicated to all of the gear I use for photography, backpacking and world exploration. I post these lists because I think it's helpful for others, allowing you to make informed decisions and buy gear that works, without wasting time and money on gear that doesn't!
My photography equipment / gear page is broken up into three pages as seen below. I've also provided a short overview of each:
- What's in My Camera Bag ( Current Page ): Includes camera & photography gear only. Reference link below for backpacking, camping and travel gear.
- Ultimate Guide to Backpacking ( Trekking ) and Traveling with Photography & Camera Gear: Includes all camera, photography, camping, backpacking and travel gear, plus packing guide and video overview off why I chose certain gear and brands. This is the most in-depth backpacking for photographers resource you will find online. Guaranteed!
|Click for Gear List & Packing Guide
- Star, Milky Way & Night Sky Camera / Lens Recommendations: Brief overview of my night sky camera gear and other camera gear which I don't personally own, but have thoroughly used and tested.
Photography Equipment – My Current Gear
Nikon D810 ( Main & Video ): Best dynamic range of any full frame camera on the market. Tough metal body perfect for mountaineering and backpacking. I highly recommend this camera to all landscape photographers who expect their gear to perform at the top level and take a beating at the same time.
Nikon D800 ( Backup ): I feel the same about this camera as the D810. The dynamic range isn't quite as good, but still all around a great camera. I don't carry this backup for backpacking / traveling. This is a backup camera for long distance photo trips. This used to be my main camera and has worked perfectly for the past 5 years.
EN-EL 15 Replacement Batteries: Awesome deal. Work just as well as the real Nikon batteries.
Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G Wide Angle ( I carry 2 ): Best landscape & astro-photography lens on the planet.
Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Wide Angle Zoom ( I carry 2 ): Decent lens, but overall the most versatile for landscape photography & backpacking.
More Equipment Below
|The Full Moon Lights Las Torres ( The Towers ) in Southern Chile – March 2015
Tripod, Ballhead & L-Bracket
- TVC-34L Versa Series 3 Tripod – Road Trips / Day Hiking – This is my favorite tripod in the world, but it's very heavy.
- BH-55 LR Ballhead – Best ball head on the market. Also very heavy.
- BD800-L: L-Plate for Nikon D800/800E
- Really Right Stuff TQB-89 Large Tripod Bag
- MeFoto Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod – Backpacking & International Travel – I shoot with this tripod 85% of the time. It does really well for being so small. That being said it's nowhere near as sturdy or easy to use as the tripod noted above. I still recommend this setup to anyone that's going to be doing long range backpacking and photography trips. The ball head is included in the cost.
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The following set of "Best Filters" I highly recommend. I've also tried the Formatt Hitech filters and holder for the Nikkor 14-24mm lens and they were not up to par with the WonderPana Sytem. Both of these systems were tested in the field for a few months. WonderPana is top notch stuff & easy to pack for hiking & camping, as well as much higher quality.
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The Missouri University of Science and Technology Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony will perform their final concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla.
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"The concert will display pieces ranging across the spectrum of music composed for bands, from the traditional 20th century overture of Alfred Reed to the very modern 21st century works of Reber Clark, Glenn D. Price and Ralph Hultgren," says Dr. Robert J. Cesario, assistant professor of arts, languages and philosophy, and band conductor. "We'll also have one of the most striking examples of cinematic music from the last century with John Williams' soundtrack highlights from 'The Lost World.'"
The Symphonic Band will begin with "Two Fanfares," by Jay W. Gilbert, and "Alone the Sun Arises," by Clark. Its portion will conclude with highlights from Williams' score of "The Lost World: Jurassic Park."
After a brief intermission, the Wind Symphony will take the stage with "A Festive Overture," by Reed, followed by a new piece by Price, "Voices of Spring." The final piece will be Hultgren's "White Noise."
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You can simply mix all the ingredients in a jar, but they make a beautiful presentation layered like sand bottle art. To do this, pour in all the oatmeal so that it forms a peak in the center of the jar. Pour in the lavender flowers around the edge. Place the rosebuds around the outside of the jar. Fill the empty center to the top with the calendula. Pack the top tightly with cotton balls so the layers remain intact. As part of decorating the jar, you may want to attach a fancy washcloth with instructions on using the scrub.
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This year's Advent Calendar is about spotlight Golden Age Christmas stories. My "problem" is that I don't know what I should be using, years-wise, for "Golden Age." I know I am safe if I just use 1950 as my cut-off, but obviously there would be more material available to me to use if I put the cut-off later, such as the introduction of Barry Allen in 1956.
What do you folks think?
Whatever you vote for will be my guidline in choosing stories for the Golden Age Christmas!
I would've put the year the Comic Code was adapted and the industry was forced to self censor in the pole. I think that was the event that ended the Golden age. All the classic, edgier, pulp publishers that specialized in genre fiction were forced out of business, and the super hero comics that were left forced themselves to be campy to avoid problems with the code. I think the importance of that event and effect on the industry for the next few decades makes that the best point to go with.
Peter Coogan in his book Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre suggested that the last Jack Cole Plastic Man story can be seen as the end of the Golden Age.
Philosophically I say the Golden Age never really ended, or we're in a new one, or something.
But that doesn't do jack in answering your question.
I'm picking the latest choice, although as I said, who's going to get so upset if you use a '55 Christmas story for "Golden Age Christmas"? Only a real Scrooge!
I am going with a very different viewpoint in that the massive change in the "focus" and content of comic books thoroughly brought the Golden Age to an end. I would argue 1948 is the end, when the majority of super hero title made the shift to other genres as interest and readership waned. In my opinion the years 1948-1956 constitute a completely different era of comics bridging the Golden Age and the Silver Age. Of course these arbitrary "Ages" focus on the publishing of the dominant genre in comics, the super heroic fantasy.
It would certainly be after 1951 because that's when the JSA ended their run in All-Star Comics. My best guess would be 1955 when the Martian Manhunter first appeared.
I always think that the Golden Age ended with the end of All-Star Comics in 1951 and the Silver Age began in 1956 with the introduction of Barry Allen. In between, I have thought of as the "Wertham proves himself an ass and a bad psychologist" era.
I'd go with 1950 but honestly there's only a dozen of us out here that would know if you fudged it. But Daz and Erik are right to point out that these are SUPERHERO terms; you have to acknowledge the lull in between the two superhero boom times if you are being strictly accurate.
My personal pick is whenever Green Lantern first got booted off the cover of his own book by a dog.
