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The Grace of Patience

I can’t believe that everyone has exactly 24 hours, that’s 1,440 minutes, or 86,480 seconds in a day. Time can’t be the same across the board, right? Remember how long it was before Christmas morning arrived when you were a child? What about how long a school year seemed? It was so long! Now, the
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The Power Struggle of Obedience

“[To have Faith in Christ] means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in saying you trusted a person if you would not take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him.” C.S. Lewis
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I Need versus I Want

“Sometimes the best things for us aren’t necessarily the things we want.” – Sara Farizan You never know . . . When I go on any trip, I always pack far more than what I need. I have given this behavior some thought and identified why I consistently do this. First, I make a mental
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Don’t Confuse Mistakes with Poor Choices

Can you distinguish between a mistake (m) and a poor choice(pc)? Take this 10-question quiz. Okay, okay…some of these situations and my answers you can debate but, setting that aside, look through the list again and see if you can identify the one major difference between mistakes and poor choices. Give up? The one major
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Laziness is Deadly; Here’s Why

“We often miss opportunity because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work” ― Thomas A. Edison When I’m asked what I do for a living and I reply that I’m a teacher of middle and high school students, I often hear a sigh. The questioner will often follow with something like, “I don’t know how
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Four Benefits of Kindness

When I think back on my childhood, one of my favorite memories was attending vacation Bible school. I loved hearing the stories of the Bible, playing games, making crafts and singing. There is one song in particular that I remember based on Ephesian 4:32. Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as
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Integrity, An Endangered Species

One of my favorite episodes of The Andy Griffith Show is Man in a Hurry. It is an episode that features a traveling businessman from the big city whose car breaks down in Mayberry. He spends most of the episode trying to get out of this small town and back to the “important life” in
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What is Joy and Why You Need It

When I was six years old, I received a Christmas gift that I’ve never had before nor since. That was the year mom had my little sister, Joy. This little being fascinated me but as we grew, I wondered why my parents named her Joy. On my way outside to play I heard, “You need to
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You Can Learn to Ask for Help!

“Sometimes it takes more courage to ask for help than to act alone.” Ken Petti “Help!” I have grown up hearing this word in multiple places. The Beatles sang about it, Gilligan yelled it while sinking in quicksand, and Clint Eastwood mumbled it in one of my favorite westerns. It may be easy enough for
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Five Reasons People Gossip

Warning! Warning! Warning! We live in a litigious society and many have made it their mission to sue anyone that may have infringed on their person, property or rights. Because of this, it is logical that companies have gone overboard to protect themselves from lawsuits by giving detailed warnings for their products. I’ve looked at
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