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Starting FRESH WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY HELPED HEIDI MOORE ‘TRULY LIVE’

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truggling with her weight since the age of 10, Heidi Moore says her size had a huge impact on her life.

“It crushed my self-esteem, value and worth,” recalls the longtime Gulf Coast resident, who is the assistant coordinator for America Reads Mississippi at The University of Southern Mississippi. “It held me back from participating in activities, facing fears and enjoying life.”

Now 140 pounds lighter after her 2017 gastric sleeve surgery, performed by Dr. William Avara of South Mississippi Surgical Weight Loss Center, Moore has an entirely different mindset — and has found she likes stepping out of her comfort zone. Since surgery, she’s gotten a job she never expected, has begun her third semester of grad school and has become president of her church’s women’s group.

“Basically, this surgery has helped me to truly live,” Moore says. “But it is just a tool, and I am the only one who can work it.”

Two years before surgery, Moore says she made a serious attempt to lose weight, but “I plateaued many many times and became very frustrated with my body.” She tried the weight-loss drug Apidex, which helped suppress her appetite, but her progress stalled after she shed 20 pounds.

“I attended [a] webinar and began a study of my own,” she says. “It was then that I decided this would be the extra tool I needed to be successful with this weight loss journey.”

Moore says her biggest struggle has been addressing her emotional and mental dependence on food, which she calls an “everyday process.” As a single mom of two teenagers, she says her children have backed her through changes that have affected their lives as well.

“We are more active as a family and have more fun with one another,” she says. “We have found different ways to celebrate successes instead of with food.” In lieu of eating, she adds, her family now bonds over walks, bike rides and trips to the gym.

To anyone else considering such a procedure, Moore advises them to be totally honest about their strengths and weaknesses. The weight loss surgery process is a long-term commitment, and she encourages others in a similar position to be patient with themselves and their bodies.

“I also highly suggest you work just as hard at celebrating all the good things that you are and have — not just on what you want to change,” she says.

“Both aspects are vitally important, and neither can exist without the other.”

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She’s a writer, producer and director — with films that have been featured at the Cannes Film Festival — but Monica Mingo hasn’t always embraced her true self.

“Instead of focusing on being the creative I truly am, I tried to fit into a corporate box,” says the Louisiana native and owner of That Gumbo Life, a home décor store in Pascagoula.

“Even as I was successful in the box, I was never happy.”

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to take something well-made and well-loved and give it a new life as a showpiece in someone’s home.”

Arriving at a contented place, and devoting herself to her passions, didn’t happen without difficulty. Given her diagnosis of ADHD, Mingo is especially proud of writing “Compound” — a novel that follows five strangers who receive a deed to a luxury beach home, a title to a new car and a cashier’s check for $1 million from an anonymous benefactor, with promises of more to come. The characters bond during a summer at the beach, then become conflicted when they learn why they were brought together.

“It’s so hard being a writer when you have ADHD, and I am so amazed I was able to do it,” Mingo says. “Even more amazing is that I’m almost ready to publish my second book and about to do an audiobook.” She’s aiming to release the book, a yet-untitled sequel

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to “Compound”, by October.

Her ability to overcome also applied to breast cancer, which she says she survived because the disease was caught early.

“Go get those mammograms, ladies! Men, please get annual physicals,” Mingo urges. “Early detection saved my life.”

She was tested further when she and her husband, Robby, were unable to have a baby. That period of facing infertility, Mingo says, “was a pretty dark time for me.”

“I’d beaten breast cancer before, so (I) was convinced I’d beat infertility, too, but it just didn’t happen — and I was broken,” she recalls.

Mingo says she’d “always wanted to make movies,” and after the infertility struggle, she attended film school in the Washington, D.C., area. The self-described creative tried to fit into the corporate world but couldn’t deny

her artistic bent.

Mingo’s filmmaking efforts have resulted in awards, nominations and critical acclaim. “The Coalition”, the first feature film she wrote and directed, was co-authored with producing partner Terrell Suggs of the Baltimore Ravens and follows four scorned women who band together against the players who mistreated them.

“Sisters”, released in 2010, explores the complexity of a sibling relationship and the struggle of unconditional love. Her short film “When Beautiful People Do Ugly Things” premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival Short Film Corner in 2011, and she then produced “Commitment”, which premiered at Cannes in 2012.

Her book and films are available on Amazon.

Women who are taking risks can always find a critic, Mingo says, but she encourages others to “look for the cheerleaders — and listen to them.”

“The more you surround yourself with good people, the better,” she says. “Good people are good for good people. It’s always been that way.”

Mingo has shared more of her insights, as well as recipes, DIY décor projects and more, at www.monicamingo.com. As her “mother’s daughter,” she says, “I try my best to be of service whenever I can.” Although she doesn’t have children of her own, Mingo and her husband are now raising their 7-year-old nephew, whom she describes as “the world’s funniest and most amazing kid ever.”

At her store, Mingo says she loves when clients come in to chat, and painting classes are consistently filled with fun and laughter. Her personality makes her easy to talk to, she says — “and I give great hugs.”

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Ballet

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Tarter, owner of IMOTO Real Estate Photography and Tarter Photographic Services, featured Rebecca Elizabeth Davis in a personal project — a series of urban dance pictures.

Davis, a dance instructor and choreographer working throughout the Coast, has trained dancers of all ages and levels in classical ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical and more.

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Women of Wisdom Luncheon Want to have a great time while filling up on words of encouragement?

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All White Women’s Empowerment Brunch What a special time to see so many women flowing in white — and loving the opportunity to connect and be empowered. Kearn Cherry was honored at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Black Nurses Association event.

Hancock Women’s Leadership Roundtable Natalie Guess coached us on how to take better care of ourselves throughout the day. The food by Rum Kitchen was awesome! Gulf Coast Woman is happy to co-sponsor this monthly event. See you there June 25!

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Model: Sharon Weeks Flowy, high-low dress with plunging neckline and back in navy by Ramy Brook, chain-link lariat necklace with chain fringe and labradorite gem stones by Shalla Wista Italian leather clutch handbag in ploggia blue by BENE. Hair: Ryan Merrill, Salon Rouge Makeup: Brandi Bosarge, Salon Rouge Photography by Brandi Stage

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LOVE, IVY

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The Pantone colors for spring are coral and aqua, to give your summer whites that pop of color.

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Don’t be shy when it comes to your jewelry. More is, well, MORE! So, go ahead and pile on the necklaces for that perfect layered look. Try using different lengths, and playing with the different color metals.

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This “industrial” trend lends itself to the layering look or as a statement piece.

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Model: Sharon Weeks Blush denim Blush smock-neck, bell-sleeve top Snakeskin shoes in blue Croc embossed handbag in cream Hair: Ryan Merrill, Salon Rouge Makeup: Brandi Bosarge, Salon Rouge Photography by Brandi Stage

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“I’m very joyful, enthusiastic and passionate about everything I do,” says the seasoned veteran of the fashion industry. Drawing inspiration from such icons as Diana Ross, Rihanna and Sophia Loren, Blount’s own style qualifies as bold and eye-catching — reflecting a vivacious, dynamic personality.

Growing up in a military family, Blount found her calling at age 11 — the first time she flipped through Vogue magazine’s glamour-filled pages.

“Fashion has always been a big part of who I was,” says Blount, who has worked as a retail and fashion merchandising executive, image consultant, stylist, pageant coach and model. “I’ve always enjoyed the creative part of designing something and wearing it that’s unique, that no one else has, or putting together outfits that are unique with accessories that no one else has.”

Blount honed her skills by sewing and designing clothes for herself and her sisters. She went on to attend the Art Institute of Atlanta, and ever since, she has been bringing her distinctive flair and undeniable energy to virtually every facet of the business. The married Gulfport resident has lived on the Coast since the 1980s, starting her career as a department manager and buyer for Gayfers department stores. She later served as director of retail operations for the Beau Rivage Casino Resort, and now she is director of development for the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art.

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running Dippady-do Children’s Spa in Biloxi for five years, Blount says she’s often been underestimated.

“People make comments like, ‘you’re smart,’ ‘you’re articulate,’ like it’s a revelation,” Blount says. “I love people being pleasantly surprised.”

Blount’s bubbly demeanor may get attention, but her business partner Nancy Wilson says she’s as reliable and professional as she is outgoing.

The two teamed up to offer etiquette classes for adults looking to advance in their careers, and they’ve also offered classes for teens and tweens.

“If she says she’s going to do something by a certain time, you can count on her to do it,” says Wilson, owner of Professional Edge Business Etiquette Consulting. “That is absolutely necessary for a good partnership to work.”

“I’ve never lost my passion for it.”

Blount's first love remains fashion.

In announcing Blount’s position at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum, executive director Kevin O’Brien praised her fundraising and management abilities.

“On a personal level, she absolutely lights up a room with her intelligence, humor and warmth,” he added. “Our current and future donors are in for a real treat when they get to know Brenda.”

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BECOMING ‘A BETTER YOU’ Working with clients of her business, A Better You Image Transformation, Blount helps other women polish their appearance and break barriers.

Typically, they have a special event coming up, she says, or are trying to take the next step in their life or career.

“I’ve worked with business women; I’ve worked with teens, with pageant girls,” Blount says. “Primarily, when you are hitting menopause, your confidence gets a little shaky; I know mine was. That’s where A Better You came from.”

Cynthia Sims, a friend and former client, says Blount has an uncanny knack for making others look and feel beautiful. Even after Sims had gained weight, she adds, Blount helped her feel comfortable in her skin.

As a fashion mentor, Blount guided her friend away from “matchymatchy” clothing and gave her a new perspective.

“I can say that Brenda clearly talks the talk, but she walks the walk,” Sims says. “Most recently, I had a member of my staff spend the day with Brenda, and she found Brenda’s teachings invaluable and also discovered a new air of confidence about herself.”

Blount takes pictures to document the whole process, and she’s seen women who only wear black — believing it makes them look slimmer — marvel at how great they look in a red dress.

Some may consider fashion totally frivolous, to which Blount replies, “First impressions are everything.”

“Unfortunately, people don’t see your personality,” she says. “They see what you’re wearing; they judge you by the way you look.”

At one time, she adds, women always dressed to impress — and she still is fond of ladylike, classic styles.

“My grandmother would not leave the house without her hair done, her makeup done and something nice on,” Blount recalls. “I grew up with women looking very feminine, embracing

their femininity and always looking put together.”

LIVING COLORFULLY For an instant morale boost, the stylist gravitates toward bright hues.

Even when Blount is wearing darker shades, she’ll top her outfit with a fuchsia blazer or augment it with turquoise statement necklace.

“I love color, so everything is always colorful,” she says. “Color gives you life. You just feel good when you wear color.”

She likes to play with accessories, too — giving the most basic outfit an unexpected pop.

“It’s always been a passion of mine to take something very simple and make it extraordinary,” she says.

Whatever Blount is involved in, according to her friend Linda Smith, it’s bound to be exciting — and her gregarious nature makes everyone around her feel important and included. The fashionista is “the friend that everyone should have,” Smith says, adding that Blount helped her through a breast cancer battle recently with her caring, positive attitude.

“Some of our best times together have been at the many festivals in Ocean Springs, where we would get stopped often — and I mean often — by people who know Brenda,” Smith says. “It’s like walking with a celebrity.”

Although her name is well known on the Coast, many may not be aware that Blount is a certified Zumba instructor, a travel enthusiast and a connoisseur of every type of art — including music.

“I’ve taken piano lessons for seven years and still can’t play anything,” Blount says with a laugh. “I guess my creativity is in other areas.”

Her first love remains fashion, and she wants to start blogging on the subject for her peers and also launch a podcast. Since taking to fashion like “a duck to water” as a child, she says, her enthusiasm hasn’t waned.

“I loved everything about it, and I still do,” she says. “I’ve never lost my passion for it.”

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By Jennifer Gentile Despite some misgivings, Kris Norwood of Chop Shop Beauty and Barber listened to his wife — and took a chance on the “man weave.”

“She would always tell me how great it would be for our business if I would do them because no one else was really interested in them in our area at the time,” Norwood says of his wife, Jaime, who is a licensed cosmetologist and stays abreast of trends on Instagram. “Many people made fun of the idea, and I didn’t really think I could do well with them here.”

Jaime prevailed, convincing her husband to take a class in October of 2017. Today, Norwood says he performs five to seven such services per month — with a goal of doing as many or more per week.

“This service is becoming more and more requested,” he says. “I think it’s because the negative stigma associated with a ‘man weave’ is diminishing. Men are now just wanting to look good and feel good despite the thoughts and opinions of others.”

The man weave is one of many services that Norwood’s shop, located in Gulfport, offers to a diverse clientele of men and women of all ages. The business started in 2010, he says, but its history dates back to 2007 — when his wife, then a friend, operated it as a salon called Jaime’s Beauty.

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name to The Chop Shop. to surprise their wives or significant “I had always had dreams of owning others (for) an anniversary, birthday my own barber shop, where I could or special event, and others come just set the tone and create the atmosphere as a single fellow wanting to look their that I always dreamed of having,” Nor- best as they are looking for love.” wood says. “One day as I was working The shop’s most popular type of in another local salon, I just had the man weave lasts from three weeks to epiphany that I didn’t have to work for two months, Norwood says, while the anyone else if I really didn’t want to — longer-lasting procedures can hold and although I was already working for three to six months and six to 12 in a really nice place, I couldn’t shake months. The longevity largely depends the dream of owning my own place on whether human or synthetic hair that I believe was placed inside of me is used.

by God.” “For years, this type of service has Norwood starting cutting his been offered to men in other culown hair in high IF YOU GO tures in the form that many school, having recognize as a ‘toupee,’ ” 24 Pass Road, Gulfport grown tired of Norwood explains. “It wasn’t Tuesday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. long waits at until a few years ago that this barbershops and Facebook: The Chop Shop service has become popular Beauty and Barber not always bein the African-American ing pleased with Instagram: Norwood_thebarber community.”

Norwoodthebarber.booksy.net the result. Other (662) 614-9595 Clearing up a misconcepstudents started tion, Norwood says barbers asking how much he would charge for and stylists can make a good living his services, he says, “and from then — and allow young men and women on, I had a love for cutting hair.” to be their own boss. The business is Later, as a student at the Mississipspecial, he adds, because hair profespi Gulf Coast Community College, sionals have the unique opportunity Perkingston campus, Norwood recalls to act as role models, mentors and even father figures. cutting hair in the bathroom of his “Barbering is more than just cutting dorm. Now at the age of 31, he takes hair,” he says. “It’s ministry to me.” pride in owning a shop that offers braiding, weaving, coloring and stylKris and Jaime Norwood ing for women and an array of barbering techniques for men — including the medically termed cranial prosthesis, or man weave. He notes that The Chop Shop is the only barber shop on the Mississippi Gulf Coast where clients can come for a full man weave.

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For a fresh, dewy look, mix your foundation with a moisturizer or face oil. This will give the foundation instant hydration and give you a healthy glow. Be sure to experiment with different foundations to find which mix works the best for your skin. Sonia Roselli Water Oil, $54 soniaroselli.com

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THE CUT OF THE SEASON IS THE LOB — OR “LONG BOB” It can be done shorter or longer, with layers or without, and have a dramatic or subtle angle. Top it off with some messy, undone waves, and you are ready for anything.

