How About Your Heart?

by Debra DuPree Williams @DDuPreeWilliams

This month I’ve been talking about heart health with a strong emphasis on heart disease in women. I hope that as you read through these posts, you found something that made you stop and think or ask questions about your own heart health. At the very least, I hope that you know that women’s symptoms are different from men’s and that you will seek immediate help if you should experience any of the symptoms I mentioned.

Today, I have one final question for you about the state of your heart. How is it spiritually? In other words, is it right with God? Now, I am no Bible scholar, nor am I a minister of the Gospel. I am just a simple woman─wife, mother, grandmother, writer, follower of Christ.

Heart Disease--Some Risk Factors for Women

by Debra DuPree Williams @DDuPreeWilliams

Since February is Heart Health Month, I've centered my blogs around that subject. Today I talk about some of the risk factors for heart disease.

None of us wants to think that we might have heart disease. Believe me, I know. I’ve walked in those shoes. It is a scary proposition. But ignoring symptoms can lead to an early death. Today’s medical interventions and lifestyle changes can reverse heart disease in many people. But why not stop it before it starts?

Heart Attacks--Women's Symptoms are Different

by Debra DuPree Williams @DDuPreeWilliams

Last week I told you the beginning episode of my heart issues. If you read that and you have any of the symptoms I shared with you, please see your physician. The photos I included were pretty dramatic. I must tell you, that looking at them used to scare me. This time when my husband pulled them out of my health-related files and handed them to me, I fell to my knees, tears pouring down my face, in praise to Almighty God for being The Great Physician.

February is American Heart Month-Is Yours Healthy?

by Debra DuPree Williams @DDuPreeWilliams

February is American Heart Month. And it isn’t just about Valentine’s Day with all those roses, and boxes of candy, and hearts. But it is about your heart and the health of your heart.

I can speak to heart disease from first-hand experience. It’s one of those things that happens to other people, not to us. You know I’m right. We never think it is going to darken our door . . . until one day─it does.

Success--A Team Effort

by Debra DuPree Williams @DDuPreeWilliams

Granddaughter, Second from Left, Middle Row, Group Novice, Kung Fu Fighting

This past weekend my hubby and I traveled to Ft. Myers, Florida, to see our elder granddaughter skate with her synchro team. Synchro ice-skating has been a major part of her life since she was about six years old. She will turn fourteen next month, so you do the math. That’s a lot of years of dedication.

I am happy to say that her team came in fourth place and will be going to nationals in Portland, Oregon, in just a few weeks. She could have chosen solo skating, but she likes being part of a team. They are fortunate to have one another to lean on. But it isn’t just leaning on one another, it is knowing that your teammate has done everything she could to be an asset to the team as a whole. It isn’t me-focused, it is we-focused. The motto I see associated with the DC EDGE program is  I can’t, but we can. I like that.

Change I Can Live With

by Debra DuPree Williams @DDuPreeWilliams

I don’t like change. Period. And what is life but one change followed by another and then another. Nothing ever stays the same.

When I was in college I took a psychology class in which we were given a test to determine certain aspects of our personalities. Don’t ask me what the test was called because that was a lifetime ago. But I do remember that on one question about change, I ranked in the ninety-nine percent of those who hate change. I could have told them that without the benefit of the test.

I’ve had a lot of changes in my life in the past four or five years. Some of the changes were by choice, but some were not. My husband and I are about to experience another pretty big change in our lives. We are moving for the fourth time in less than five years. That’s a lot of moving─ especially for people our age. I’m trying to look on the bright side and adjust to the change.

Claim Your Domain

by Debra DuPree Williams @DDuPreeWilliams

I got a notice in my inbox that it’s time to renew my domain names at GoDaddy. I’m glad they sent me a notice, even though it is a bit early. It won’t renew until March. Maybe it’s a good thing they told me early as my credit card numbers have changed since I purchased the sites two years ago.

This prompted me to ask if you have purchased your domain name. Even if you are just an aspiring author or business owner, chances are, someone out there shares your name. Mine isn’t all that common, especially when my maiden name is thrown in there, but I have run across someone with my name. Even the spelling of Debra as I spell it.

If you are a new customer, odds are, you won’t have to pay too high a price for your name, but if you are renewing, you can expect the cost to rise. Then, you have to consider if you want to purchase just a dot com, a dot net, or a dot org, or perhaps all three. Maybe I didn’t need to do so, but I went ahead and purchased all three, using Debra DuPree Williams in each one.