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Life is full of adventure, fun, memories, and laughter when we first start dating our spouses. We spend countless hours getting to know the other person in an effort to establish a foundation for the future. A couple months/years of this intentional time together and we decide to settle down.  A man on a knee. A popped question. A ring on the second finger from the right. ...

Let me be honest from the beginning – you can’t really weed out the Nominal Christians by their Hinge bio alone.  These apps are inherently meant to connect us with someone based off of initial attraction and vaguely undefined values and intentions. You see a handsome man on Bumble who states to be a conservative, Christian, day trader. These descriptors don’t actually mean he is...

By Meghan Ray The weather is chilling. Dreams for a white Christmas are in the air. Trees are going up and lights are being strung. 50% off is music to the ears.  There is also a promise of our savior being born.  Research shows that the Christmas season can be one of the most stressful due to the expectations of hosting, pressure for perfect gift buying, family tension, and the...

How to find hope in Dark Times: My Personal Account At the beginning of October, Meghan wrote a blog about the devastation that Western North Carolina had experienced and how we should Anchor our Hope in Christ. It was a great post, and I wanted to expand on it, giving my personal account. While I don’t live there, a part of my heart belongs to the North Carolina Mountains. Some of my...

Hurricane Helene: devastates Western Carolina and Tennessee with hundred dead and even more missing. Entire cities wiped clean. People now homeless and desperate for supplies. Shipping Union Strike: For the first time in over 50 years, the shipping union is on strike due to unfair wages. Supplies along the eastern seaboard to be at an all time low as strike continues.  In the last 7...

We are hiring NC Licensed Therapists/Counselors Join our team and be a part of what the Lord is doing at Anchored Hope Counseling! Anchored Hope Counseling, PLLC is expanding our practice located in Kannapolis, NC. Serving individuals ( of all ages), couples, and families, we are seeking a part-time or full-time contractor therapist (for virtual and in-person) with experience and...

The Plague of TikTok Diagnosis on Mental Health “Welcome to counseling. I can’t wait to get to know you and walk this journey of healing with you!” “Don’t worry. Tiktok has already told me that I have OCD and likely a personality disorder, so really I just need you to tell me how to fix that.”  TikTok diagnosis. The newest craze and epidemic plaguing teens and young adults...