• If you want to take it to the next level, hair accessories are making a comeback.

Whether it be with a perfectly placed row of bobby pins or a ‘90s scrunchie pulling your hair halfway up, you’ll be giving your style the flare it deserves.

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Women (and men) are beginning to really explore and master styling their natural hair and embracing their curls.

FUN, FASHION COLORS Starting out as a work place no-no, fashion colors for hair were limited in their use. But now, with views changing, the fun, fashion colors are here to stay.

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New season means it’s time to shift your skin-care routine

Skin-care regimens should change with the seasons.

Winter skin care regimens require much different treatments and products than those hot, humid summer days we have on the Gulf Coast.

• Broad spectrum SPF (sunscreen) is a must for our Gulf Coast weather. Even in the winter months and on those gloomy, rainy days, SPF is essential. I find that many people are uninformed about the necessity of a “good” sunscreen. The products they use are either too heavy, run in their eyes or feel itchy. Sun damage not only causes skin cancer and pre-cancerous lesions, it also causes wrinkles and discolorations no matter what skin tone you have.

• There are no products in particular to put away as the weather gets warmer, but some treatments are mainly recommended for winter, such as deeper skin peels and some laser resurfacing treatments. It takes several laser hair reduction treatments to remove unwanted hair, so you must start in the fall to achieve optimal results in the summer. Eight treatments in a row may be required for hair removal.

Amy Parker is an aesthetician, laser technologist and cosmetic tattoo artist with Modern Dermatology & Aesthetics of Gulfport.

Shaping the perfect

brow

The trend for brows in 2018 was flawlessly sculpted brows with razor-sharp edges, supplemented

By Rachel Bridges with makeup for a perfect shape. In 2019, the pendulum is swinging the other direction, as a more natural look is now in style.

Boxed-in lines have given way to a look that is still clean, but also slightly feathered and a bit less defined.

This timeless look is definitely one of my favorite styles.

HERE ARE SOME POINTERS TO ACHIEVE THAT PERFECT BROW SHAPE: • First, seeking a licensed brow professional is highly recommended. They can determine the best shape for your brows based on your brow symmetry and face shape.

• There are more options other than the traditional tweezing to shape your brows. If you are not a fan of plucking, try threading, waxing or sugaring.

• If you must tweeze between appointments, focus on the strays but stay away from your brow line. (I have confiscated clients’ tweezers before!)

• Brow tinting is a great option to add depth and definition to your brows.

• If your brows could use a little boost, try using a brow growth serum to help your brows fill in and grow out.

• You also can utilize a natural brow pencil or brow gel to shape and fill in where needed.

Rachel Bridges is a licensed esthetician and owner of Bridges Skin + Body, located at 240 Eisenhower Dr., suite J, in Biloxi.

She and her team can be reached at (228) 280-8072 or by booking online at www.bridgesskinbody.com.

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beauty HACKS

Have problem areas? Body sculpting may be the solution

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Within the last year, we’ve witnessed a growing demand for body sculpting/contouring with skin tightening, as well as facial and neck skin tightening for areas like under the eyes. If you’re considering these procedures, here’s some helpful information: • The BTL Exilis Ultra 360 procedure is an effective, non-invasive and non-surgical laser skin tightening and contouring treatment with no social downtime. This is the only body-sculpting technology that combines the power of radio frequency and ultrasound to contour problem areas on the body while simultaneously tightening the skin to enhance collagen and elastin production. For the face, we use only the skin-tightening hand piece, as we do not want to lose the plumpness in our face and neck region.

•Typical patients are those living a fairly healthy lifestyle with diet and exercise who have problem areas like the abdomen, thighs, bra bulge or arms.

Any area you can think of on the skin, this laser works. The treatments do not involve hooking clients up to a machine and leaving them. I manually do the work to ensure we are treating the areas of concern and helping to sculpt them appropriately.

• BTL Exilis Ultra 360 treatment results last as long as a healthy lifestyle is maintained. Gaining excessive weight will counteract the effects.

• For optimal results with these procedures, be sure to follow these guidelines: For body sculpting and skin-tightening lasers, consume extra water a few days before and after treatments.

Exercise, especially after treatments, is highly recommended, as it helps break up the fat cells and aids the body in getting rid of those unwanted cells.

Parker is an aesthetician, laser technologist and cosmetic tattoo artist with Modern Dermatology & Aesthetics of Gulfport.

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beauty HACKS

By Leah Rodgers

HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO ENHANCE YOUR MENTAL WELLNESS:

Make time for mental wellness

Have you noticed how radiant people look when they are at peace, happy or doing well? There is a reason for that. Emotional and mental distress can speed up cellular aging, even impacting our DNA. According to Psychology Today, “The long-term effects of chronic stress, anxiety and depression shorten DNA telomeres.

The length of a telomere indicates biological and cellular health.”

A study at the University of California showed “traumatic and stressful situations over the course of a person’s life (are linked) to shortened telomeres, resulting in chronic diseases and premature death.” These even can be passed down genetically — and none of us want “short straws.”

The good news? Research also shows that meditation and mindfulness activities can lengthen telomeres.

Set a daily intention to make time for your mental well-being.

While nothing takes the place of seeing a licensed therapist, adding these tips to your daily routine can be a big boost to your mental health.

Go outside; take some deep breaths. Note your surroundings and be present. Set your timer to meditate. If your thoughts wander, bring your focus back to your breath. You can also focus on an inspiring quote, song or poem. End with a moment of gratitude for all the good in life. Make this your daily practice.

Leah Rodgers is owner/instructor at Selah Yoga and Arts Collaborative, LLC, at 526 E. Second St., Pass Christian. She can be reached at leahtrodgers@gmail. com.

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1. DEEP BREATHING — In yoga, breathing techniques are called “pranayama,” or “life-force energy.” Your cells, muscles and even brain need oxygen to thrive. Start daily breathing exercises in which you control and track the time you inhale and exhale. Practicing regularly increases oxygen capacity and helps you to de-stress and redirect your thoughts.

2. MINDFULNESS — Be present in the moment. Cultivate moments of stillness and observation. Think about what you are doing while you are doing it. Notice details. Listen, observe, and savor life.

3. MEDITATION — By viewing your thoughts through a compassionate, non-judgmental lens, you can focus on those that are most beneficial. It also helps to root out negative thought patterns and perspectives to keep the mind in a healthier, calmer, and more positive place. In yoga, this is called the “higher witness mind.” Start with two five- to 10-minute sessions per day, one in the morning and one in the evening. Add another when you feel overwhelmed.

Think of meditation as a time to simply “recharge” and unwind the mind.

4. FAITH — Have faith by believing that things will work out for good. This will help with overall wellness by cultivating a positive outlook on life. Connect with a tribe of people who hold this same belief and will support you, and return the favor. Keep the circle of encouragement going!

5. NATURE — Getting in touch with nature can be grounding. The fresh air, sunshine and beauty of nature can refuel and shift your energy. A time outside each day can boost the immune system, lower blood pressure and increase focus. Try some outdoor activities, whether gardening, hiking, picnicking or enjoying a sunset walk.

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1. Dove Rosa Soap “Make it simple, but significant.” I strive to stay true to this principle in my work and my life — and it also applies to my favorite products. Dove does this well. I couldn’t create a list of my favorite products without featuring the one that I’ve loved and used the longest.

I make sure this is packed on every trip I take. 2. Ulta Beauty Bronze Glow Self-Tanning Mouse A tan is always a good idea. This tan foam from Ulta helps me keep my perfect summer glow all year long without breaking the bank. 3. Neutrogena MakeupRemoving Wipes Products we use to look glamorous in this Southern humidity must have some staying power. These face wipes help to remove ALL of that. 4. Tula Purifying Face Cleanser A great cleanser is so important! I’ve recently noticed my skin becoming more sensitive. This cleanses my face without over-drying.

5. Tula Hydrating Day and Night Cream This cream rehydrates my skin without overdoing it. These products also are packed with probiotics and superfoods to help with all of your dry, dull skin needs. 6. Tula illuminating Face Serum Let’s just say I have been holding at 29 for for a couple of years now, and I noticed a few dark spots appearing on my skin from sun damage years ago. This serum helps address those spots while leaving my face soft and rejuvenated. 7.

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When I need to scatter light away from evidence of long nights, this is my goto! 8 .MAC lipstick in Velvet Teddy “A lady is never fully dressed without lipstick on her lips” was something I grew up hearing my grandmother say and now recite to my daughter every time I apply. This shade is my signature for so many reasons. It works perfectly whether I’m headed to work or an after-6 p.m. event. 9. MAC Lipliner in Stripdown What more can I say? This plays very well with Velvet Teddy. 10.

Chanel Chance Eau Tendre There’s lots of pressure when picking a fragrance. Scent and memory go hand in hand. I always want a scent that leaves others with an adventurous yet elegant memory of me.

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Alexis L. Williams, owner

By Kate Magandy Holzhauser

color

Living in

Alexis L. Williams lost the color in her world when her daughter, Lauren Taylor, died shortly after birth.

The Air Force veteran had been stationed in Hawaii, amid the beauty of paradise. However, the world appeared black and white while she grieved her daughter. Slowly, however, the color returned.

Life came back — followed by inspiration.

That was nearly two years ago. Today, Williams says her life is filled once again with rich, bright

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hues — thanks to her daughter’s memory and Aloha Glamour fashions.

The Internet-based business “is (about) more than skirts for me,” she adds.

“Aloha Glamour is a lifestyle movement that promotes resiliency and women loving themselves wholeheartedly,” Williams explains. “We are a community of women who empower others, as well as assist them in finding their voices and living their lives in color – turning tragedies into triumphs and helping them to build

Aloha Glamour tells story with each statement piece

from the inside out.”

Williams describes the Aloha Glamour style as “Afrowaiian,” combining Hawaiian and African cultures for a colorful, fresh and one-of-a-kind look.

“It is the movement that is helping every woman turn their mess into a message while also creating a new, colorful story in each and every piece they wear,” she says. “What’s the color of your story?”

The clothing ranges from $18 to $98 and features Williams’s signature piece, the Hawaiian

Pa’u skirts. Williams said traditionally, the skirts are worn during Hula performances. She has taken the Hawaiian skirt style and used Ankara fabrics for her signature Afrowaiian style skirts.

“Women are tired of being in the background!

We were made to stand out,” Williams says. “The vibrant colors and designs of our skirts provide that pop of color, the boldness needed to walk into a room knowing that all eyes are on you for all of the right reasons.”

Williams says she sources fabrics from Honolulu and different parts of Africa and India. The skirts also feature elastic waists so they can comfortably fit sizes XS to 5X. Her clothing is mainly designed for women and girls, but she offers some styles for men and boys.

“Having the ability to lose or gain weight without compromising the way your clothing looks on you is an advantage — and it is also what makes our clothing line special and unique,” Williams says.

With her line successfully launched, Williams is looking ahead to life after the Air Force.

“I have been actively serving in the United States Air Force for 16 and a half years,” she said. “Upon retirement, I would like to have a fashion truck so I can travel the world spreading a little Aloha in each and every city I visit!”

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ive a woman the right outfit, and she can conquer the world.

That belief is the business philosophy of April Bullock Burks, who says empowering women always has been important to her. As owner of Love, ivy boutique in Ocean Springs, Burks adds, she gets to live her dream daily.

“I love dressing women and making them feel great about themselves!” Burks says. “I am in business for my customers.”

The Gulf Coast native’s retail background spans 20 years. After graduating with a fashion merchandising and marketing degree from The University of Southern Mississippi, she worked for Walt Disney World – running the merchandise stores in the water parks.

“I have always had a strong passion for fashion from a young age,” Burks recalls.

“My mom owned a fabric store when I was growing up, so I played with the fabric and made clothes for my Barbies. I also designed clothes for myself and friends at an early age.”

She founded her first store, Eve Marie’s Boutique, in Hattiesburg in 2006 – then decided she wanted to use her talent and skill to benefit

women back home as well.

Ivy Boutique launched in D’Iberville in 2012, then relocated to Ocean Springs with a tweaked name in 2017.

The number four is significant to Burks, who was born in the fourth month and whose parents were married on the fourth. The Roman numeral for four is IV – so she created her store’s name by adding a “y.” According to the owner, Love, ivy offers casual to formal clothes at a “wonderful price,” along with shoes, accessories and more.

“I pride myself on our customer service,” Burks says. “My employees are highly trained in the latest styles and have a passion for helping others.” As a specialty store, Love, ivy only orders six of each item, she adds – making for a unique, custom experience.

“I travel all over the country to markets to choose the perfect clothes for my amazing customers!” Burks says.

Having dreamed of owning her own store in Ocean Springs since she was very young, Burks says she is forever grateful to those who supported her and made it possible – including her husband, Landon, family, friends, fellow entrepreneurs, employees and customers.

Besides continuing to make her boutique successful, Burks says she wants to be a leader in the community.

“Being able to run a business in this amazing city brings a smile to my face daily,” she says. “I truly love what I do and could not see myself doing anything else.”

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• First, contrary to the old wives’ tale, anyone can wear stripes. Horizontal stripes are a winner on all body types, and thin stripes are the best. Tanks, tees and sweaters with stripes offer a simple way to look chic at any size or shape. Let’s dispense with another myth: You don’t need to wear dark colors, especially black, to look the size you want to be. Actually, black can make you look larger, and hiding your figure behind black can have a negative effect on your personal energy and confidence. Never be afraid of a little color.

• We all have parts of our body that we love — and others that we love to hate. If your arms make you self-conscious, cover them with a blazer (we are loving plaid right now). Wear it with high-waisted denim and a silk cami with a touch of lace for a more feminine feel.

BE BEST dressed Stick to styles, trends that suit your shape

By Sharon Weeks and Shelby Brune Women often question which styles and trends are right for their body type.

While you may have your favorite go-to pieces, here are a few tips on how to successfully navigate shifts in style — and find what suits you best.

• We all love to wear denim. A popular trend for the past few seasons is the high-waisted jean. They are extremely flattering, and anyone can wear them. The higher the jeans sit, the better – and the smaller your waist will appear. Other denim trends with staying power are ankle-length, skinny jeans and flares. These styles can lengthen the appearance of your legs while giving the impression that you are up to date with your fashion sense. Topping off any of these styles with a belt will take your look up a notch.

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• If you love wearing dresses but want to show less leg, the midi-length dress is the style to try. They are so versatile and easy to wear. Add a fitted tee underneath or a denim jacket over your shoulders with a sandal for an effortless, casual look.

A lightweight sweater over the dress gives the illusion of a skirt/ top combo. Options are endless with this wardrobe staple.

HERE ARE FEW OTHER SIMPLE TIPS TO CONSIDER: • If you are curvy with a tiny waist, you want to highlight your curves. Cinch your waist with a bold belt whether you are wearing denim or an easy dress. A belt will emphasize your waist. Other great options for your figure: pencil skirts, high-waisted, wide leg trousers that are belted and V-neck tops.

• If you carry your weight below the belt, try long coats and cardigans, tunics and shift dresses.

• If you carry your weight above the belt, think embellished or printed blouses, cinched-waist tops and fit-and-flare dresses.