"My personal pick is whenever Green Lantern first got booted off the cover of his own book by a dog."
That would be Sep-Oct 1948. Also an understandable point.
You could also go with February 1949, when Flash Comics ended its initial run.
I agree with Mint City and several other commenters – the Golden Age kind of died a slow death 1948-1951 or so, then you have a lull of a period for a few years (Atlas revival of Timely's Golden Age Heroes, Martian Manhunter, Captain Comet, Captain Marvel finally kicking the bucket, Comics Code instituted, etc.) and then the Silver Age really taking off with Showcase #4 and Barry Allen.
To me the Silver Age definitely starts with Barry Allen, so that's my answer to the question posed, but the real question is whether the Golden Age runs all the way to that point, or whether there's an intermediate age between the bursts of spandex activity.
^ Yep. Even if there's some doubt about the best moment at which to date the end of the Golden Age, I think the way the phrase is normally used is entirely incompatible with letting it run all the way up to the beginning of the Silver Age. The lull between them is part of the meaning of the two.
I would say that 1954 and the adoption of the Comic Code was the end of the Golden Age.
The shift of comics to an "all G-Rated" medium for the better part of two decades was enormous. You could make a decent argument that the Silver Age would have never happened without the Comic Code.
I happen to look at it more from a collector's perspective. Say I go to an auction containing various "Silver/Golden Age" books I tend (again, as a collector) to place any Golden Age books into the pre-Barry Allen in Showcase years automatically. It's an easy date to remember and is a pretty clear defining moment. Not sure how many of you on here actually collect the old books, but I'm pretty sure that's how the collecting industry maps it out. Lots of other ideas make sense to me too, for instance the advent of the Comic Code.
I'd go with 1950 but honestly there's only a dozen of us out here that would know if you fudged it.
True, but half of that dozen would complain about whichever date in the 1950s I went with.
Somewhat off topic, but could someone explain to me (or link a reference) how the various eras of super hero comics came to be named after decreasingly precious metals? Calling one age Golden and another Bronze certainly suggests a value judgment, but who made this judgment and on what criteria?
I'm pretty sure the Metal Men were behind it somehow, but that may just be my Platinum Age mentality talking.
Can you explain the significance of the year 1950 as a marker for the end of the Golden Age? What exactly happened in 1950? I won't vote in this poll because I don't consider myself knowledgeable enough to participate, but I'd love the history lesson if anyone can spare it.
Can you explain the significance of the year 1950 as a marker for the end of the Golden Age? What exactly happened in 1950? I won't vote in this poll because I don't consider myself knowledgeable enough to participate, but I'd love the history lesson if anyone can spare it.
Nothing specific about that date precisely, more the fact that almost EVERYone can agree that if a comic came out in the 1940s, it qualifies for "The Golden Age" (and even there, there is some dispute over whether 1948 or 1949 should be the end of the Golden Age) while once you get into the 1950s, whichever year you pick there will be notable dissenters.
But generally speaking, 1950 is a rough cut-off date for the end of the superhero boom, a boom that returned in 1956 with Barry Allen's debut. And as Greg rightly points out, the terms "Golden Age" and "Silver Age" are based on superhero comics. So with that in mind, it is always a bit difficult to place non-superhero comics into either age, which is the problem I'm having with the Golden Age Christmas non-superhero stories.
The JSA issues of ALL-STAR COMICS are all unquestionably Golden Age, which ran into 1951. Fawcett folded in 1954, and Quality sold to DC in 1955. I always consider those books as Golden Age.
On the other hand, Julius Schwartz started STRANGE ADVENTURES in 1950 or 1951, complete with Captain Comet, which screams Silver Age to me.
For those reasons, I consider the period between 1950 and 1956 as the simultaneous death of the Golden Age and the birth of the Silver Age. Two separate tracks running concurrently.
Not sure how useful that is…
Bill Gaines revamped EC Comics in 1949 and 1950.
The Senate Hearing was in 1954.
Showcase #4 is 1956.
Captain America ends in 1949, with Weird Tales.
I'd go with 1954. The Comics Code Authority is probably the biggest historical event in American comics.
From that, you get MAD magazine, which influenced the underground cartoonists, National Lampoon, Saturday Night Live, and the counter-culture movement, altering American culture significantly.
The period starts slowly with the end of World War II and the twilight of the American superhero. Crime Does Not Pay started in 1942. Bill Gaines takes over EC in 1948.
The Bronze Age begins… 1964 with God Nose. 1968 it is going full steam with Zap Comix. That, along with the college crowd reading Marvel comics, creates a market for more adult fare, both from independent publishers as well as from Marvel and DC. Around this time, Marvel finds a new distributor, allowing for a larger number of titles. Heavy Metal, MAD, Howard the Duck push new boundaries in storytelling.
The Copper Age (ugh) begins around 1985. Direct-only comics are being printed. Comics shops allow for greater experimentation. Book publishers, seeing the success of Dark Knight and Maus, test the market. DC and Marvel grow fat on the Direct Market, which ends with the return of Superman in Adventures of Superman #500 in 1993. (Stores speculate heavily, hoping for a repeat of "the death of Superman", nobody shows up, hundreds of stores disappear.)
This ushers in the Dark Age, which really gets going when Marvel buys Heroes World in December 1994, setting off the exclusivity war.
It ends in 1999, when Viz acquires the print license for Pokemon, the first successful Japanese manga/anime import. (Sailor Moon was a dismal failure for many reasons.) Viz has bookstore distribution, and sets off the manga boom when the toys, cartoon, cards, video games, and movies become an overnight sensation. At about the same time, Hollywood is rediscovering comicbooks, with Spawn and Blade becoming hits. Marvel, after a disastrous bankruptcy in 1997, reinvents itself, and starts the Ultimate universe in 2000, aimed mostly at bookstores and new readers.
This current period is the Renaissance. Comics from the Golden Age are being rediscovered, comics from other cultures are influencing the American idiom, and new possibilities and technologies are encouraging innovation, just like the one in the 1500s.
I would say that the Golden Age of Superhero Comics was definitely over by 1950. While "Seduction of the Innocent" and the Comics Code Authority came along later, they merely nailed the coffin shut on that era.
Ah interesting. I always assumed Seduction of the Innocent and the Comics Code killed the superhero industry, but they actually were dead for years beforehand? So what actually killed them around 1949/1950? Overexposure and fatigue with the genre?