• For a straighter figure, gravitate toward a miniskirt or more tapered pant on the bottom. A cropped jacket or a dress with draping or ruching can play up your curves.

At the end of the day, every body is different and unique. But knowing your figure — and a little guidance – can lead you in the right fashion direction.

To update your personal style, visit Grants For Her, located in Biloxi at Mary Mahoney’s.

Owners Sharon Weeks and Shelby Brune attend New York markets to shop the latest trends.

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Enhancing the

inner glow

By Jennifer Gentile

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Makeup artist Jackie Merlau sees beauty in every woman

er vocation is helping women look their best, but makeup artist Jackie Merlau knows that real loveliness radiates from within.

“True beauty comes from the heart,” says Merlau, who has been working as a makeup professional for 13 years. “It is how you treat others. Always choose to be kind!”

An in-demand artist based in Biloxi, Merlau calls her foray into the field “a complete accident.” While a film student at the Columbia College of Chicago, she took a stage makeup class as an elective.

“This was before YouTube or Instagram, so at the time, I really had no idea that being a makeup artist was a career option,” Merlau says. “Once I started playing in the special effects makeup on film shoots, I found joy in the artistry. I really enjoyed being a part of a big team and telling a story.”

During those early days, Merlau had a memorable conversation with her mom, during which she asked, “How am I helping people? How am I making a difference in peoples lives?”

“I knew I wanted to find a bigger purpose for my artistry,” she recalls.

“Through many different avenues and obstacles, I started doing bridal makeup, and it just naturally grew into a new passion.”

Throughout the year, Merlau offers personal makeup application for clients, as well as lessons and classes.

Bridal makeup has become Merlau’s most sought-after service, and she

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spends many Saturdays preparing brides and their wedding parties for the big event.

“It’s such a fun and happy atmosphere, and I love providing the luxury of makeup for such an important day!” she says.

Merlau says she has found fulfillment in helping women feel beautiful when they are at their lowest point.

Inspiring confidence in her clients, some of whom have endured great suffering, has made her career all the more meaningful.

“I’ve worked with women my age or younger who have fought for our country and, as a result, have permanent skin damage from chemical burns. I have worked with women who have lost all their hair to chemo,” she said. “It’s through these interactions and moments that I have found the true and pure beauty of what I do.”

Given the increasing demand for her expertise, Merlau said it would be nice to have a team of artists to help her keep up. She also wants to continue growing personally as an artist through education and training.

While she travels part time to LA, and also goes to New Orleans and Mobile often, Merlau has a firm footing in the Mississippi Gulf Coast — where she returned after nine years away.

“The supportive community of vendors and artists is rare,” she said of the local area. “We all want to see each other grow and succeed — and with so much going on in our community, there is room for everyone to do what they love and flourish at it.”

Although Merlau once assumed she would be working for someone as a makeup artist, rather than having her own business, J. Merlau Makeup, LLC, became official in January of 2018.

Besides her strong work ethic, skill and punctuality, the makeup artist offers clients a “judgment-free zone.”

Women come to her with complaints about their appearance, which Merlau says breaks her heart.

“Every woman has beauty, and I am there to help you see that, feel that and enhance what already exists,” she adds. “So don’t stress about your skin or features or apologize for anything.

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!” FIND JACKIE 827 Howard Ave., Biloxi (228) 238-9222 Makeup is by appointment only. Emails and phone calls are answered MondayFriday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

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Specialty soap maker: Little Diva

Kristen McCaleb

By Jennifer Gentile

As she battled lupus, an inflammatory disease affecting the immune system, Kristen McCaleb also struggled to stay employed.

“I was having a hard time holding down a job because of getting sick a lot, plus I was living with (really) bad eczema,” she recalls, “so I had to do something that would allow me to set my own hours and to help heal my skin.”

The solution was to start her own business – Little Diva Soap Shop.

McCaleb established the company in 2015, selling handmade goats’ milk soaps out of her home until steady growth required a larger space. Now located on Shortcut Road in Woolmarket, Little Diva delights customers with specialty soaps, bath bombs and even jewelry.

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to give the people of Woolmarket also stocks paintings, wreaths, clothsomewhere close to shop and for ing, embroidery, candles and much them to have a great experience more. doing so.”

For those seeking an experience McCaleb says she’s always called more than a product, McCaleb says, her daughter, Kolleen, her “little “We offer ladies’ night out, small diva,” which inspired her shop’s or big group (events and) birthday name. For the soap-making inparties for children and teens.” struction itself, she credits popular While the shop is certainly popuYouTuber Katie Carson. lar with women, the owner says her “She inspired me so much that I clientele also includes men and childecided to give it a go with the soap- dren. Being from the region, along ing business,” McCaleb says. with much of her family, McCaleb Now having formed its own identi- says she hopes to keep growing her ty, Little Diva offers several products company and providing something patrons won’t find at a typical soap unique in the local market. shop, such as soap cupcakes, laundry “Having my business here on soap and felted soap bars (wrapped the Gulf Coast means a lot to me in wool, so the soap lasts longer, is because this is where I was born and easier to hold and has an element of raised,” she says. exfoliation). McCaleb can personally vouch for the products, which have calmed eczema flare-ups IF YOU GO for her and 12450 Shortcut Road, Suite D, Woolmarket her daughter.

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May is a time to play, but also to be productive! Summertime has officially arrived, so take advantage of the place we call home. Spend more time with family and friends this season, and enjoy everything the Gulf Coast has to offer. Making new friends is the way to grow your network and become more successful, so don’t be shy when attending that cookout or crawfish boil.

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FAMILY

She gets it from her mom!

Mother-daughter bond goes beyond looks

By Jennifer Gentile

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n many of her own movements and gestures, Emily Burke sees a reflection of her mom.

The Biloxi native also finds herself calling those she loves ‘’baby,” a habit she picked up from her mom, Nanette Burke. Lately, she’s realized that when she’s tired, she even sighs like her mom.

Given that they’re built alike, too, Emily says – with “short and beautifully curvy” figures — it’s no surprise that even strangers notice the similarities. The two also share the same warm, welcoming smile.

“Anything that I do that makes someone think I move or act like my mom I feel is a good thing,” says Emily, public relations manager at the IP Casino Resort Spa. “It makes me feel special because I know for certain that whatever encounter they may have had with her, … in that moment, my mom made them feel special.”

Emily describes Nanette as a source of steadfast love, a woman who would “move heaven and earth” to support her family and close friends. Even when she was at her worst, Emily says Nanette has never judged her — and as a result has become her daughter’s most trusted confidante.

“My mom is absolutely the most loving, supportive, faith-filled woman I know,” Emily says. “She has stood by my side during the darkest, most lonely times of my life, never wavering. I give much credit to her for the person 78

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I have become.”

The mother and daughter have developed an unbreakable bond, which Emily says was formed when her mom took a year off from work after she was born. As a school teacher, Nanette was able to spend summers and holidays with Emily and her broth-

er, Sam, and many of her daughter’s most cherished memories took place on the beach and nearby pier – where they fished and built sandcastles.

“There was always a teachable moment with mom,” Emily says. “She made sure we understood the importance of faith, family and having fun.”

When Emily was a teenager, and would leave to go out for the night, she recalls her mother kissing her and saying, “I love you” – then reminding her to “always be a lady.” Other sayings her mom used often were STP, “solve the problem,” and “be aware of your surroundings.”

As a single-mom of 22 years to her son, William Burke, Emily can appreciate Nanette’s example and influence more than ever. She also has adopted some of her mom’s most effective parenting techniques.

“One thing I can say I have used with William that my mom used with Sam and me is that look; you know that momma look, like, ‘you’d better stop and get it together fast, or life isn’t going to be pleasant,’” she says.

“Lucky for me William was such a great kid that the look is as far as I had to go with discipline because he knew I meant business.”

Both now mothers of adult children, Emily says she can recognize the important role her mother plays in this stage of her life. The pair see each other several days a week and enjoy bargain shopping and sipping wine on the Burkes’ front porch.

The mother-daughter relationship has evolved into one of mutual respect and admiration. Without having to ask for it, Emily says her mom gave her a pep talk during a recent lunch, telling her to love herself more and take better care of herself.

“She just always seems to know what to do and how to handle me,” Emily says. “I truly treasure the bond we have, (and) I know many are not as lucky and blessed as I am.”

Gulf Coast Woman Look-alike Contest Winners

Identical looks, unconditional love Their resemblance makes others do a double take.

“People tell us all the time how much we look alike,” exclaims Tenesha Danielle Batiste, 36, a human resources officer and doppelganger for her mother, retired educator Edna Goldmith Taylor. “I consider it a blessing because my mom looks great at 64!”

Batiste says she and her mom were honored to win the 2019 Gulf Coast Woman Mother-Daughter Look-alike Contest from among hundreds of entries.

Besides her human resources role, Batiste owns full-service event planning firm Tenesha & Co. and her mom helps with the business.

“This is something fun we do together,” she says.

According to her daughter, Goldmith Taylor also acts as caregiver to her 87-year-old mother, Evelyn Goldsmith. Given her admiration for her mom, Batiste doesn’t mind the frequent comparisons.

“My response … is always “thank you” because I believe my mom is the most beautiful woman in the world!” she says.

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WARRIORS ON THE HOME FRONT Military spouses fight stress, loneliness during deployment

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or military spouse Kathy May, the first part of her husband’s deployments tend to be the hardest.

“That’s when life slows down for the family; we feel the separation the most,” says May, who is married to Col. Brian May, 403rd Operations Group commander at Keesler Air Force Base. “We are the ones feeling the loss.

Our normal is off balance as we’re trying to find our new normal.”

Throughout her husband’s nearly 30-year career, May has endured numerous separations ranging from 30 days to a year while her spouse served in locations in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Most recently, May spent six months in Kuwait, returning home to Ocean Springs in January.

Meanwhile, Kathy pressed on caring for the couple’s three boys: Cameron, 16; Giovanni, 13; and Dario, 10.

The greatest challenge, she says, is “the sheer fact of knowing that I am the one and only (person) to take care of everything in the household and family — while balancing the fear and anxiety of keeping the kids at peace with their ‘new’ normal.”

May’s experience will sound familiar to many Gulf Coast women who hold down the home front while their spouses are overseas. At a time when they are weighed down with the emotional toll of separation — often feeling lonely and overwhelmed — military spouses must perform at their peak.

Among those who can relate is Windy Stanton, wife of Col Robert Stanton, 403rd vice wing commander at Keesler.

“You just get up every day and put on your clothes and keep going,” Stanton says of her coping strategy. “His job was to fight for our freedom. The least I could do was to to keep everything at home going strong.”

Stanton’s first five-month deployment in 1990, during the Gulf War, was followed by stints to Oman and Kuwait for six months — and several four- to six-week separations during his 31-year career. The worst part of those pre-Internet days for Stanton was the lack of communication; the main means of keeping in touch was letters.

“He called home twice in five months; it was always in the middle of the night, and it was very difficult to talk, as we had to say ‘over’ after every sentence,” she recalls. “The worst part was not knowing where he was or if he was OK.” Daily news reports brought word of rockets hitting bases 80

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and barracks. Planes were taking fire from enemy combatants.

“It was very scary, and dealing with the unknown is tough,” Stanton says. “But we had a great support system of wives that got together every week to share news and information.”

COMBATING LONELINESS Being quickly thrown into single-parent mode, May says she tries to stay busy enough to keep her worries at bay.

Gardening, scrapbooking, baking, sewing and continuing her education have provided an outlet compatible with being a mom.

“During the silence of the loneliness, I try and fill it with projects that I haven’t had time for or start new activities,” May says. Even if she’s not watching TV, she says the background noise can be a welcome distraction.

Stanton calls her faith her “best coping strategy” and her friends and neighbors her “best support system.” In the past, she hesitated to ask for help, then her phone stopped working during a deployment. She tearfully loaded her two small children into the car and went to church, where a neighbor enlisted her husband to fix the problem. Through that experience, she found the best policy was being proactive.

“Yes I was lonely,” she admits, “but being connected to the community is a big help. The more connected you are, the more friends you have. And if you have a job, even a parttime one, that keeps you busy so you’re not dwelling on the loneliness.”

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ARTS CAMP Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education 1600 Government St., Ocean Springs (228) 818-2878 www.themaryc.org The Mary C, as the Cultural Center is known, has the widest variety of arts camps for ages 6 to teens. From culinary arts and theatre to drawing, painting and art journaling — not to mention fabric arts and sewing — the Mary C has it all in the heart of downtown Ocean Springs. Carmen Lugo’s art exploration class continues to be a crowd favorite.

STEM CAMPS FabLab 12004 MS Highway 57, Vancleave (228) 826-0181 www.fablabjacksoncounty.org Tha FabLab offers coding, robotics, laser engraving and 3D printing for campers ages 5 and up at an age-appropriate level. At only $75-$100 per week, it’s also a great deal.

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Gulf Coast Moms Blog contributors, in partnership with friends from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Summer Camps and Activities Facebook page, have selected the best summer camps for your kids!

Here are the camps that top their list in several categories:

Astro Camp at Stennis Space Center 1 Discovery Circle, Pearlington (800) 237-1821, select option 4 www.visitinfinity.com/astro-camp/ Astro Camp introduces children in second through 10th grades to flight, space technology, Earth and the solar system, humans in space and missions to the moon and Mars. The camp features a tour of Stennis Space Center, including rocket engine test stands, launching of Estes rockets and a family closing program. The sevenththrough 10th-grade Stars Astro Camp includes advanced robotics and 3D printing experiences, along with specialty camps featuring SeaPerch robotics in “Space to Oceans.”

NATURE & EXPLORATION CAMPS Pascagoula River Audubon Center 5107 Arthur St., Moss Point (228) 475-0825 www.pascagoula.audubon.org Photo provided by NASA SSC ASTRO CAMP

The Pascagoula River Audubon Center offers fun, nature-based summer camp programming for ages 4 through middle school. The PRAC also is seeking enthusiastic and motivated high school students to volunteer as counselors in training.

Themes and activities revolve around the Pascagoula River and local bayou ecosystem.

OVERNIGHT CAMPS Camp Stanislaus 304 S. Beach Blvd., Bay St. Louis (228) 467-9057 www.campstanislaus.com St. Stanislaus offers outdoor adventure mixed with academic programs.

Traditional residential programs are offered for up to four weeks each year.

This also can be done as a day-only program. Specialty camps include water sports, marine biology, STEM and coding. Families can start a new tradition with the father-and-son weekend camp.

Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi 11 Camp Iti Kana Road, Wiggins (601) 928-3515 www.gsgms.org Its location on 339 beautiful, wooded acres and a 55-acre lake makes Iti Kana the perfect backdrop for outdoor fun this summer. With camps themed around aliens, canoeing, horses, nature exploration, unicorns, Olympics, future careers and wizards, there’s sure to be something for everyone. All girls are welcome.

MARITIME FUN CAMP Sea ‘N Sail at the Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum 115 E. 1st St., Biloxi (228) 435-6320 www.maritimemuseum.org/new/ sea-n-sail-adventure-camp/ Your kids will have a blast digging deep into our area’s history and heritage as a coastal community by sailing aboard a Biloxi schooner, learning Gulf Coast fishing methods unique to our area, cast-netting, going on marine adventures aboard a shrimp trawler, doing maritime crafts and taking seafood industry field trips. The week ends with a parent reception and awards presentation for various contests held throughout the week.

MUSIC CAMP Rock U2 2820 Government St., Ocean Springs (228) 355-2025 https://rocku2oceansprings.com/ summer-camps Rock U2 has become THE place to make your kid’s dream of being on stage a reality. In one short week, they’ll be learning a new instrument, improving their musical skills, making new friends and putting it all together for a rock concert. Playing music not their thing? Try out their dance and acting camps. Camps are for ages 5 and up.

CAMPS FOR ALL AGES (INCLUDING PRESCHOOLERS) Lynn Meadows Discovery Center 246 Dolan Ave., Gulfport (228) 897-6039 www.lmdc.org/summer-camps Summer camps at Lynn Meadows are a great place for your little (and not-so-little) ones to try out summer camp for the first time, with camps offered for kids as young as 3. They can stay for a half or full day being pirates, mermaids, superheroes, princesses, cowboys or dinosaurs. Activities include exploring bugs, secret gardens, cooking, acting, playing with puppets and more.

DANCE CAMPS Donna’s Visual & Performing Arts 2428 W. Commerce St., Ocean Springs (228) 875-0833 www.donnasdance.com Donna’s summer dance camps not only include learning choreographed routines used to put on a show at the end of the week for parents, but the kids also have fun crafting, playing in the water and reuniting with and making new friends. This summer’s dance camp themes are princesses, holidays, Descendants and High School Musical.

Camps are for girls and boys ages 3 and up.

Gulf Coast School of Performing Arts 10598 D’Iberville Blvd., D’Iberville (228) 324-6296 www. gulfcoastschoolofperformingarts. net This all-day camp gives your kids a total immersion into many styles of performance, including jazz, hiphop, contemporary, voice, active, art, tumbling and ballroom. Early drop-off is available, which is great for working parents. You’ll get to see what they’ve learned with an in-house showcase you’re sure to enjoy.

Rage Dance Center 2200 Bienville Blvd., Suite B, Ocean Springs (228) 243-3993 www.ragedancecenter.com These fun-themed dance classes are offered at morning and afternoon times. From unicorns to superheroes and tumbling to hip-hop, these camps provide a variety of options for your little movers ages 2 and up.

ALL-DAY OPTIONS The Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA Locations in Ocean Springs, Vancleave, and Kiln (228) 875-5050 www.mgcymca.org The Salvation Army Kroc Center 575 Division St., Biloxi (228) 207-1218 www.krocmscosat.org These two were chosen as our top choices for families that need all-day, affordable summer camp options. With options for childcare from 6 a.m.-6 p.m., campers enjoy swimming, indoor and outdoor games, music, arts and crafts, group games, sports and other fun activities. Some camps even offer breakfast, snack and lunch.

A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING MS Gulf Coast Community College Locations at the Jackson County, Jefferson Davis and Perkinston campuses (228) 896-2536 https://mgccc.edu/programs/ community-education/summercamps/ A one-stop summer camp for all ages. They have multiple campuses and offer learning opportunities for swimming, STEM, environmental, culinary arts, musical theater, video gaming, football, basketball, baseball, tennis and soccer.

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Trust God

MILITARY SPOUSES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 80

By Robin Killeen

to be your ‘fixer-upper’

"Fixer upper" — I imagine when most of us hear those two words, we immediately associate them with a remodeling project or possibly the popular television series on HGTV. However, I am referring to our bodies, our personal temples that we reside in and manage. 1 Corinthians 6:19 tells us that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, that He lives in us. It also says that God gave us our bodies and we do not belong to ourselves.

So, we understand through scripture that God values our bodies — and he expects us to value them, too, by taking really good care of ourselves.

God is our architect, our designer and our "fixer-upper." Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.”

Building our lives without Him simply does not work.

Believe me, I have tried. For so many years, I kept positioning myself to be His assistant — trying to help Him run my life. I tried every gimmick to correct the marks of time, enlisted countless products to lose weight and used those so-called magical skin care products guaranteed to work, besides reading many self-help books. I was trying to be my own "fixer upper," the designer of my own life, not realizing that I didn’t belong to myself and that I really belong to the ultimate

builder. All that striving and searching never quite satisfied what I was looking for. I guess you could say I made a mess of things until I submitted every part of myself to the true "fixer-upper."

Maybe like me, you have tried to run your own life, and it has left you feeling drained and frustrated. You may even be thinking, “I don’t feel like a masterpiece.” I, too, have made a mess of things.

Has your temple lost its beauty, its shine? Is it in need of a little fixing up? Then maybe it’s time for demo day.

We are never too far out of God’s reach. He can chip off the old exterior paint and peel off the old wallpaper. He can rebuild your foundation.

He can rewire you for a new and beautiful life filled with His guidance, wisdom and peace. He can transform you and make your "fixer-upper" a forever home with Him filled with joy and contentment.

One of my favorite scripture passages is Matthew 6:33.

The Good News Bible version says, “Instead, be concerned above everything else with the kingdom of God and with what He requires of you — and He will provide you with all these other things.”

So, are you ready for your "fixer-upper?"

Killeen is founder of W.O.W. (Women of Wisdom). W.O.W. meets every second Wednesday of the month at noon at the Knight Nonprofit Center in Gulfport.

‘WORRY, FEAR, CONCERN, APPREHENSION AND SADNESS’ Unlike a civilian spouse on a business trip, May says, military members serve in some of the planet’s most hostile places, making anxiety a constant companion for those they leave behind. Communication may not be possible for days at a time, and there’s little possibility of reuniting before the appointed return date — whether for holidays, birthdays or moments of need.

“The day he leaves, a part of yourself and your children’s father is being ripped away to live in an area and to do a job that the majority of Americans would not do,” May says. “While you continue moving at a normal pace, keeping things operating as peaceful as possible for your children and what peace of mind you can give yourself, in the back of your head, there is worry, fear, concern, apprehension and sadness — all while holding back tears and not letting it overtake your daily thoughts.”

NOT ALONE For spouses who are struggling, Stanton and May stress that they don’t have to suffer alone. They urge those affiliated with Keesler to take advantage of the services offered for their benefit, particularly through the Airman and Family Readiness Center.

“The military has come a long way in providing for the families of our deployed troops,” Stanton says. “In years past, there was a definite disconnect.”

While that issue may still exist, especially for Guard and Reserve families that don’t live near the base they’re attached to, May and Stanton say help is available. The Key Spouse program, for instance, trains volunteers to be liaisons and advocates for family members of the deployed.

May counts herself fortunate enough to have always had great friends, who have stepped in during dire circumstances. For instance, the day her husband left on one of his deployments, she says one of their children almost succumbed to drowning. A combination of civilian and military friends came to the rescue.

“They took over handling my other children, (taking care of the) house, cooking, and making arrangements for family to come in town,” she says. “Then as things calmed down, they were there to monitor my well-being.”

Even if a spouse seems to be handling the situation well, Stanton says they appreciate knowing others are thinking of them. Simply checking on them can be enough to lift their spirits.

“Bring over dinner one night, or a plate of cookies — or a card, or flowers,” she suggests. “A little kindness goes a long way.”

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That is not to say the millennial bride doesn’t care about tradition.

In fact, she loves heirlooms and appreciates beauty and relevance more than some previous generations.

To accomplish this incorporation of tradition and modernity, many of today’s brides are buying smaller but higher-quality sets — three or fivepiece — and adding to them over time with individual accessories, inherited pieces or accent collections that can take on any number of interpretations.

We are even seeing some melamine options, such as Q-Squared and Beatriz Ball, being

paired with fine china and crystal like Pickard and Waterford. The millennial bride is no shrinking violet when it comes to creative tablescaping.

In mixing formal and casual dinnerware, a bride may, through her registry, add to the beautiful heirloom Herend China she will inherit from her grandmother and mother by registering only for large serving pieces or small accent pieces, such as salad plates or butter dishes, in that fine china pattern. At the same time, she can put her own spin on her table by incorporating a more casual china like Casafina’s Ibiza Sea/Sand and Taormina, or more earthy pieces such as Peter’s Pottery.

When shopping for the millennial

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With the return of warm weather, it’s time to get outdoor spaces ready for relaxation and entertaining. Here are some of the most popular items to add comfort, convenience, style and enjoyment to your backyard gatherings. Inquire at local retailers for pricing on these and similar items.

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There’s no escaping trends.

Whether you live by them or feel totally unaffected, from popular paint colors to retro furniture choices, everything chosen for our homes should reflect our style.

The summery, botanical trend is a testament to the outdoors.

This uplifting trend is a joyous celebration of nature, and the vibrant, bold prints can breathe new life into rooms big or small.

Botanical prints are delivered in a softer form this season, diluted by a muted color palette. There’s a strong, painterly element to a lot of the designs, making the look feel less imposing than out-

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and-out tropical palms while still having that vacation feel.

Palm prints are the key motif throughout this look, whether real or represented as part of a fabric or wallpaper design. This season, leaf prints can be any color — a perfect way to adapt the look to your own tastes.

Holly Gibbs is a Standard Real Estate Principles (SREP)-certified broker associate and Realtor with Century 21 J. Carter & Company, located at 2408 14th St., Gulfport. She can be reached via email at Holly.

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A historic cottage in Waveland is filled with family stories of the past — and home to a couple who is generating new ones.

A striking photo of six young women graces the wall of a raised red cottage in Waveland. It’s easy to guess they’re sisters, even if they weren’t wearing similar white dresses — with the full, long flounces of skirts hiding the feet of the three in front.

Their long hair is arranged according to the custom of the early 1900s, back and up. The style frames their lovely faces, all with Mona Lisa smiles.

The girl in the lower right has a flash of mischief in her eyes — like she might shuck both decorum and shoes, then run barefoot down a pier in Bay St. Louis.

Which she did. A young man, visiting the Coast from New Orleans, actually witnessed this lively escapade. The smile on Ada Richardson’s face and the tantalizing view of her ankles, captivated the heart of Alfred Page.

Although he barely knew Ada, he approached her father, Tom Richardson, the first commodore of the Bay-Waveland Yacht Club. Alfred mustered his courage and asked the man for his daughter’s hand.

Tom Richardson laughed. “Which one?” he asked.

Or so the story goes in family lore. Lots of family stories and legends surround the cottage on Jeff Davis Street. Ada and Alfred Page were LiLi Murphy’s grandparents, so she and her husband, Donald Murphy, share their home with mementoes and memories of days gone by.

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But the couple have done their own share of adding to the home’s repertoire of interesting tales— like marrying on the front porch in the tailwind of a hurricane.

LiLi met Donald in 2010, two years after her husband George passed away. They struck up a conversation in a coffeehouse line, and he treated her to a cup.

“You meet quality people in Starbucks,” LiLi says.

“Well, I’m a big spender,” Donald says, smiling. “A cup of coffee at Starbucks isn’t cheap.”

Donald is a retired government contractor and petroleum reserve consultant. He had moved to Slidell from New Orleans to be closer to family. But as Donald fell in love with LiLi, he also fell for Waveland.

LiLi’s connection to Waveland spanned several generations. Although she grew up in New Orleans, graduating from Magee schools and then Newcomb College, she had spent a large part of her idyllic childhood at her family’s vacation home on Jeff Davis.

After retirement, she and George had moved full time to that home, “the Green House.” In 1993, LiLi and George also purchased the small red cottage next door that had belonged to one of LiLi’s aunts. It had been vacant and boarded up for years.

The Stahlers renovated, put in a pool and used it as a guest house.

After George’s passing, LiLi decided to downsize and move into the red cottage.

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However, 750 square feet was too small for entertaining guests, so she went to work planning a new addition — one that would echo the character of the historic cottage.

“It’s just like the original part of the house, very plain with no moldings and no fanciness,” she says.

According to family history, the red cottage had been built in the countryside around Kiln. It had been moved to Waveland in 1938 — surely a feat at the time. While no one in the family recalled the exact origin of the cottage, the patchwork style of the woodwork suggested that a worker in the lumber mills had built it from scraps.

The cottage was placed on piers at its new location, becoming the only raised house north of the tracks in Waveland. The family couldn’t have known that the elevation would keep the house CALL AN AFFORDABLE, from flooding 65 years later during Katrina’s unprecedented PROFESSIONAL MOVING SERVICE storm surge.

LiLi’s new addition doubled the square footage. It included a bedroom, bath, closet, laundry room and a living area. The kitchen of the original cottage, which had been an add-on, was EXPERIENCED CREWS revamped in the process.

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Donald changed all that.

As their relationship flourished, Donald found himself embraced by the Coast community. LiLi didn’t want to leave Waveland. She was serving her first term as an alderman, working ferociously for community recovery after Katrina. Donald, who had no emotional ties to Slidell, made plans to move.

LiLi was 72 and Donald was 78 when the couple decided to WE TAKE OUR WORK marry in 2012 during Hurricane Gustav. After a bit of investigation, the pair discovered that the president of the Hancock Board of Supervisors could perform the ceremony and contactAND WITH MUCH PRIDE. ed the current board president, Lisa Cowand.

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“It was made in 1792 by the Boston clockmaker W. Cummings,” LiLi says. “He made it especially for my grandfather’s grandfather, Ephraim Marsh.”

LiLi opens a drawer in an antique secretary and pulls out memorabilia belonging to her mother, including a detailed list of wedding gifts they received so she could write proper thankyou notes.

But Donald’s had a hand in shaping the house as well. The couple have continued working on the cottage together, with the help of contractor Joe Besancon. For instance, it was Donald’s idea to glass in both screened porches on the front to make two bright interior spaces that are comfortable year round. On one side is a reading room, and its twin on the other is a breakfast area.

“We call them the reading porch and the eating porch. Those are our two main pursuits,” quips LiLi. “The rest of the house could blow up, because we spend most of our time there.” The back deck also was added with Donald’s influence. The small porch off the kitchen was too small for his grill — and LiLi says her husband’s grilled chicken was one of the reasons she married him.

Both the kitchen and deck overlook an enormous screened lanai and pool, nested in a beautifully landscaped yard that melts into woods.

Walking around the house with LiLi and Donald, one can almost glimpse the future. The trees in the olive grove they planted last year will be mature and full; the boughs of the live oak will be thick and dipping toward the ground.

Perhaps a young girl will listen to family stories by the edge of the pool. She’ll laugh at the tales of the grandfather clock and Psyche’s shampoos and the Richardson sisters. She’ll dangle her feet into the water and ask how a man could fall in love after seeing only an ankle.

And more stories will follow that she’ll carry forward into her own future — those of the Swimmin’ Women’s club, a Starbuck’s romance and the hurricane marriage on the porch of the red, raised cottage in Waveland.

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Rain gardens are good water management tools

By Bonnie A. Coblentz | MSU Extension Service

A well-designed landscape can subtly slow down and filter excess water, an important job for Mississippi gardens.

A rain garden can be a key element in a smart landscape.

While it can take many design forms, a rain garden is a depression in the landscape that collects water with the purpose of slowing it down, cleaning it, keeping it cool and allowing the ground to absorb it.