Ah interesting. I always assumed Seduction of the Innocent and the Comics Code killed the superhero industry, but they actually were dead for years beforehand? So what actually killed them around 1949/1950? Overexposure and fatigue with the genre?
Pretty much. Plus a boom for other popular genres, namely Disney comics (Barks and his ilk were KILLING it on Disney comics), romance comics, crime comics and horror comics. Crime and horror took a hit with the Code, but western comics and sci-fi/monster comics would rise as crime and horror fell. Disney comics had a long, gradual decrease in popularity from the 1950s to the 1970s (by the 1970s, they were basically a dead genre in the States – by the 1980s they were REALLY dead and have been a niche genre in the U.S. ever since).
Torsten's comment is pretty interesting. I don't necessarily agree with some of the things put out in it, but as a general guide it's cool.
Yeah, one of the things that I've realized as I've read more stuff more recently about comics is that SOTI wasn't really as focused on superheroes as some of us were led to believe in the past. The crime comics were really where the scary stuff was (and EC).
Actually, I'm curious if anyone's ever read a good argument for how/why Superman/Wonder Woman/Batman all survived the Golden Age "death" of superheroes. Was it just that they were the biggest in the genre and survived, and "lesser" heroes like Green Lantern, Flash, etc just weren't as popular? I wonder too how much a role the Superman TV show played in keeping Superman comics alive. (or if they were in danger at all.)
Man, I'm a nerd.
And I love it!
I was going to go on a long diatribe about how the Golden Age should end with the Comics Code. I was bummed out that anyone would discount a booming comics industry just because it wasn't superhero-centric. I love 40's and 50's crime comics. I love Dr. Strange and Superman from the 60's. I wanted to think of them as part of a common comic book history. Then I realized that there IS the term "Pre-Code", which no one uses to describe superhero comics, but which can be used to describe all other genres. So, I'm now cool with using Golden and SIlver just to describe superhero comics and suggest that everyone else do likewise.
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Yeah, those heroes were the most popular, but partly that's because National sued Capt. Marvel out of business. Perhaps THAT event should mark the end of the Golden Age!
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A man accused of abusing an 8-month-old baby found with cocaine in his system will return to court Thursday.
The child fought for his life after suffering multiple skull fractures and ingesting cocaine. According to court documents, the child's mother found her son limp and discolored after waking up from a nap at her friend Lawrence Tenorio's home in Pueblo back in April.
Documents say that Tenorio insisted the boy was fine, and told the mother, Andrea Martinez, there was no need to go to the hospital. Martinez disagreed and took the baby to the ER, where he was found to have suffered three skull fractures, multiple fracture fragments, and internal head swelling and hemorrhaging.
Arrest papers say that Tenorio told the mother that he was trying to get the boy to walk alongside the living room couch when his dogs knocked the child down.
In an exclusive interview with 11 News, an emotional Tenorio said he was stunned at the allegations that he intentionally harmed his friend's 8-month-old son.
"It makes me so emotional because I don't even like to hurt kids' feelings. And they are making me out to be a monster, like I hurt this baby. And I would never hurt a baby...I have a son of my own," Tenorio said.
11 News will let you know what happens in court.


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Rare Vintage Swimsuit Photos Of Geisha
Rob Oechsle, a photographer and researcher, has compiled a series of photographs from the late 19th and early 20th century featuring Geishas. What makes these photos all the more striking is the fact that they feature these women in swimwear and against themed backdrops. It goes against our traditional views of how these women lived and dressed and gives us a deeper insight into the extent of Geisha influence on Japanese culture.


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By Maura Preszler | Founder of Made in His Image
For most of my life I've wrestled with the questions, Where is God in abuse? What's He doing while it's happening? What's He thinking? What's He feeling?
Last night I read an article about how Pope Francis met with five adult survivors of sexual abuse by priests while he was in Philadelphia. I've always loved Pope Francis but was really touched that he would do that. Most people just ignore it, as if it never happened, as if not talking about it would cause it to go away. I was moved that Pope Francis desires to expose the evil of abuse for what it really is – evil. He is the Vicar of Christ and is leading his people by example, not just by words.
I continued to read the article and his words penetrated my heart so deeply. "I remain overwhelmed with shame that men entrusted with the tender care of children violated these little ones and caused them grievous harm. I am profoundly sorry. God weeps."
I started crying. "God weeps."
I said it over and over again. Maura, this is where God is in abuse. This is what He is doing, this is what He is thinking and this is what He is feeling. He is weeping. He is weeping for His precious children. He was weeping for you. He was weeping for you Maura. I wept. If I could go back and tell my younger self anything, I would tell myself that God was weeping for my pain.
I use to think, could I have done something to make it stop? Why did this happen to me? Was it my fault? Could I have fought back harder. It must have been because I was weak, if only I had been tougher. Maybe it was because I was bad?
It's okay to think those thoughts initially. My doctor use to say that such a response was only normal. But it's important to claim these thoughts for what they are.
These are nothing but lies, from the king of evil. The devil. And we need to recognize that so we don't dwell on it. What I have learned in my journey of healing is that God gives us free will and while He doesn't will evil to happen, He allows it because He will not take away our free will. It is up to us to decide how we will use this gift He has given to us, some use it to harm others (abuse) others for good. While abuse is always evil, that doesn't mean God doesn't love you. Because God has given us free will, He could not physically stop your abuser from hurting you, because that would have been going against His very nature as God. He does not force His children to make the correct choices in regards to our freedom. While God desires nothing more than your protection and safety, He can not force people to follow Him. Therefore, because of our fallen nature, evil is prevalent in the world.
Pope Francis continued to say, "The crimes and sins of the sexual abuse of children must no longer be held in secret. Abuse survivors have become true heralds of hope and ministers of mercy. We humbly owe each one of you and your families our gratitude for your immense courage to shine the light of Christ on the evil of the sexual abuse of children."
And this goes for all abuse survivors. And I want to challenge you to bring abuse to the light. The horrific evil of abuse must be exposed and not remain hidden in the dark. It must be brought to the light, no matter how hard that is. Left in the dark, it festers and becomes an uncontrollable monster covered in shame and self-hatred, which leads to mental illnesses and at times suicide. Although very difficult, exposed to the light, justice can be served and true healing began. Because in the end, a person can either own the abuse or it will own you. And this is why abuse is oftentimes generational, because it becomes a learned pattern. And when someone is exposed to abuse at a young age it becomes a learned behavior for them and when provoked or stressed they revert to the only behavior they know – abuse. And so it repeats itself, generation after generation.
But the time is now to fight for freedom. To fight for your recovery to fight for your future. The only person that can change your future is you. Yes, abuse is horrific and there is no excusing it, but you don't have to let it define you. There comes a point in life where you need to decide, you need to make the choice to be a survivor, and not a victim. You need to move on. You need to start your own life free from the shackles of being a victim. Yes, the past will still haunt you from time to time, but you need to make the choice not to dwell on it and to focus on the positive.
The truth is, you are stronger than what happened to you. You need to take control, set up boundaries and practice saying no. This is your life – own it. Contrary to what negative stereotypes may tell you, you are exhibiting tremendous courage and strength in seeking professional help. It might not feel as if you are, but you are. Your vulnerability, bravery, determination and perseverance will shine through the darkness, it simply takes time.
Five years ago I left the east coast to start a new life in Nashville, TN because of abuse. It was hard. It was really hard. But I can tell you this, I never looked back. And I'm so grateful for the journey, because it has and continues to teach me my worth. Trauma therapy was exceedingly challenging, but no matter what I promised myself I wouldn't quit. I had no money, I worked up to three jobs at once to pay for the medical care I needed. Every time before I went to therapy, I would close my eyes and picture my wedding day and I knew unless I did this for me, I would never be able to be in a healthy relationship and get married. I would picture meeting my future children for the first time and all that I would teach them. I would picture our family – free from the chains of abuse. Three years after that, I met my husband, and three months ago we were married. And before I walked down the aisle, I thought of all those therapy sessions and was in awe of God the Father's faithfulness. I cried tears of joy and walked down the aisle to meet my husband. And this would not have been possible without therapy and without owning my past.
I challenge you to be a solider for Christ, walk with Him to Calvary and as you fall along the way, ask for the grace for the cross to be placed squarely on your shoulders as you rise again. Choose to see beauty despite what has happened in your life, or how others have wronged you. Forgive, pray, ask for grace and seek beauty in the ambiguity of life.
Such is the rule of our warfare. We advance by yielding; we rise by falling; we conquer by suffering; we persuade by silence; we become rich by bountifulness; we inherit the earth by meekness; we gain comfort through mourning; we earn glory by penitence and prayer. Heaven and earth shall sooner fall than this rule be reversed; it is the law of Christ's kingdom, and nothing can reverse it but sin. | John Henry Newman
P.S. You are enough.
By Arden Whitehurst | Guest Blogger
Lord, I need breathing room.
That has been my prayer the last couple weeks. When my therapist breathed those words out and I breathed them in– breathing room– a weight I didn't even know I carried, lifted.
Breathing room. Space. Leeway. Margin. However you say it, I need it.
I've never had breathing room. I've lived the last 8 (at least) years in a confined space, a box, a little square drawn in the sand. I've lived stuck. Stuck in a tight spot. Claustrophobic but afraid.
Eating disorders, many mental illnesses and compulsive behaviors leave no breathing room. They are the tightest-of-tight boxes and the smallest-of-small spaces. There is no room for anything but the rules, the expectations (of self or others), the behaviors. There is no bending from anorexia to go to a birthday party. There is no pausing over-exercising, self-harm or purging just because there is an opportunity to travel. No. No, because there is no breathing room in any of those situations. There is no room for error, no room for a change in plans. You do not stray from the black line. You do not change plans. You do not change your mind. You simply do not, because there is no room for that.
There is no room, because room, margin, leeway, they all mean mistakes, errors, mess-ups, mishaps – failure. Room to breathe means room to fail. And I have never allowed room to fail. Perfection, yes. Failure, absolutely not, I'd rather die.
Perfection leaves no breathing room. Anything outside of the realm of perfection, of the expectations placed upon us, is utter catastrophe, sending the world into a dizzy.
I grew up sticking myself in that little box out of fear, desire to please, perfectionism. No one had to put me there. I didn't need anyone to draw those black lines of my "allowed square inch." I did that myself.
Strangely enough, I have always hated tight things, anything that confines me physically. I am seriously claustrophobic, yet I am drawn towards this tight confining life. The life that says when and what you can eat, who you can see, what you can do and say, unwritten rules galore. Rigid, unrelenting, changeless, unforgiving.
So when I heard those words — breathing room, give yourself breathing room– I thought "Can I? Can I really?" All the confining I had done on purpose. All of the restricting I had inflicted upon myself. All of the rigid rules. I did those things. I inflicted it, enforced it. I gave myself a life of confinement, a life without air, without any room to breathe, to fail.
I gave myself that kind of life, but now I'm choosing to give myself a life that breathes. I need to give myself room to have hard or bad days. I need room to get overwhelmed and cry. I need room to be imperfect. Because life is not perfect. My family and friends are not perfect. College will not be perfect. There will be overwhelming, hard, straight up bad days where I just want to throw my hands up in defeat. Without breathing room those days are too much, unrecoverable. Those days are failure and make me want to quit. But, insert some breathing room, stretch that square inch a bit, and that same day can be called good. I can laugh at that day. I can pause, breathe deep and say, "this too is good."
That extra room means that what would have been failure in my teeny-tiny perfect box can instead be called grace, growth, good. That extra room means release of the pressure to be good enough, an end to the proving and the living up. That extra room means God has room to move. Room to change me, bend and break me, mold and challenge me, love and grow me. In my confining life there was no room for anything "else," not even God.
As I have thought and prayed over this need for breathing room, God gave me this — You don't need more breathing room. You already have all the room you need. I gave you all the room you could possibly need on the Cross. Just take it. Use it.
Talk about dumb-struck. Of course I have all the room I need. Jesus gave me all the room in the world to fail and fumble and fall on the cross. He gave me so much room, grace (unmerited, undeserved favor), to mess up that I will never be able to use even half of it. It's immeasurable the grace He has bestowed upon me. James 4:6 says, "But he gave us more grace." He didn't just give grace, He gave more grace and even more on top of that. His grace has no constraints. It is freely given to all. Titus 2:11 says, "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men." Not just the good or the perfect or the tall or the thin or the pretty or the smart or the talented, but to all. Yet this grace was not given because of something I did. No, this grace is a gift. It's a gift that God gave in His Son. It's a gift that cost more than we will ever be able to comprehend. And it's a gift that we choose to breathe in and live out of daily.
I will leave you with this question – do you need to use more of your gifted breathing room?
P.S. You are enough.