Bob Brzuszek, Mississippi State University Extension Service professor of landscape architecture, says water plays a vital role in all landscapes and managing it is very important.

“The rainwater that leaves your property is not isolated,” Brzuszek explains. “That water overflows into a series of roadway ditches or drainage inlets, which lead to local streams, rivers and ultimately, the Gulf of Mexico.”

Water picks up sediment, nutrients and pollutants along the way, and these can significantly impact the health of the state’s water bodies. Using rain gardens is one way to limit the water that flows away from the landscape, carrying whatever it picks up along the way.

“There are a number of different things you can do in your landscape that can improve or maintain the water quality on your property,” Brzuszek says. “Some techniques store or detain water temporarily to prevent flooding downstream, and others capture water so it can be reused for watering plants.”

Cory Gallo, MSU associate professor of landscape architecture, said a rain garden primarily slows down water’s speed and filters it before it leaves the property as runoff.

These structures look like shallow depressions when not full of water.

“Ideally, you can’t tell a difference between it and another part of the landscape,” Gallo says.

The soil type on a site determines how to install the rain garden, he notes.

“If your soils have decent drainage, you dig a depression, fill it in with a sandy loam mix that acts like a sponge, and when it rains, the area fills up with water that slowly drains away,” Gallo says. “If the existing, native soil below the depression is clay, you have to put in a drain, or else the area would simply collect water.”

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problems at individual homes. But when they are intentionally installed throughout a larger area, such as a neighborhood or other development, rain gardens have a significant, positive impact on the environment.

“Creating one or two rain gardens makes a small impact, but hundreds have a big impact,” he says. “They perform very well in communities that have adopted them completely and installed maybe three or four in every project.”

Gallo says every step individuals take to improve the water quality in their area makes a positive contribution to the overall environment.

“These things have a cumulative impact, and I would like everyone to grasp that they can make a difference,” Gallo says. “We may not see what we’re doing as a big deal, but the cumulative effect of the positive or negative things we do matters to the environment.”

Rain gardens are among several healthy water practices that landowners can implement in their own landscapes.

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HEALTH

By Dr. Stanford A. Owen

How do you measure success?

“My son is a success.”

“My daughter is a success.”

“I am a success.”

“My son is a failure.”

“My daughter is a failure.”

“I am a failure.”

Perhaps one of the greatest difficulties we have as individuals and as parents or grandparents is measuring success. What is success? In the end, does it matter? By whose standard are we measuring, and what is the measure: money, happiness, health, love, intelligence or even eternal life? Can you really measure success?

In my opinion, you cannot measure success. However, you can measure the behavioral elements that predict success, and it all boils down to one thing: coherent brain function. You can’t make money, love, have good health, learn or even prepare for death without being coherent.

You must think clearly and logically about whatever is important to you.

You might say, “Love is not logical, it makes no sense.”

Perhaps you fell in love, or lust, illogically, but I am certain you do not stay in love illogically. It takes forethought, hindsight, insight and just plain work to stay with someone and grow your relationship over years, decades and even “until death do you part.”

The part of the brain that gives you insight, foresight, hindsight and the ability to “work” on anything is the frontal part of the brain called the frontal lobes. Without well-functioning frontal lobes, all proactive behavior is difficult.

Some of us are born without good frontal lobe activity.

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This condition is known as attention deficit disorder, or ADD. There are many other reasons for poor frontal lobe function as well: mood disorders such as anxiety, depression or bipolar disorder. Traumatic brain injury, or concussion, is more impairing than we realized, even long after it occurs. Then there are drugs that cause impairment like alcohol, marijuana, benzo and opiate pain medications.

The frontal lobes are vulnerable to many things.

It is difficult to achieve success without well-functioning frontal lobes, whatever the cause. The good news is that frontal lobe functioning is measurable, and most of these problems are correctable. I developed a simple tool to measure treatment. For frontal lobe function, I use a scale measuring the ability to focus, task, and organize. The scale is a 0-10 spectrum, measuring the following attributes: never focused to perfect focus, never completes tasks to completes tasks perfectly and never organized to perfectly organized.

If you score below a five out of 10, you are probably impaired in your frontal lobe function. However, you can improve. I have many patients achieving eight, nine or even 10 of 10 after proper treatment. It changes their lives, and it changes their ability to succeed. Fewer things have given me more pleasure as a physician than helping people succeed when they, or their significant others, felt as though they were failing.

Dr. Stanford A. Owen is certified in internal medicine, nutrition and psychopharmacology. He practices in Gulfport. You may contact him for more information on this subject at (228) 8649669 or email him directly at drowenmd@drdiet.com.

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DON’T IGNORE

By Marian Bosarge Springtime brings warmer weather — along with lots of outdoor recreation and lawn care “honey-do” lists.

These activities increase the risk of injury, and some people are more susceptible to acquiring wounds that heal slowly — and sometimes not at all. I have been a nurse for 29 years, working in various capacities within the health care system. As a wound-healing nurse, I have come to understand the importance of managing a wound properly because not doing so can lead to serious infections — which can damage a patient’s overall health.

Some individuals consider a chronic wound, one that persists or reoccurs, a way of life. They don’t realize the severity of their condition, or that alternatives exist like specialized clinics and trained professionals who can help them by applying advanced wound care.

WHO MAY NEED ADVANCED WOUND CARE? Those who are at the greatest risk for wounds that don’t heal in a reasonable amount of time without some type of medical intervention are diabetics. This is typically due to the lack of sensation and poor circulation in their lower extremities. For example, diabetics may step on an object that breaks the skin on the bottom of the foot, and they may not feel it or notice the injury for days, weeks or, in some extreme cases, months. By the time they do, the infection may have compromised healthy tissue or made its way into the bone. Our goal is to manage the wound before something as extreme as an amputation is the only option.

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wounds that won’t heal

caused the skin to become fragile and left it very vulnerable. Something as common as clothes or a bra strap repeatedly rubbing against the skin can cause an open wound. Others at risk are those who have worked in a service industry, and their job required standing for long periods. In some cases, over time, the blood flow to the lower body decreases. Even a small scratch can cause ulcers that break through the skin. This is one of the most common wounds we treat, and it is important to catch these early so the sore does not spread, infecting more of the skin’s surface.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR? Any wound that does not heal in a reasonable amount of time is a reason to go to a wound care center. Seek advanced treatment if you experience one or more of these symptoms: the area is inflamed, and the edges of the wound are red or enlarged; there is a mild increase in temperature of the skin or tissues surrounding the wound; you experience a discharge or odor from the wound; the wound becomes larger, or there are areas of redness extending past the immediate, surrounding area.

WHY VISIT A WOUND HEALING CENTER? Our center has a team of nurses and doctors with specialized training in

wound care that use customized approaches to, first, heal the wound and, ultimately, aid in the overall health of the patient. This may mean helping patients manage medications and provide continued education about lifestyle changes as part of their treatment plan.

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function. For me, it has been rewarding to see our team help our patients get back to doing even the smallest tasks like walking or driving. There are numerous, specialized techniques available that include the latest technological advancements, but minimally, applying appropriate products to the wound, administering the right medications and wrapping the infected area correctly with relevant, specific materials will not only speed up healing, but ultimately can save a life.

Marian Bosarge is director of The Wound Healing Center at Garden Park Medical Center. To make an appointment, call (228) 575-8000. Referrals are not required.

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Susan Schroeder's STORY BEFORE MY TRANSFORMATION I have been overweight all my life. It is in my genes and (also caused by) bad lifestyle choices. I had never been into sports or any activities like that as a child. As an adult, my bad lifestyle choices continued, and I continued to gain weight.

Eventually, I’d had enough. I had a small child who I wanted to watch grow up, and I didn’t want to be an embarrassment to him. I didn’t want to be that “fat mom.”

I had tried to lose weight with every fad diet around (cabbage soup, HCG, Weight Watchers, Atkins, hot dog diet … so many diets), and nothing seemed to work. I would lose a couple of BEFORE pounds to just gain them back along with more.

Enough was enough — I was over 420 pounds and not happy.

MY GOAL My goal in everything was to get healthy, AFTER get active and see my son grow up. I wanted to loose 200-plus pounds, which is a lot to ask for. So far, I have lost 180-190-plus pounds, depending on the day. Right now, I am to the point I am not worried about the number on the scale. I am just trying to be fit and healthy.

WHAT I DID I decided to have gastric bypass surgery in July 2007, (performed by) Dr. William Avara III. That was the best decision I’ve ever made. Gastric bypass surgery was the first step toward getting healthy.

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Some people think it is the easy way out; it is not. At 420-plus pounds, you are not healthy. Your joints and bones don’t want to exercise. Your heart and lungs do not want to exercise. It is HARD. HOW IT WORKED I had to find a place that I was comfortable being uncomfortable, then find motivation to stick with it. I am glad that I have done that. Paul Lacoste Sports, and then B.E. Fit, were full of inspirational people. I went from not being able to run a mile to running a marathon! Now I love to challenge myself.

In 2013, I started just wanting to run a 5K, so I trained with the Couch to 5K program and did it! Then in 2014, I wanted to run one 5K a month, and I ended the year with 32 races under my belt, ranging anywhere from a 5K to a 10K to an obstacle course race.

The next year, 2015, I wanted to do a half marathon; I did six. Then in 2016, I wanted to do a marathon and a triathlon.

I got injured, so I was not able to complete my marathon, but I did complete three triathlons.

In 2017, injury got the best of me, so I decided to just swim and heal my body.

I had to realize that I’d just spent several years shocking my body, and it was not equipped to do all of the things I was making it do. I decided to train for the MS Senior Olympics and an open-water swim in Key West, Florida.

2018 was the best year yet. I completed a sprint triathlon, an Olympic triathlon and a half Ironman distance triathlon — and I finally completed that marathon (26.2 miles). This year, I am going to redo the marathon and the half Ironman (70.3 kilometers) to get better times in my competition against myself.

THE MOST DIFFICULT PART The most difficult part was getting comfortable being uncomfortable and realizing that my journey is my journey.

My journey is not like your journey. I

can’t compare myself and my place in my journey to where you are in your journey.

Nothing I do is easy, and I am not really good at any of it. I had to learn that it is ok to be back of the pack. I will never be fast, and that is OK — my race, my pace.

HOW I FEEL ABOUT MYSELF TODAY Today, I feel strong. I feel ready to take on anything. We all have days where we feel like a busted can of biscuits, but I try to get past those days quickly. I don’t dwell on it when the scale goes up and down because it does that a lot.

With running, swimming and biking being such a big part of my life today, I like to help and inspire others to get out there and have fun. I have changed my career to lifeguarding and teaching swim lessons. I even helped start a Southern Mississippi Aquatic Krewe (SMAK), a master’s swim team. I love volunteering at Hurricane Multisport Races (I still run in the back of the pack in my tutu), and I am an angel runner for Ainsley’s Angels — which aims to build awareness about America’s special needs community. I also support Avery’s Army — a group of people in the Southeast who back Avery Akins and her family in their fight against Rett Syndrome.

MY ADVICE TO OTHERS Treat yourself and others with kindness.

Know you are worth it; you are enough.

Get up and get moving. I wish I would have started challenging myself a few years before I did. Right now, I would not change a thing. I am the person in every race at the back of the pack in a tutu having a blast! If you see someone trying, please tell them “great job.” Do you know how many times I was out running (looking terrible, feeling terrible), but someone smiled, waved or said “great job” and made my day? That one act of kindness helped me complete my task. Have the courage to start, and surround yourself with positive people.

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Managing premenstrual syndrome

It’s that time of the month, and the hubby and kids are forewarned — no backtalk. Don’t expect dinner — better call in a pizza. Your head pounds, your belly’s bloated and you’re feeling out of control. You don’t want to

By Dr. Philip L. Levin be this way. Why are premenstrual symptoms so fierce?

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) refers to the constellation of symptoms affecting many women in the week before their menstrual cycle occurs. Doctors think as

many as three-quarters of menstruating women have some premenstrual symptoms, including emotional effects like moodiness and food cravings, as well as physical signs like cramps, breast tenderness and fatigue. Many women will notice hot flashes and have trouble sleeping.

In some women, premenstrual symptoms become more severe, with disabling anxieties and sadness that can lead to suicidal thoughts. Fortunately, symptoms usually resolve within a day or two of the onset of menstrual bleeding.

The normal menstrual cycle of an adult woman involves four phases. The follicular phase begins with the onset of your period and involves your body hormones, specifically estrogen, increasing steadily in order to stimulate the production of a mature egg. This terminates about two weeks later with the 24-hour ovulation phase, in which the egg leaves the ovary and starts its travels down the fallopian tube to the uterus. The luteal phase follows ovulation.

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a different set of hormones, called progesterones. It’s these hormones that cause the premenstrual symptoms.

The fourth phase, of course, is the actual menstrual phase, where bleeding occurs and the cycle restarts. Although progesterones are the culprits, studies have shown a connection between PMDD and low levels of serotonin, one of the neurotransmitters in the brain. Serotonin is well known to be involved in mood control, sleep regulation and the ability to concentrate.

PMDD is specific for its cyclic nature. That is, symptoms initiate about a week before the woman’s cycle and end within two or three days of its onset. If symptoms do not correlate with these changes, there may be other issues, such as underlying depression or physical conditions.

Examples would be endometriosis or menstrual disorders like menopause.

There are several ways to abate the symptoms associated with PMDD. Making healthy choices may result in significant improvement in symptoms. Several reports suggest dietary changes, such as reducing salty and sugary foods, have helped, and many women report improvement once they undertake a regular exercise program. Stress management with meditation, yoga, reflexology, or counseling also can help address symptoms and make the household a more pleasant place to live.

The next step involves taking medications. Vitamin supplements have not passed rigorous scientific studies, although some women find relief with them. Non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory medications, such as ibuprofen, can help with cramps and muscle aches. Perhaps the most effective medication for mood swings are SSRI antidepressants because they specifically address the serotonin issues.

Overall, though, symptoms can best be addressed with hormonal therapy. Typically, this means birth control pills — which will suppress the ovulation and thus prevent the luteal phase and its progesterone side effects.

When mama’s unhappy, everyone’s unhappy. Help mama get happier by gaining control of her premenstrual symptoms as suggested above. One final warning: Any time depression is severe enough to consider hurting oneself, call 911 and go to the hospital right away.

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By Dr. Jess Mullens

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The cold weather has gone, and our boots have moved into the back of the closet. The familiar feel of flip-flops and running shoes herald the arrival of warmer weather. As temperatures rise, some of us head to the beach and sink our feet into the sand for the first time in months. Others take to the road, pounding their new sneakers against the hot pavement. While these experiences remind us why we love the summer, some of us feel the all-too-familiar pain in our big toe that was dormant throughout the winter.

Arthritis of the big toe at the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint, also known as hallux rigidus, is a condition that affects 1 in 40 people over the age of 50 and 45 percent of people over the age of 75. Hallux rigidus develops due to degenerative arthritis within the joint. Large spurs form around the joint that push on the skin, and most people have pain when the toe flexes up and down with activity. This problem can be diagnosed with an x-ray and clinical exam.