By Erin McNew | Staff Writer
Photo credit | Donna Irene Photography
Today, this video made me cry.
Because I know what it's like to look at that girl and compare yourself to her. As if you can be compared to any other person on this planet. As if you are not uniquely made. As if your thighs being larger than that girl's make your chances of being loved smaller. As if your hips being wider than that girl's make your chances of looking beautiful when you going out slimmer. As if your hair being shorter than that girl's make your journey toward acceptance longer. As if your stomach not being lean makes your chances of being noticed as much as that girl's pretty fat.
Some days I still wish I could somehow be that girl. I could eat less with that girl in mind. I could work out twice a day and look at that girl as my goal. I could grow out my hair and be feminine like that girl. Some days I look at magazines or listen to music or talk to family and friends and it feels as if everyone is hinting at that girl. And, some days I get so caught up in that girl that I lose sight of this girl. The girl that I am. The girl that God created me to be. The girl that is beautiful. The girl that is enough.
I lose sight of the girl I am. I lose sight of my own likeness to God. I lose sight of my own beauty. I lose sight of my own potential. I love sight of my own reality. Because I become caught up in the lie that by looking like someone else I become better. More loved. More accepted. More attractive.
Some days the pressures I entertain within my own mind and heart are so heavy that when I look in the mirror I don't see any of the things I have the potential to be. I don't see that girl, but, more heartbreakingly, I don't see this girl. I see a project. I see something to be altered. Tightened. Reduced. Expanded. I see nothing but things to be improved upon. When, in truth, this girl is perfect. Because this girl is healthy. This girl is loved. This girl is smart. This girl is successful. This girl is driven. And this girl has the will power and the faith to keep that girl from distracting her from how beautiful she is.
People exercise and diet to transform themselves. But sometimes, we need a transformation much deeper than one that can be measured by a scale. Sometimes, we need a transformation that can only be achieved through prayer and self-love. And sometimes, being able to look into a mirror and see yourself as God sees you is all the measurement you need.
Do not let your adorning be external, the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear. But let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. | 1 Peter 3:3-4
P.S. You are enough.
By Tori Vissat | Guest Writer
Photo credit | Donna Irene Photography
My Father never rushes, He is patient and waits for when I am ready
He is soft and gentle, never harsh or condemning
He sees me from afar, whispers in my heart His words of love
He draws near when I want to run
He knows my past and is unafraid
My Father is not ashamed of me
He sees my scars and with His precious blood heals them
He holds me when I feel unworthy of being touched
He invites me in when the world seems scary
He puts life back into a heart that feels numb and unfixable
My Father had me in mind from the beginning of time
He has never once forget me
He is waiting when I stray from Him
He calls me beloved, beautiful, His precious jewel
He is strong when I am at my weakest
He speaks my name when I want to give up
He sees my addiction, my wounds, my fears and takes them into His sacred side
My Father longs to be with me in my darkest days
He sees past my outer appearance
He knocks at the door of my heart
I let Him in.
P.S. You are enough.
By Arden Whitehurst | Guest Blogger
Photo Credit | Donna Irene Photography
These cute striped Loft shorts. I've only worn them once but they tell a story. Granted, it's a story only I know. To everyone else they look like any other shorts. But not to me. Would you like to hear the story?
A couple of years ago, my mom bought me these shorts as a gift because none of my clothes fit. I thought they were adorable, but I didn't wear them for months because I was hiding. Hiding from what, you might ask? I was hiding from life. I was hiding from myself. I was hiding from the world. So these shorts hung empty in my closet, until I packed them in my suitcase. They made the plane ride and got hung in a new closet. They hung empty in this new closet for a month. I wanted to wear them, but I was still afraid. I was still hiding. I was still holding on. Finally, I got a challenge from a special lady. "Wear something that's pretty and be proud in it." Some of you might think, "That's not a challenge. I do that everyday." But it was a challenge for me. I woke up the next day and took out the shorts and a white shirt. I put the outfit on. I stood barefoot in front of a floor length mirror and turned side to side. Did I like what I saw? Could I do it? Could I be that brave? Regardless of if I liked the reflection, I did it. I wore the shorts. I got so many compliments that I think a part of me thought, Hey, maybe being seen isn't so bad?
Flash forward, almost two years and those shorts still hang in my closet, unworn since that challenge day.
It's the time of year where I clean out my closet. I try everything on and get rid of what I don't like. So out came the striped shorts. I was scared. I've changed since the first time I wore those shorts, yet part of me felt like that scared little girl in hiding again as I held those shorts up. Deep breath as I pulled them on. They zipped and buttoned. Exhale. But they were tight. Sigh. When I say tight I mean tight. Tight as in spandex tight. I don't like tight clothing. Never have. Probably never will. Which is usually fine with me, but this is different.
I take them off and hold them up again. Were they really tight? Yes, yes they were. Sigh. I folded them before sitting down to think. Not going to lie, a few tears fell as I faced an inner battle. What would I do with this?
You are probably wondering why I care so much about these shorts. For Heaven's sake, why would anyone cry over shorts! I didn't cry because of the shorts. I can buy new shorts. I cried because of what the shorts stand for. You see, the last time I wore those shorts I was 10 (ish) pounds less than I am now. I had been in treatment for anorexia and had already gained a painful 20 pounds when I first put those shorts on, but I still had another 10 (ish) pounds to gain. That's why I was scared. I was scared to be seen even though that was what I desperately wanted. I was scared to look pretty. I was scared to be looked at.
The shorts fit loosely when I first wore them. I tucked my white button down in, lifted my chin and whispered, Be brave, Arden to the girl in the mirror. The second time I put those shorts on, I found myself whispering the same thing. Be brave, Arden.
Now I sit with the shorts wondering what to do. Do I get angry and beat myself up about having gained 10 pounds? Do I go work out until my legs give out? Do I skip dinner and pray that the shorts will fit tomorrow? No. No, I don't do any of those things. A few years ago I would have, but not today. Today I simply sit with the shorts and give thanks.
I give thanks to God for those 10 pounds and the 20 pounds before the shorts. I give thanks not because I like the fact that I had to gain back the 30 pounds I had lost or because the shorts don't fit. Instead, I give thanks because of the life I live post – the shorts. Because those shorts no longer fit I can dance for hours on end. I can hold my weight in pointe shoes. I can jump and turn without fear of breaking bones or passing out. Because the shorts don't fit, I can run after my dogs in the rain. I can play tag with the kids I babysit and hold them for hours. I can work out with my brother until I'm sweaty and panting. Because the shorts don't fit, I can stand and worship at church without having to sit down and shut my eyes in order to stop the world from spinning. I can have cupcake dates with my best friends and spontaneously drink hot chocolate while watching a cheesy Hallmark movie with my parents. Because those shorts are too tight, I have new friends and a church community that I love. I have relationships and opportunities that would have been impossible 10, 20 or 30 pounds ago. Because those super cute shorts don't fit, I have a life and a good life at that.