Treatment begins with non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and shoe-wear modification that prevent some of the painful motion. Others may benefit from a steroid joint injection to decrease inflammation. Ultimately, those who fail to improve with conservative treatment may be good candidates for a surgical procedure.

Patients who are affected more by spurs rather than wear and tear on the joint cartilage may be candidates for a procedure called a cheilectomy. This type of surgery involves an incision on top of the great toe joint with removal of the spurs.

Historically, those patients with more wear and tear on the joint were treated with a procedure called an arthrodesis, or fusion.

Using a similar incision, a combination of plates and/or screws are used to grow the two bones together. While this is a great procedure to relieve pain, the fusion of the bones eliminates the motion of the joint and can require an extended time of non-weightbearing and healing.

Recently, a durable, synthetic cartilage implant called Cartiva was developed in response to patients who wanted to preserve motion and relieve pain as an alternative to a fusion procedure.

The implant feels similar to contact lenses and looks like a clear marshmallow. The procedure usually is covered by insurance and takes around 25 minutes. Patients are allowed to move and walk immediately after surgery, and they usually are back to normal activities within six to eight weeks.

Don’t let your summer go to waste by struggling with big toe pain. A simple x-ray and consult with your doctor could be the key to getting you back to doing the activities you love.

Dr. Jess Mullens is a physician with Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists. To learn more about him or the practice, visit www.bienvilleortho.com or call (228) 230-BONE (2663).

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Ju-Kenya Bolden's STORY

BEFORE MY TRANSFORMATION Before my transformation, I was a very depressed, miserable woman with low self-esteem in an unfulfilling marriage. Although I didn’t show it publicly, privately I was struggling. I thought I had a cute face, but I didn’t like how big I was.

People always would say, “You wear your weight well!” (I never understood that.)

Being 305 pounds brought its health issues, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, borderline diabetes, swelling and so much more. One night I was lying in bed and I felt as if I were having a heart attack. I figured if I had died, no one would have found me until the next day. I prayed to God and asked for His help, to let me live, and I promised Him I would take charge of my health. That was in June 2017.

MY GOAL My goal was to lose 100 pounds, get off the high blood pressure meds, be able to tuck my shirt in my pants with a belt without my stomach hanging over and just be healthy and able to walk from my car to my destination without being out of breath by the time I got there.

WHAT I DID For about four years, my pastor, Overseer Shirley Ard, and I have worked a prayer that we pray every Monday: “Lord help us to eat what’s healthy and necessary for our bodies, and help us to exercise.” Little did I know I would embody that statement. In June of 2017, I changed the way I looked at food; I was an emotional eater. I decided I would eat the foods that loved me, so I cut out bread, fried foods, red meat, pasta and sweets. In July, I got a personal trainer and worked with him four days a week.

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realize I was worth it. With the personal trainer, I lost 30 pounds in eight months. I thought that was amazing.

Little did I know my whole entire life was about to change.

After I didn’t have a personal trainer anymore, I tried walking on the beach, Zumba and just going to the gym. That just wasn’t enough. In March of 2018, I joined Fitlife Studios, run by Joe and Rebeca Barker, and this was the game-changer.

I had always wanted a workout partner, and I got a “Fit-family.” We hold each other accountable for eating and working out; the accountability is everything. My routine stayed the same, starting at 5 a.m. four times a week. The workouts are grueling, but the results are phenomenal.

A month after joining fitness camp, I had a breast cancer scare. I prayed to God — and others did with me — yet again for guidance. I promised if He would just not let the diagnosis be true, I would eat however and whatever He told me.

I became a vegan, and two months after the doctors saw what they saw (on June 7), I had a biopsy that showed there was no cancer. Today, I still am a vegan.

HOW IT WORKED Working out four days a week and eating clean became my new normal. Four days became five, then six, then every day of the week. I have completed four 90-day challenges (90 days straight with no days off from working out) and four Trim the Tribe challenges (30 days each) with my mentor Raymond Torregano, in which I was the first and third MVP. With all of theses challenges and being a vegan, I have lost 115 pounds total.

THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE The most difficult part was my mind-

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set; it had to change. I had to change the way I felt about myself and how I saw my myself. I had to push past the loss of loved ones, children being incarcerated, a failing marriage and just the of feeling of, “Is this really going to work without surgery or diet pills?” It was hard some mornings because I had to fight past the voices telling me it wasn’t working and that I was doing all of this for nothing. I was doing everything right, and the weight was coming off only five to seven pounds at a time per month; that was discouraging. Then one month, it jumped to 13 pounds and has been coming off consistently ever since.

HOW I FEEL ABOUT MYSELF TODAY The way I feel about myself today is what I call unstoppable. I have a favorite superhero, and her name is Wonder Woman. My health is the best it’s been in my grown life.

I see life through different eyes now. I’m living life like it’s golden. I’m not depressed anymore, and I went from dying to living, low self-esteem to confident. I went from “I can’t” to “I can, and I will.” I went from wearing a size 3x to a small-medium, and a size 22-24 to an 8-10. I feel amazing! My mission now is to inspire and motivate others that they can do this, too.

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Beautiful skin starts with

By Deborah Meza

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have come to realize the mirror is indeed magical. What is seen depends on who is looking.

Some will focus on the reflections of fine lines and wrinkles — signs of natural aging. Seek and you shall find the aesthetician, dermatologist or plastic surgeon to guide you to products, sunscreens or treatments that can correct/repair and help you in your search for your fountain of youth. Others see reminders of all the wonderful laughs shared with their spouses, children, family and friends.

When many of our mothers look into their beautiful vintage, handheld mirrors, they may see earned “lines of wisdom” and memories of lessons learned. A lifelong spouse always will see his significant other as forever young.

Others may not notice lines or pigment changes at all. Some bear the battle scars of cancer or other illness they fought, and minor imperfections to one woman are a trophy to another. What we all can agree on is that healthy skin is beautiful on everyone.

Skin, when analyzed correctly, can tell a story — a story of past and present.

It even has a memory.

Take pigment changes for instance.

We can bleach topically, laser or chemical peel to lighten, but the first time out without a good sunscreen (30-50 SPF), and those melanocytes will be saying “hello” in your mirror once again. Everyone, starting in youth, should use sunscreen. It costs pennies per day to prevent damage to the skin and will save money — and possibly your life — later.

Walk with me down memory lane to a time many of you can relate to.

In the 60s, the peace sign was everywhere, and Woodstock was the

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concert to experience if you were a musician or an everyday music fan.

No makeup and all-natural skin was in; sunscreen was not heard of.

As we went barefoot into the 70s, the Coppertone baby made everyone want to soak up the sun with tropical oils that smelled of fresh coconuts.

Many would mix baby oil with iodine and lay their natural, pale skin on the silver tanning blankets, hoping by the end of the day to look as golden as the Coppertone baby. Most would burn, not realizing that every burn would come back to haunt them in later years. I may or may not have been one of the thousands who used iodine and the silver blanket Then came the 80s, and the increasingly popular indoor tanning beds.

Marketing claimed it was safer on the skin to tan this way. Women were especially happy because our skin glistened with youth and beauty — no sweating required.

The 90s came rolling in, and the truth of tanning beds was exposed.

The importance of sunscreen became more recognized and promoted by the skin care industry and medical professionals. We began seeing the damage and premature aging we caused our skin due to loss of collagen and overexposure. We suddenly realized we are not, in fact, “forever young” like the Rod Stewart song. Sadly, the words “skin cancer” touched too many individuals simply because we were not

educated about the dangers or risks of UVA, UVB and UVC rays.

As we enter summer, I urge you to use broad-spectrum sunscreen with at least 30 SPF. For my patients, I always recommend nothing less than 50 SPF. The sun’s rays are the strongest between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Protect the scalp and face with a wide-brim hat, and have proper sunglasses for all members of the family.

If the sun is too bright for you, it is for the children as well. Many local businesses sell UV protectant clothing in all sizes for children and adults. Use this clothing when fishing, boating or enjoying summer outdoor events.

Many medications can cause skin to be photo sensitive, so discuss this with your doctor or pharmacist.

If you have a history of overexposure, talk to your dermatologist and see when they recommend you begin regular skin cancer screenings. Be proactive with your skin; after all, it is our first line of defense against infection.

With healthy skin, you will look in that mirror and tell yourself, “Darling you look marvelous!” Be sun safe, and enjoy your summer!

Deborah Meza is a licensed aesthetician, as well as a massage therapist, medical skin care and laser technician and Ideal Protein coach with the Woman’s Clinic P.A. in Gulfport. Reach her at (228) 3417879.

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30 days to a healthier, happier YOU! Spring forward with a focus on health, wellness Spring is here, so it’s time to soak up the sunshine — as well as some wellness tips to help you create a healthy lifestyle. The foundaBy Karol Brandt tion of wellness is in small daily choices. Over time, one decision after another can lead to healthy habits. These new habits can bring about healthy, lifelong changes.

Here are some guidelines that you can try for 30 days.

Pick a few that speak to you and that you believe you can commit to for that timeframe. At the end of 30 days, you will emerge a happier, healthier you!

• Drink a glass of water when you wake up. Hydrate — yes, even before your coffee.

• Drink plain coffee or tea, both are amazing sources of antioxidants. They boost mental health and promote a healthy heart, but try to forego the sugar and milk, or try almond milk or coconut creamer. Try organic if you can find it.

• Cook your own meals. Meal prepping keeps you away from restaurant options and connects you to the foods you are eating and their nutritional value. Leave the middleman out and make your own meals.

• Lose the sugary foods. These are not part of a healthy diet, mainly because they are processed and can be addicting. Instead, go for naturally sweet options like strawberries and blueberries, both in season. Plus, sugar ages your skin, makes you tired and moody and is bad for your digestion. You will feel so much better in 30 days!

• Get outside for a 20- to 30-minute walk, jog or swim.

Take advantage of this lovely weather, get outdoors and get active.

• Stretch every day. It can improve your mood and much more. Stretching releases tension, improves blood flow that can make you happier and keeps your digestion working well.

• Try yoga or paddle boarding; both have benefits that are crucial to our well-being. These are fluid ways of mov-

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ing your body, being kind to your body and reducing levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

• Do something to treat yourself every day for 30 days — every single day. Even the smallest thing you enjoy will increase serotonin levels in your body and increase your “feel good” factor every day.

• Eat foods rich in magnesium. It is the anti-stress nutrient for ladies and optimizes mental wellness (found in leafy greens, nuts, bananas, avocados and sweet potatoes).

• Quit the negative self talk. Start creating positive affirmations instead. When you change your mindset, you have the power to change your life. Speak positively to yourself daily.

• Sleep — learn to love it. Sleep is truly a gift, and it is just as vital as the food on our plates and our exercise habits.

• Do something nice for someone when you can. When we give, we get so much in return.

• Quiet time when you wake up can help reduce cortisol in the body, which peaks first thing in the morning. Start each day with a morning prayer or morning devotional or by writing a gratitude list. Do whatever suits you, but do it for 10 minutes alone.

Remember — wellness is the gift you give yourself that begins with one choice after another, day by day. I am wishing you a healthy wellness journey that starts today and builds as the month goes by.

New Orleans native Karol Brandt is an executive host with Scarlett Pearl Casino Resort, as well as co-author of Amazon best-seller “The Struggle is Real: Finally Break the Dieting Cycle, Transform Your Mind and Body, and Evolve into The Person You Have Always Wanted to Be” and the “30-Day Evolve Challenge Journal.” An avid meal prepper and passionate advocate of health and fitness, she lost 110 pounds and strives to be a role model to others in their weight loss journeys and other personal struggles. Contact Brandt by email at karol.brandt@scarletpearlcasino.com, Facebook/ The Struggle Is Real or Instagram at karolbrandtnola.

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Assume the BEST

After leaving church recently, I pulled into traffic on my way to lunch. A mile down the road, I stopped at a traffic light. As the light turned green, I watched as the driver in front of me sat there. At first, I complained under my breath, but then I grew more vocal and complained to my passengers. Certainly, the driver of the car in front of me wasn’t paying attention — or even worse, he was intentionally stopped to prevent me from getting to lunch. As the driver finally pulled away, the road broadened, and I was able to pass the oblivious driver in the additional lanes.

As I was preparing my best scowl to show him how unhappy I was about his apparent lack of driving skill, I realized that he was a good friend from church (we’ll call him Bob). In a flash, all thoughts of ill will were gone.

Certainly, Bob had a valid reason for his erratic driving.

Was his wife asking him a serious question? Was he deep in thought about the church service? Had he dropped his cell phone behind his seat? It didn’t really matter because in that moment, I had gone from assuming the worst about the wayward driver to assuming the best about my friend.

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Bob is generous, caring and friendly, the exact qualities you’d want in a friend.

By Ryan Giles As I’ve thought about this incident over the past few months, I’ve come to another conclusion as well. Most people are like my friend, Bob. Most people are hard-working, honest and generous people who are going through life with no malice toward anyone. If we feel slighted by someone as we go about our daily activities, it is almost never intentional. If someone doesn’t act friendly, they may just be having a bad day. Instead of getting sour, be the bright spot in their day.

Assume the best — about everyone. This applies to business and personal interactions. Not only will it improve your relationships, but it will improve you. You will become a happier person to be around.

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Don’t let

rumination be your ruination

Rumination is the act of careful consideration or deep thought. It is the mental battle in our heads as we weigh our options, the safe retreat that shields us from the risk of action. “I’m thinking about it!” we might say, or “I am coming up with my plan.”

Consider Auguste Rodin’s famous sculpture The Thinker — a literal depiction of the art of deep thought. Thinking is good; however, greatness comes from action.

"I think, therefore I am," is good, but "I do, therefore I achieve!" is better. Rumination without execution will lead to ruination.

You eventually must get up off the proverbial pot and make it happen Certainly, you don’t want to do anything without sufficient thought. The greater the risk, the more thought something requires. Productive contemplation is creating a vision for what you want to do, assessing the resources needed to realize the vision, mapping out a strategy, weighing the costs and benefits and creating a sound framework for action that is optimized for success. Thinking about what you are going to do before acting is a wise approach; however, it should not be a substitution for execution. We often use “thinking about it” as a disguise for procrastination.

If you are thinking to avoid doing, you are procrastinating. Then there is unhealthy thinking — excessive worrying. You can worry yourself into immobility. While you can’t ignore the risks, you can’t fixate on them. Risk is inherent in everything. You can mitigate it, you can devise alternatives to reduce it, but you can’t completely avoid risk. You may 128

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create the best plan ever, and it could completely flop — but do it anyway. You definitely will fail if you never do anything. Trust yourself enough to take a chance on you.

If you are an over-thinker, take heart — you can break the bonds of rumination.

At some point, your deep thoughts must count for something. You can ruminate silently or pontificate loudly.

Both are equally empty unless backed by productive action. There are three ways to build accountability into your thoughts. The first step is to put your thoughts into action statements and write them down. Instead of saying, “I seek a balanced life,” restate as, “I will change my lifestyle to protect my mental wellness, engage in regular exercise, eat a balanced diet and commit to healthy choices by June 1, 2019.” Then write out how you will progress — what you must do, what you must stop doing and by what dates these changes must occur.

Next, show that list to someone who will hold you accountable. The best person to show your list to is the mentor who does not mince words when it comes to pushing you out of your comfort zone into your excellence zone.

Finally, put your money where your mouth is and invest in your plan. There’s nothing like the fear of wasting money to spur you into action. The best investment you can make is in yourself.

All thoughts are not created equal.

Thinking does not become truly powerful unless it coupled with deliberate action. There are three ways to really harness the power of thinking: brainstorming, conversations with great thinkers and gatherings of masterminds.

Brainstorming is a wonderful way to extract all of the greatness in your head and organize it into executable tasks. Get out a piece of paper or your smartphone and dump out all of the thoughts in your head. Organize those thoughts into categories that represent a task, project or

goal, then think some more on how you convert those thoughts into action.

It is also great By Dr. Stephanie Barnes to share your thoughts with other great thinkers. The greatness compounds, and you walk away with even greater thoughts — but do something with them. Here’s a word of caution: Not all great talkers are great thinkers. Really be selective about those you share your thoughts with and from whom you seek inspiration. A great thinker is one who will sharpen your ideas and challenge you to expand your thinking.

The third way to maximize your thinking is through structured masterminds — a gathering of great minds to exchange ideas, stimulate innovation and drive results. The term mastermind is truly limited to masters; many may desire to be included, but only the truly great are invited. Ironically, you will learn the most when you are the least accomplished there and barely got invited.

In other words, upgrade your thinking by being sharpened by those who have accomplished much more than you.

Don't let rumination be your ruination. Master the art of productive contemplation. Turn your thoughts into actions that drive the outcomes your desire. Don’t become the real-life statue depicted by Rodin. Transcend procrastination and excessive worry to fully harness the power of your thoughts. Surround yourself with great influences who will challenge you to do great things.

Most of all, be a great doer — not a great thinker.

Stephanie D. Barnes is an attorney, author, speaker and career strategist. She can be reached at stephanie@drstephaniedbarnes.com, or visit www.drstephaniedbarnes.com.

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CASA of Hancock has appointed Cynthia Chauvin as executive director to the National Leadership Council of the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association.

Chauvin is executive director of CASA of Hancock County.

Serving a one-year term, she will work alongside child welfare leaders from across the country to voice the unique needs of more than 950 state and local programs that constitute the CASA and Guardian ad Litem (GAL) network.

Since relocating to Mississippi in late 2013, Chauvin has expanded the CASA organization in Hancock County from 26 volunteers to over 100, and the organization is now serving 98 percent of the county’s foster care population. Inside the courtroom, 85 percent of CASA volunteers’ recommendations become ordered by the Youth Court.

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“I am so honored to be appointed to this important national role,” Chauvin says. “As a local program director, I look forward to bringing our successes and challenges to the network and being a part of the process that improves our work across the nation.”

ROBERTSON NAMED MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION PRESIDENT Aimee Robertson is the new president of the Memorial Hospital Foundation, effective March 25.

Robertson, who was named to the position by the Memorial Hospital Foundation board of directors, has a background of more than 12 years in finance and business. She most recently served as senior regional marketing manager at Hancock Whitney in Gulfport and as a relationship manager in Hancock Bank’s Trust and Asset Management group from 2010 to 2014.

Robertson received her bachelor of arts degree in communication from Mississippi State University and her law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law. She serves on the board of Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy, Gulfport Main Street Association and Extra Table Gulf Coast community board. She also is a Junior Auxiliary of Gulfport life member, and Gov. Phil Bryant appointed her to serve on the board of directors for Mississippi Home Corporation.

Rum Kitchen recognized Restaurateurs honored for festival benefitting Waveland's Hurricane Museum

By Jennifer Gentile It started as a way to bring vitality back to the heart of Waveland, which struggled to recover after Hurricane Katrina.

Today, the ever-growing Hemingway FestiRevelers enjoy the annual Hemingway festival in Waveland. val — honoring author Ernest Hemingway — has earned recognition for John and Starr Chapman, owners of Waveland’s Rum Kitchen restaurant. The couple is in the running for a national award for the festival, which was created in 2017.

The Restaurant Neighbor Awards program was established “to honor restaurants for outstanding community involvement and innovative community programs,” according to the NRA website. Three national finalists will be chosen — one small-, medium- and large-sized business — and each will receive $10,000 to support their favorite charity or nonprofit.

“Hemfest,” as it’s come to be known, benefits the Ground Zero Hurricane Museum of Waveland.

“The museum is dedicated to preserving the memory of Waveland pre-Katrina and sharing the struggle and strength of a community surviving under the harshest and most horrific circumstances,” Chapman states in her nomination essay for the award.

The restaurateur says when she and her husband had an establishment called Chappy’s on New Orleans’s Magazine Street, writer Philip Greene came in for dinner one night.

He had authored a book titled, “To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion.”

“I became fixated on doing a fundraiser based on Hemingway’s life, with drinks and (foods) he actually ate,” Chapman said. The festival embraces Hemingway’s approach to the world: live a full life, pursue excellence, enjoy the small things and herald the large ones, and support those around you.

In the course of two years, the event has grown into a two-day affair.

“The concept was to bring light, love and laughter back to Coleman Avenue,” Chapman says, “(and) to bring people back.”

The festival, which launched on Hemingway’s birthday of July 21, “lent itself to so many possibilities,” Chapman adds.

It would not be mundane or stale; it would always be fun and new every year,” she says. “Every year, my aim is to grow it. I can’t wait to see what happens this year.”

This year’s festival, promising food, drink, music, auctions and more, is set for July 19 and 20. Day one will once again feature A Moveable Feast, with pairings from Rum Kitchen, along with a DJ, cigar bar, Hemingway lookalike contest and best dressed award for the theme “1920s in Paris.”

Day two will be filled with family fun, including an expanded parade, the fun run and after party.

New for 2019 is a literary component. All Hancock County High School students are eligible for the Hemingway Literary Scholarship. To enter, they must submit a 1,000-word essay set in 1920s Paris. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place, and they will have a place in the festival parade.

To date over the last two years, according to Chapman, $11,092.96 in revenue has been raised to support the museum, with another $11,500 secured as in-kind donations.

However, the impact of reviving an abandoned, devastated area cannot be measured.

“We’re doing something original, something to unify the community and celebrate the community at the same time,” Chapman says.

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There are three broad types of income, and the government taxes each type differently. Each type has its own benefits and drawbacks, but how each is

By Tina Perkins taxed makes a difference in your after-taxed dollars (money in your pocket).

Three types of income include: Earned Income is the most common type. It is the compensation you receive for your time. It is generally easy to start and does not require upfront capital costs.

Because time is limited, it becomes problematic to increase your income when compensated based on time. Another wealth-building constraint of earned income is that it is taxed as ordinary income. This means that in our progressive tax system, you pay an increasing percentage in taxes as you earn more. Examples of earned income are: • Wages, tips, commissions, bonuses and salaries from your place of employment • Net income from self-employment •Income derived for your time and efforts from any source.

While this is not the best type of income for building wealth, it generally is required to transition into the better types of “tax-efficient” incomes.

Portfolio Income is derived from your investments.

It includes interest, dividends, annuities, royalties and capital gains and losses from the disposition of investment property not derived in the ordinary course of a trade or business. Each of these come with varying degrees of risk, and you have little to no control in the day-to-day operations after you make your investment.

Portfolio income generally is taxed as ordinary income, with the exception of qualified dividends and long-term capital gains. An investment sold at a gain (net sell price less cost basis) after holding it over one year is a long-term capital gain. The tax on long-term capital gain and qualified dividend are based on the capital gains tax rates of 0 percent, 15 percent and 20 percent. These rates are lower than the ordinary income tax rates, and the rate you apply is based on your marginal tax bracket. So, you will always pay less taxes on capital gain and qualified dividend than the marginal tax bracket you are in.

Your capital gains and losses are netted before applying the rate to your net capital gain. Your net capital loss, if applicable, has an annual limit of $3,000 to deduct against your ordinary income. If there is a remaining capital loss, it is carried forward.

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Income and taxes are connected in that all income, unless specifically exempt, is taxed. However, all taxable income is not taxed equally. Earned income has the greatest tax imposed, leaving the taxpayer with less after-taxed dollars. Incomes derived from portfolios and passive sources are the most tax efficient, leaving the taxpayer with more after-taxed dollars.

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Given that everyone’s tax situation is different, you should talk with your tax advisor to determine what is right for you.

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Get a prenuptial agreement

In general, Mississippi mirrors the rest of the United States when it comes to the statistics on marriage

By Kathy Brown and divorce. Almost 50 percent van Zutphen of the people who marry get a divorce. Therefore, although it is closer to a business contract than a love letter, a prenuptial agreement allows people to negotiate and enter into an agreement about the division of assets in case of divorce or death. It makes more sense to consider these issues while cooler heads prevail and hearts are more generous than to wait until one or both members of the duo cannot think rationally.

To ensure that your prenuptial agreement will hold up in court, make sure that each party has legal representation before signing the agreement — and sign it in sufficient time before a wedding is scheduled to prevent a claim that one party unduly influenced the other or caused the other to agree to something under duress.

The couple can address most aspects of the marriage in the prenuptial agreement; however, issues regarding children must be decided by a court and be determined based upon whatever is in the child’s best interest. Otherwise, the prenuptial agreement can include anything from infidelity clauses, payments for longevity of the marriage to sobriety quotas, as shown in some of the following prenuptial agreements of famous couples:

INFIDELITY CLAUSES

The couple Tiger Woods and model Elin Nordegren divorced in 2010 after almost six years of tumultuous marriage. It hardly was a secret that the couple divorced in light of Woods' multiple affairs, which were reported extensively in People Magazine and other media. The two reportedly signed a prenup; however, Woods’ sex scandal led to renegotiations in Nordegren’s favor, granting her more than $100 million from the divorce, reports Forbes.

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either way, his cheating led to her earning more than $80 million more than she would have been awarded under the prenup, according to Esquire. Likewise, actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones' pre-nuptial agreement would provide Zeta-Jones with $2.8 million per year of marriage and an additional $5 million if Douglas cheats, according to the New York Daily News.

LONGEVITY OF THE MARRIAGE

Beyoncé and Jay-Z signed a prenup that grants her $10 million if they divorced before two years and an additional $1 million for every year of marriage, up to 15 years, reports Business Insider. The agreement also states that Beyoncé receives $5 million for each child they have in the marriage. Likewise, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes allegedly signed a prenup that granted Holmes $3 million for every year she stayed married to Cruise, according to the New York Post.

OTHER CLAUSES IN THE AGREEMENTS

While some couples have infidelity clauses, the prenup of singer Keith Urban and actress Nicole Kidman allegedly has a sobriety clause. For every year of marriage, Urban can earn $600,000, according to Business Insider. Urban only can receive the money, however, if he keeps his addiction under control. Only months after their wedding in 2006, Urban checked himself into rehab and has since maintained sobriety, according to Rolling Stone.

As with these celebrities, a prenuptial agreement may impact your marriage. Take it from the stars and negotiate a prenuptial agreement before your wedding vows.

Kathy Brown van Zutphen is an attorney licensed to practice law in Alabama and Mississippi. She focuses on the “elder law” areas of trusts, estates and conservatorships. Additionally, she litigates lawsuits and represents small business owners as part of her legal practice. Visit Kathy’s website to learn more: www. al-mscoastallaw.com. You can also reach her at her office: (228) 357-5227.

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Entrepreneurs need insurance, too Blood, sweat, and tears go into every new business startup. You have enough to worry about with establishing your corporate structure, accounting system, location, office layout, stock, inventory and more, but you also need to protect your investment — and you need help.

To start, you need to understand the risks you may face in your industry involving property, business equipment, liability and staff. Once you understand your danger areas, you can make informed decisions on how to mitigate the risks and protect your growing business — and consider obtaining insurance coverages to protect your assets and investment.

What could go wrong? As careful as you may be, something always could go wrong with your operation. You need to be able to protect your business from financial damages that may result from accidents, property damage, professional errors, workers’ compensation claims and other situations. General liability insurance provides both legal defense and financial damages if you, your employees or your products or services cause bodily injury or property damage to a third party.

Bad weather or fire could destroy your building. Property insurance provides building and business personal property, which includes office equipment, computers, inventory or tools, the needed protection from fire, vandalism, theft, smoke damage and other threats. You also may want to consider business interruption/loss of earnings insurance coverage to protect your earnings if your business is unable to function due to a covered peril.

If you use a vehicle for your business, you must have a business endorsement on your personal auto policy for incidental business use, or commercial auto insurance for protection of company vehicles and vehicles that carry your employees, products or equipment. If you have employees, you are responsible for protecting your staff, and workers’ compensation insurance provides wage replacement and medical benefit payments to employees who may be injured on the job.

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other valuable coverages. Depending on your industry, you may have exposures related to the professional services your company offers. Lawyers, accountants, consultants, agents and any professionals providing services would want to consider professional liability insurance, which would provide defense and damages in the event of accusations of failure to provide services or improperly rendering professional services.

Any business dealing with personal client data, including payment information or identifiable data like social security numbers or date-of-birth information, should consider data breach coverage or cyber liability insurance to provide protection in the event of data loss of sensitive or non-public information. This protection helps cover the legal and administrative expense for all of the compliance requirements and legal action necessary after a breach. The penalties for data breach are very stiff. Each industry has different exposures, and you will want to make sure you are protected from financial disaster.

With so many risks to cover, smaller entities may qualify for a business owner's policy (“BOP”), which combines a few different lines of coverage into one policy. This may be a lower-cost option than individual policies for property insurance, vehicle coverage, liability insurance and crime insurance, and you can have it tailored to your specific needs. But remember, the cheapest policy is not always the best option. You want to be sure you have the best coverages at the best price to ensure the protection of your business.

In your business, you can keep your insurance expense as low as possible by avoiding excessive claims and working to continue to implement stronger risk-management strategies. By making your business more attractive to insurance companies by demonstrating continued low risk, your business will benefit from more choices on your coverages and lower rates.

Once you understand your danger areas, you can make informed decisions on how to mitigate the risks and protect your growing business ...

Angelyn Treutel Zeringue is a certified public accountant, professional workers’ compensation account manager (PWCAM) and licensed Trusted Choice insurance agent. Visit her website to learn more at www.southgroupgulfcoast.com, or email her at azeringue@southgroup.net.

Prioritize now to avoid regret later If you are like me, you’ve had enough of our dreary winter weather and are looking forward to the summer — although not necessarily the heat and humidity.

This year, my husband, Lee, and I are going on an Alaskan cruise; it is

By Kathy Rogers on our bucket list, and we are really looking forward to it. Sometimes a vacation can be a spur-of-the-moment, spontaneous adventure, full of wonderful memories and fairly inexpensive. Other times, a vacation requires planning and budgeting to bring the dream to reality.

For some, life is like a spontaneous vacation — never planning, always moving from one place, job or relationship to the next. They live in the moment and never seem to worry about the consequences. While living in the moment can be exciting, it may not be as much fun when the bill comes due — and the financial cost of your adventures means there is no money to pay the rent or meet your other obligations.

What about you? Are you a planner or a spontaneous, live-in-the-moment kind of person? Maybe you are a good mix of the two. Have you taken the time to sit down and really look at your life, where you have been and where you want to go? Do you like what you see, or is that why you avoid looking? What are your dreams? What is on your bucket list? Do you have a plan you are actively working that can help you realize your goals — the ones that fill your life with wonderful memories of dreams fulfilled?