So I give thanks and keep living brave even though the shorts don't fit.
P.S. You are enough.
By Erin McNew | Staff Writer
Photo Credit | Jenny Haas Photography
Lately I've been learning a lot of lessons. But they've been a little different from the ones I normally learn.
I'm learning that a single decision can change absolutely everything. Your attitude, your focus, you heart. Sometimes decisions that we see as being less than game changing turn out to be just that. They end up changing absolutely everything.
Lessons of the heart are strange. They're really fragile and hard to explain. But lately I've learned something important about the heart. I've learned that there's a balance between guarding your heart and making yourself vulnerable. I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again, there is true beauty in vulnerability. There's beauty of remaining courageous in the face of possible pain and opening yourself up to love and affection.
I'm kind of a mess. I change my mind constantly. I'm weird, and I'm typically completely unfocused. But one part of my little mess that I'm slowly cleaning up is the part that's afraid to forgive and quick to judge. That's a part of my mess that I'm never particularly proud of. It's a part of my mess that prevents me from accepting others completely like God calls me to. I think sometimes we forget that we're called to things like that. I think we forget that we are called to pursue divine qualities such as a forgiving heart and non-judgmental eyes. Those are the characteristics that grant us a heart capable of Godly love. And, I don't know about you, but that's the kind of love I want to pursue in my everyday relationships.
I know it's hard to forgive. But the wholeness you experience when you do is uncanny. Because as much as we would like to believe that holding grudges cracks our relationships with others, it doesn't. It cracks our relationship with our soul. It allows us to harbor guilt and anger that are poisonous to the pure Spirit that Christ wishes to instill in us. And the freedom that you experience upon emancipating yourself from those things is the type of freedom that love and compassion thrive in. And that love and compassion can cover up just about any wound that was caused by the original infraction or assault.
As weird as it is, sometimes it's those people who break your heart that are most capable of granting it a proper situation in which to heal. And sometimes it takes the breaking of a heart to remind a person what it should have valued originally and how it should have expressed that value to others.
"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." – Galatians 6:9
P.S. You are enough.
By Erin McNew | Staff Writer
Photo Credit | Donna Irene Photography
In life I think we experience about a thousand things that aren't fair. People subtract themselves from our lives without warning. People hurt us without justification. People overlook our uniqueness and treat us like we're replaceable. People fail to value us.
Life is hard. It hurts. And you just never know when or where it's going to remind you that you aren't really in control. In fact, sometimes I feel like it's those moments when we feel the most in control that God chooses to remind us that we're not. Sometimes we just have to have the ground ripped from underneath us to remind us to stop looking down at it and start looking up to higher things.
Some days are awful. But we have about a hundred good ones in their wake. We have a hundred good ones to give us memories to hold onto when people leave us. We have a hundred good ones to learn from. And we have a hundred good ones to think about when life smacks us in the back of the head.
Life changes so fast. It literally happens in a moment. And sometimes all it takes is that moment to prevent us from ever going back to the way things were. I revel in those moments. I revel in those moments that give me something to hold onto in the aftermath of change. I revel in those moments that remind me that I had something to love. Because someone who is loved, even when lost, is a beautiful thing. It's not something to take lightly. Because as much as negative events are life changing, those moments that are captured in love are life-giving. And they give us life that, no matter what happens, cannot be taken from us. Because they give us a life in the Spirit. They show us glimpses of love that we don't often experience.
No matter what anyone says, tears are healing. Because it's those moments in which tears are shed that we are reminded that something or someone meant something to us. They probably still do. They arguably always will. Because love, whether romantic or platonic, may never truly go away. It may numb, or it may change, but I'm not sure you can just expel something from your heart. I'm not sure that's how God made us. I'm not sure He wired us to view the things we love as being disposable or temporary. Though I think He's granted us the knowledge that their physical existence may fade, I think He's endowed us with the inherent capacity to combine our own existence with that of another, even if only in spirit. Because though hearts may stop and feelings may change, a place in someone's heart is not something you rent. It's something you keep. It's something you change by touching it with your own unique love.
Smiles are beautiful. They're something I have a hard time forgetting about people. And I love that. I love that God grants me the ability to remember positive things about people whose existence in my own life was imperfect. I love that He's constantly reminding me that I have a reason to love people. Even if it's just one smile. Or one laugh. Or a few words. Because, oddly enough, when people are gone those are the things you grow to remember. The small things. The small things grow to define their entire interaction with you. And the small things, just as fast as life knocked you down, have a way of picking you up. They place their hand under your chin and slowly tilt your lovely face up to God, because we forgot in our own troubles. We forgot how much God longs to see our smile.
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." – Joshua 1:9
P.S. You are enough.
By Scott Weeman | Men's Staff Writer
Photo Credit | Donna Irene Photography
One of my least favorite questions that people ask me when I first meet them is "What do you do?" For some reason, this question triggers all sorts of insecurities in me as a man, as if there is some right or wrong answer to their question, and the answer I'm about to give is certainly the wrong one. While the person asking the question is simply attempting to get to know me better (or doing the best they can in the undesirable arena of small talk), what happens internally is that I end up projecting all of my insecurities onto the other person, waiting for judgement to come after sharing a little bit about what I do professionally. Sometimes I've even dodged the question's true intentions, responding with,
"Well, I play golf. I ride my bike around the beach. I play volleyball with my friends. I help out at my church doing various things. I get together with many guys on an individual basis to discuss life. I write. I drink coffee… Oh, you want to know what I do for work?!"
I have spent quite a bit of time analyzing why this question has created (and to some degree, still creates) a gross amount of turmoil within me. What occupation would I be happy to proclaim as one that I "do"? I love my life, I love the opportunities that my job as a server in a restaurant (which I have done for seven years) has created as a result of my availability and the flexibility it offers. I get to do all the things I responded with above during my free time, and I get to enjoy myself while I'm at work.
What's missing?