Have you ever taken the time to think about what your 40-, 60-, 80- or 100-year-old self might have to say to you if you could sit down and have a conversation with her?

Maybe she would say thanks for all the wonderful memories. Would she say thank you for taking the time to take

care of your mental, physical and spiritual self? Perhaps she would admonish you to take better care of yourself in one or all of these areas so she doesn’t have to suffer in what should be her golden years.

What would your older self say to you about her financial situation? Have you made proper provisions for her?

Will she have money set aside for retirement? Will she have to worry about outliving her savings? Will she be able to afford to continue to live on her own? Will she have the money to pay someone to do things she is no longer able to do herself? Will her standard of living be diminished because her only source of income is Social Security?

What if she were to say she would die prematurely, leaving her husband or family to care for her children and pay off her debts? What if she told you her premature death and the loss of her income caused her family to lose their home or standard of living?

If I am honest, there are things my older self would encourage me to change, especially regarding taking better care of my physical health. I can’t change my past, but I can learn from it and change my future.

What about you? What are those things you know you should change yet continue to avoid by telling yourself you will get to it “someday soon?” Lee reminds me frequently there are two pains in life — the pain of discipline, or the pain of regret; we get to choose. Now is the time to choose to begin making changes. Today is the day to begin to live your best life as you plan for a wonderful future.

Kathy Rogers is the VP of Marston Rogers Group and specializes in business transitions and retirement plans. She can be reached at Kathy@marstonrogers.com or (228) 206-5902.

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Making the perfect

MARGARITA Story and photos by Kate Magandy Holzhauser Gulfport's El Agave restaurant is famed for its award-winning blood orange margarita, so in honor of Cinco de Mayo this month, we asked owner Mercedes Carranza how to prepare the perfect margarita cocktail.

Carranza recruited a member of his staff, Joana Alvarez, to demonastrate how it’s done The “perfect” margarita is the Agave Royal margarita, which starts with top-shelf tequila. For Carranza, that's Don Julio 1942 premium tequila, but any high-quality tequila may be used. Here’s what you need to create the delicious drink:

AGAVE ROYAL MARGARITA • Two lemons, juiced • One lime, juiced • 1 ½ ounces Don Julio 1842 tequila (or any other good tequila) • 1 ounce Grand Marnier • 1 ounce triple sec • 4 ½ ounces blood orange juice

Put ingredients in a shaker and mix. Pour over ice in a salt- (or sugar-) rimmed glass and garnish with a lime wedge. Enjoy!

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By Chris Dearman With friendly service and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, Nezaty’s Café has become a favorite local gathering place for great coffee, lovely breakfast items, delicious lunch sandwiches, snacks and desserts.

Located in Gulfport on Courthouse Road across from the post office, less than a half mile north of Highway 90, Nezaty’s has a great ambiance, convenient location and consistently great food.

Owner Linsey O’Keefe jumped at the chance to purchase Nezaty’s in November from her mother-in-law, Joanne O’Keefe, who operated the café since 2005 after purchasing the business from the founding owners.

“This café has a lot of customer loyalty. People have come since the original owners, so some have been coming for 20-plus years,” Linsey says. “They like the cozy comfort of the place.”

Filled with local art, Nezaty’s is the perfect place to come and unwind with the wonderful smell of croissants, breads and cookies in the air, and of course, the aroma of fresh Coast Roast coffee. A quiet nook in back, with a couch and loveseat, is the perfect spot to sit, read or work using the free Wi-Fi. “I want people to view Nezaty’s as a place to just come and relax, enjoy a nice meal, but to also come in and kind of turn off everything that is going on outside — get some downtime if they need it,” Linsey said of her hopes for her customers. “We have people who sit for hours, read a book, 142

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play bridge, enjoy a nice cup of coffee. It has a nice little atmosphere to get away and enjoy.”

Coffee is brewed all day, with a large inventory of some of the finest varieties from around the world supplied by Long Beach-based Coast Roast. A large assortment of flavor-infused coffees is sold by the pound, and customers can buy whole beans or any kind of grind they choose. The staff is happy to assist customers in selecting just the right coffee or blend for their palate. The café also offers an array of loose-leaf gourmet teas.

Breakfast items are a big hit, with muffins, scones, cinnamon rolls, meat-and-veggie frittatas and stuffed breakfast croissants made daily. Be sure to come early because supply is limited and sells out most days.

For lunch, the menu features many fine soups, salads and house specialty sandwiches. For those looking to eat healthy, it’s the perfect place to get a fresh salad — with options that include Caesar, club, Greek, chicken, tuna, or pasta.

The signature house black bean soup is made daily, and Nezaty’s also offers a soup of the day, with varieties such as stuffed artichoke and mushroom brie, a popular tomato bisque and a shrimp-and-corn bisque that usually always sells out on Fridays.

Nezaty’s has almost two dozen freshly pressed Panini sandwich options that are made to order on artisan breads, and all can be ordered on low-carb wraps or even as a salad for those looking to cut calories.

Vegetarian options include mushrooms gone wild, which is filled with marinated portabella mushrooms, grilled red

onions, artichoke hearts, Swiss cheese, roasted red peppers, tomatoes and mayo on a ciabatta roll, and the vegetali Panini, which is a tasty combination of artichoke hearts, mushrooms, spring mix, tomatoes and provolone cheese between hearty slices of grilled rosemary kalamata olive bread.

I tried the signature chicken salad on croissant, which is a different take than what most would consider traditional. A large, flakey croissant is stuffed with chicken that is mixed with cinnamon, pineapple, and mandarin oranges — giving the sandwich the perfect amount of sweetness.

I also tried the French dip, made on bread that is only partially baked so when pressed, it has a nice crunch to it.

The roast beef is marinated in hot au jus, topped with melted cheddar cheese, and mayo, and served with a side of au jus. I definitely will be returning for more.

Although having my belly full with amazing sandwiches, I couldn’t leave without dessert. The bread pudding topped with praline sauce was divine, and I washed it down with a Blonde latte made with white chocolate, French vanilla, caramel, and a little bit of hazelnut. I can’t imagine it being made any better.

Nezaty's Café is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. A kids’ menu is available, and on Mondays, children eat free. Be sure to keep Nezaty’s in mind for your next catering occasion, and for delivery, use the Waitr app.

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Books not to miss

ESSENTIALISM Genre: Non-fiction Author: Greg McKeown Publisher: Currency — $14.99 We are living in a time when people literally are overwhelmed because of their inability to say “no.” In this New York Times best-selling book, McKeown shares how when we don’t have balance we say “yes” when we should be saying “no.” This book will teach you to prioritize things that are important and shelve the things that overwhelm us. If you feel like your life is one big de-cluttering project, it’s time to step back and learn the process of elimination.

SHE’S STILL THERE Genre: Non-fiction Author: Chrystal Evans Hurst Publisher: Zondervan — $17.99 “God, if you’d break both of my legs, that would make everything better.” Imagine becoming so desperate for change and in need of a break that you ask God to inflict pain on your body. Imagine needing a timeout so badly that a stay in the hospital is a retreat in your mind. This is where Chrystal Evans Hurst found herself some years ago, praying that God wouldn’t kill her but disable her just to get away from the suffocation that had become her life.

She found herself asking the questions that we often ask ourselves, especially “How did I get here?” Evans Hurst, the daughter of a renown pastor, was a single mother working a job she hated and knowing she had veered off the path God had designed for her. In this book, she shares raw truths about why she found herself spiraling down a path of destruction and the shifts she made to find the girl who was still there. This book will encourage you to find the girl in you because … She’s Still There.

BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND Genre: Non-Fiction Author: Joyce Meyer Publisher: Warner Faith — $14.99 The mind is our greatest ally or worst enemy. This classic by Joyce Meyer delves into how our “stinking thinking” can enhance or destroy our lives. Every triumph we ever will experience starts 144

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with a shift in mindset. Every obstacle will be removed by our ability to transform and be renewed in our mind and the way we think about things. If you dwell on negative thoughts, they likely will manifest themselves in your life.

In this book, Meyer shares biblical teachings to help you tackle the battlefield that exists in your mind. You can be free. You can be happy, and it starts with your thinking.

BELIEVE BIGGER: DISCOVER THE PATH TO YOUR LIFE PURPOSE Genre: Non-fiction, personal development Author: Marshawn Evans Daniels Publisher: Howard Books — $25 Imagine giving up everything you own for love. Imagine shutting down your thriving sports agency for the man you love. Imagine being assured by your fiancé that he will take care of you. Imagine believing him and walking away from everything. Imagine the week of your wedding finding out that he’s been unfaithful. Do you go through with the wedding and work it out later, or cancel the wedding — losing thousands of dollars on the cancelled nuptials. In this book, Evans Daniels shares how she chose the latter and ended her engagement two days before her wedding.

She shares how she found herself broke, depressed and ashamed. In this book, she talks about how her pain led to her purpose. Her testimony never was meant to break her; it was intended to make her Believe Bigger.

SWITCH ON YOUR BRAIN: THE KEY TO PEAK HAPPINESS, THINKING, AND HEALTH Genre: Non-fiction, personal development Author: Caroline Leaf Publisher: Baker Books - $14.99 Dr. Caroline Leaf has written a game-changer when it comes to the power of our brains.

This book contains biblically based teaching about how God has created us in His image and how we literally can think ourselves happy — or even healed. This book will challenge you to think the way God thinks and shift every area of your life.

Tanya Marie Lewis has published several books. She is the publisher of BTW Media and founder of Handmaidens in the Marketplace, a network for women in the workforce..

GLOW FROM WITHIN:

The best foods for beautiful skin After spending one summer working outside at the Beau Rivage, I was surprised that my fair skin only endured one sunburn that entire season. While I was

By Alyssa Ashmore using sunscreen every day, I also was eating plenty of watermelon, tomatoes and sweet potatoes.

I later learned that these foods can help reduce damage from sun exposure, and my curiosity was piqued about just how far food can go to protect our skin.

My professional registered dietitian colleagues have helped me with a list of foods to invigorate the natural beauty of your skin. Look for these items around your kitchen or add them to your grocery list for an all-natural, food-based beauty routine.

HEALTHY FATS:

Healthy fats (known as omega-3s) seem to be the all-around favorite for your skin. Lisa Young, Ph.D. and registered dietician nutritionist, states that the “omega-3 fats in fish reduce inflammation and may make skin less sensitive to the sun’s harmful UV rays.” These omega-3s, DHA and EPA, work to make healthy cell membranes and to maintain balanced oil levels in the skin, according to Amanda Schroeder and Mary Ellen Phipps of Milk and Honey Nutrition. They also love avocados, which contain healthy fats and vitamin E — an antioxidant that reduces inflammation and can protect your skin from damage.

NUTS AND SEEDS:

Nuts and seeds also contain healthy fat, along with several other skin-and-body nourishing nutrients. Pumpkin seeds, for example, can alleviate acne and acne scars

thanks to zinc, according to Schroeder and Phipps. Similar to pumpkin seeds, walnuts contain additional nutrients that promote healthy skin, says Young.

PRODUCE:

Remember the foods I was eating that summer? Young states that these are rich in lycopene, which may protect your skin against sun damage. They also contain beta-carotene which, Schroeder and Phipps point out, converts to vitamin A in the body, helping natural exfoliation for skin that is softer, healthier and slower to show signs of aging.

COLLAGEN:

Pamela Schoenfeld, author of The Collagen Diet, credits collagen peptides for healthier skin. Your body makes collagen from vitamin C, which can help prevent premature aging, according to Schroeder and Phipps.

OATS AND MORE:

Andy Mathis, registered dietician nutritionist with Beautiful Eats and Things, suggests exfoliating using ground oats on the skin. Mathis also likes to use honey to clean and tighten her pores, coconut oil to remove makeup, cucumbers for tired eyes and the juices of lemons and oranges mixed with her eye cream to reduce the appearance of under-eye circles.

This summer, stock up on nutritious foods (along with your SPF) to give your skin a helping hand and to nourish it from the inside out.

Alyssa Ashmore of Passionate Portions Nutrition & Wellness is a registered dietitian nutritionist, author, speaker and nutrition therapist. She can be reached at alyssa@alyssaashmore.com.

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COAST CARES

By Jonathan Green Executive director, Steps Coalition THE COALITION'S MISSION The mission of the Steps Coalition is to promote an equitable recovery and healthy, just, and sustainable communities in South Mississippi. The Coalition shares these interconnected values: affordable housing, community preservation, economic and environmental justice, and human rights.

To learn more about the organization and its efforts, visit www.stepscoalition.org.

For more information about the Steps Coalition, visit www.stepscoalition.org.

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Steps Coalition gives voice to underserved

The Steps Coalition (Steps) was formed in 2006 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The organization’s mission is to build a democratic movement to support and create a healthy, just and equitable Mississippi Gulf Coast. Comprised of over 20 nonprofit organizations and community members, Steps convenes and provides space for the community to define and advocate for its priorities by working with community organizations and grassroots leaders as part of a strategic, multi-stage and movement-building process. Our role in this process is to: • Create space for the community to convene and identify its priorities • Mobilize and organize constituents and stakeholders around an issue of mutual importance • Develop leadership capacity by providing knowledge, skills and access to power brokers • Build power at the grassroots level to give voice to the underserved • Support new leadership by empowering communities to advocate and act on their own behalf • Mobilize local leaders to advocate for broader community, institutional or policy change Steps operates within the context of five core principles: affordable housing, environmental justice, human rights, economic justice and restoration of historical communities.

Out of necessity, Steps mainly has focused on — and advocated for — environmental justice and human rights for underserved and underrepresented communities on the Mississippi Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina and the BP Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill since its inception. Although we are still passionately addressing the negative impacts and recovery efforts of those two catastrophic events, we believe now is an appropriate time to adjust our gaze forward and leverage our expertise in collaborative advocacy,

economic development and affordable housing to help the Gulf Coast plan and develop a thriving, culturally-inclusive economy for current and future generations — with the goal of rebuilding a Mississippi Gulf Coast worth calling "home."

In January of 2018, our organization started establishing the Steps Coalition Community Development Loan Fund.

The fund is structured to help existing and first-time home buyers, small and medium enterprises and minority- and women-owned businesses clear the financing and sustainability hurdles often encountered by residents of LMI (low- and moderate-income) communities and small businesses looking to start up or scale up. The fund also will provide its clients with technical help in various forms, including financial literacy training, homeownership workshops, business plan development and cash-flow management.

Because collaboration is our life’s blood, we are very proud that last year we worked with several community partners, including BancorpSouth, the Mississippi Development Authority, the NAACP, the South Mississippi Planning and Development District, AVL Certified Public Accountants and Hancock Whitney Bank to launch several homeownership workshops, business networking events and the Model Contractor Development Program. In 2019, we plan to continue the development of the Loan Fund and much more, including expansion of our existing programs like the Gulf Coast Regional Collaborative, Bridge of Faith and EPA/Turkey Creek Environmental Literacy project. We hope that as you learn more about our programs that you become as excited as we are about the future of the Coast and elect to join us on this journey.

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