I have made some mistakes in my life based on selfish ambitions and short-sighted grabs for pleasure that have squandered dreams and efforts towards achievement. A few blatant examples of this include a few attempts at school that were ended abruptly and a relationship that offered me second chance after second chance, only to be ended in great pain. What was the end result of all of these losses, all of which were tied to my addictive and alcoholic behavior?
The Gift Of Desperation.
I admitted I was powerless over alcohol and that my life was unmanageable. With the help of many others, I came to believe that a power greater than myself could restore me to sanity. I (slowly and imperfectly) turned over my will and my life over to the care of God as I understood him.
In short, I found God. I found that a life run on my own will was leading me nowhere and that God still had great plans for me regardless of how much I screwed up the things I wanted so badly. It turned out God had greater plans in store for me than I had for myself. Confidence – not in myself, but in the love and strength God has been guiding me with – came back. I started to realize that the people who truly care about me are less interested in what I've done and care more about what I'm going to do, and that they're willing to help me get there.
This has been my experience. We all experience varying degrees of insecurities and the unhealthy defenses that accompany them. When those appear, we have options.
One is to stay in self-pity, resorting to being the victim of the show that we're doing our best to direct. Sometimes it feels good to stay stuck in self-pity. It feels familiar, and for some reason that offers comfort, albeit short-lived. When those shame-based emotions of being "less than" are triggered by another, it's common to think that the world is against us. In reality, though, this can be very toxic and instill great anger and resentment towards others. In his book, Healing the Shame that Binds You, John Bradshaw notes that this reaction is formed very early in life. "Since the earliest period of our life was preverbal, everything depended on emotional interaction. Without someone to reflect our emotions, we had no way of knowing who we were."
The better option is to ask God to direct our lives and accept our role as actor in His Divine Script for us. Sometimes the will of God is made painfully clear by the closing of doors and opportunities that can seem vital to our existence and hope for a bright future. It can feel that way in relationships – whether romantic, friendly, or familial. As in my example highlighted above, it can feel that way regarding the educational and career ambitions that we have in life. Furthermore, it can feel that way as we embark on a progressive spiritual life. It's quite common to be fed up making the same spiritual blunders that we feel should be behind us (which can sometimes be God's way of regaining our attention and renewing our sense of desperation). Be sure that God will use what you perceive as a failure to bring you closer to him or to strengthen you in some way.
As virtue can often be found in the middle of opposite extremes, it's critical to ensure that the opposite of shame does not seep it's way into our psyche. Upon receiving that job, relationship, or spiritual achievement, let us not be caught in the trap that we have all-of-a-sudden "made it." It can be quite tempting to think that God's mercy and love is greater when we've achieved a level of notoriety or a position befitting of glory. That's just not true.
"Giving and receiving unconditional love is the most effective and powerful way to personal wholeness and happiness," Bradshaw writes. Surround yourself with people who love you as you are. Love others as they are. Use the insecurities that surface as an opportunity to re-evaluate the values that are truly important to you. You'll probably find that there are a lot of good intentions and motivations behind them, but that somewhere they got twisted.
Hearing someone say "I love you no matter what" must be the greatest words that can pass through the ears. Hearing God say "I love you no matter what" must be the greatest words that can pass through the heart.
He does.
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By Therese Aaker | Guest Blogger
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My last post about dating addressed one huge obstacle when it comes to dating as Christians: the extremes.
But there's another glaring obstacle when it comes to dating in a healthy way: fear. More specifically, fear of failure and fear of vulnerability.
I know tons of people who want to find the right relationship, but when an opportunity arrives, they freeze.
I get it, though. When we're doing it right, dating is actually really scary.
We let our walls down. We let that person see a bit of our life. If there's no red flags and we're moving forward, then there's more of a commitment to get to know them — and (*gasp*) let them get to know us.
It's hard to let our walls down and let ourselves be known and loved, little by little, assuming that we're sharing an appropriate amount of ourselves, not over-sharing. Especially because there's always that risk of it not working out.
Or if we're dating someone who probably isn't the best for us, and we know we're settling…it feels like a failure, in a sense, to let that person go.
Either way, it's scary to let someone in and let someone go.
It's scary to make a choice. What if it's not the right choice?
The fear of failure, the fear of making mistakes, of doing the wrong thing — it's okay that the fear is there. But it's not okay to let it hold us back.
So what's the answer?
See, what we're really asking for here is a sense of safety and security when it comes to our decisions in dating. We want certainty.
But I think the answer to having a healthy relationship with God, ourselves, and the souls we're privileged to get to know while dating is to choose despite those fears.
Maybe what Jesus asks of us is courage to choose in the midst of our uncertainty, and to take that step, one way or the other.
Do you have the courage to choose?
To say no to the person who's not leading you any closer to Christ?
To say yes in taking the next step with the person who does? To be vulnerable with someone and risk pain? This is what real love demands of us.
We need to stop hiding behind "discernment," (and by that I mean thinking and praying without ever acting upon it) and stop expecting a lightning bolt answer to fall from the sky when it comes to dating. Trust God and choose.
So here are some tips when it comes to discernment in your dating:
Pray. Make sure you're seeking God above all else and your relationship with Him comes before any other relationship in your life. When it comes to a point of choosing, pray about it, and then just choose a road. Don't wait for clarity, we were never guaranteed that. Just choose a road.
"Love God and do what you will." – St. Augustine. God's will isn't some hidden thing. He speaks to us through our deepest desires. And sure, even some of those deepest desires could be obscured with selfish desires on top of them. But God works good through everything, even our imperfections. He absolutely has the power to bring about His will, even if we make a choice based on a desire that's not completely purified. God can bring about his will in so many ways…it's not some linear thing where one choice is right, always. In that special instance where it IS the case, you can trust God will make that clear to you.
Choose based on love. Obviously, we shouldn't choose based on following whatever we want; we should seek to make choices based on love of God and out of a desire to serve Him well. But if that's at the center of our heart, we can trust that simply in having the courage to choose, God will bless that. And we can trust that if for some reason we're choosing a path He doesn't want for us, He'll let us know. And usually very gently, by simply changing our desires or helping us realize that we should go another route.
Date with the right mindset. See, we have no guarantee of safety in our walk with Christ, and this includes our dating life. If we have the right mindset, dating can be really selfless. We might share little pieces of our hearts and lives with them, and it might not work out. But dating is actually a privilege, it's not something we're entitled to. We share ourselves despite a risk. We allow our lives to touch — we hope for the long-run — but maybe just for a moment. And how beautiful, to peek inside another soul. With this in mind, those fears don't seem so big after all. If we date seeing it as an opportunity to find beauty in another soul, it's not so terrifying. If we're dating to "get" something out of someone, it's much scarier.
At some point in our dating, we have the information we need. We don't need certainty. We need the courage to say yes. Either yes to God's better idea for your life, or yes to the person He's presented to you as an opportunity.
Either way, He'll bless you.
Courage, dear heart.
P.S. You are enough.
By Erin McNew | Staff Writer
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I fell in love after the relationship I never thought I'd bounce back from. And you know what? It's still a struggle sometimes. It's still a struggle when the man I want to spend the rest of my life with unknowingly says things that trigger memories of the man I wish would never cross my mind. When he has to dry the tears that result from the scars left by another. When he's left struggling to understand the shattered pieces of something he never broke in the first place.
Let me tell you ladies, sometimes we find ourselves fighting a fight we never pictured ourselves dealing with in the first place. Sometimes we find ourselves surviving the wounds of an aggressor we never realized was a danger to our heart. And sometimes we find ourselves healing with a man by our side that we never thought we'd come across after our hearts were broken.
I've heard you never truly know how strong you are until you're made weak. And I believe that's true. But sometimes I'd like to take that thought one step further, sometimes I think it takes feeling unloved to realize how deserving of love you really are.
Now, I'm sure some of you are already shutting down and 8 months ago I would have been too. I would have faced the thought of me being lovable pretty harshly. I would have taken blame for things that weren't my fault as evidence for my attitude. And as I look back on it, I know I would have been wrong.
When someone treats us wrong, we really find ourselves at our own mercy rather than God's. I'm no psychiatrist, but there really is something about instances of abuse that increase our temptation to turn into ourselves. We turn into ourselves and seek justification for our aggressor. We wonder how we could have let something like that happen to ourselves, we wonder what we did to deserve those behaviors, we wonder how we could have stopped it, but we very rarely subtract ourselves from the situation and admit to ourselves that our situation was not our fault. That despite the fact that we were not given proper love, we were deserving of it all along. That one person's lack of respect for us does not make us undeserving of respect. That one's person lack of attention towards us does not deem us anything less than a priority for the right person. And it certainly does not mean that we have been made unlovable in the eyes of God.
God loves us at our darkest. He loved you before it, He loved you through it, and He'll love you after it. And not only that, but He'll write purpose across a shattered heart. He'll take the broken pieces and put them back together in such a way that you are made even more beautiful than before if you allow Him to. He'll look into your eyes and make your tears His own as He seeks healing for you. He'll whisper the words you've been deprived of into your ear until your mind and heart begin to echo them to your soul.
You, love, are a survivor. Society boasts of them all the time – cancer survivors, war heroes, accident survivors – humanity has a love affair for the stories of those who fight against the odds and come out stronger than ever before. Let your story escape your lips and inspire those in similar situations as your burden is lightened by the support of your brothers and sisters in Christ. Let your story be a testament to the love and mercy of God.
"I loved you at your darkest." – Romans 5:8
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The Social Construction of Love Through Intergenerational Processes
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- , Kathryn A. SweeneyAffiliated withBehavioral Sciences
- , Joseph L. WetchlerAffiliated withCouple and Family Therapy Center
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Love became an integral part of marriage in Western culture in the mid-1900s. Marriage began to change along with the inclusion of love, which is evidenced by changes in divorce rates. While marriages themselves change, love too may be influenced in a reciprocal process. This study was interested in identifying the association between parental relationship factors, including marital status and interparental conflict, and both the experience of and expectations for love. The sample was collected using online convenience sampling, and included (N = 207) heterosexually married participants. Hierarchical multiple regressions were conducted to determine the unique contribution of the parent marital factors on love. Higher levels of interparental conflict were associated with lower levels of love and expectations for love, while having parents who were separated was associated with higher relationship expectations. These findings can support case conceptualizations for clinical work with couples and the use of Narrative and Transgenerational therapies.
KeywordsCouple's therapy Expectations Love Marriage Relationship satisfaction Social construction
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- The Social Construction of Love Through Intergenerational Processes
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Contemporary Family Therapy
Volume 35, Issue 4 , pp 773-792
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- 2013-12
- 10.1007/s10591-013-9247-5
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- Couple's therapy
- Expectations
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- Relationship satisfaction
- Social construction
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- Thomas W. Pavkov (2)
- Kathryn A. Sweeney (3)
- Joseph L. Wetchler (4)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Kansas State University, 139 Campus Creek Complex, Campus Creek Road, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
- 2. School of Family, Consumer, and Family Sciences, Northern Illinois University, Wirtz Hall 121, Dekalb, IL, 60115, USA
- 3. Behavioral Sciences, Porter Hall 216E, Hammond, IN, 46324, USA
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Palacios, N., Gao, X., McCullough, M. L., Schwarzschild, M. A., Shah, R., Gapstur, S. and Ascherio, A. (2012), Caffeine and risk of Parkinson's disease in a large cohort of men and women. Mov. Disord., 27: 1276–1282. doi: 10.1002/mds.25076
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Caffeine consumption has been associated with a reduced risk of Parkinson's disease (PD). The association is strong and consistent in men, but uncertain in women, possibly because of an interaction with hormone replacement therapy (HRT). We sought to confirm these findings using data on PD incidence in the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort (CPS II–Nutrition), a large, prospective study of men and women. We conducted a prospective study of caffeine intake and risk of PD within the CPS II Nutrition Cohort. Intakes of coffee and other sources of caffeine were assessed at baseline. Incident cases of PD (n = 317; 197 men and 120 women) were confirmed by treating physicians and medical record review. Relative risks (RRs) were estimated using proportional hazards models, adjusting for age, smoking, and alcohol consumption. After adjustment for age, smoking, and alcohol intake, high caffeine consumption was associated with a reduced risk of PD. The RR comparing the 5th to the 1st quintile of caffeine intake was 0.43 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.26, 0.71; P trend = <0.002) in men, and 0.61 (95% CI: 0.34, 1.09; P trend = 0.05) in women. Among women, this association was stronger among never users of HRT (RR = 0.32) than among ever users (RR = 0.81; P interaction = 0.15). Consumption of decaffeinated coffee was not associated with PD risk. Findings from this large, prospective study of men and women are consistent with a protective effect of caffeine intake on PD incidence, with an attenuating influence of HRT in women. © 2012 Movement Disorder Society


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