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Susan January 22, 2022

Are We Truly That Powerful?

896) It is a human characteristic to think that when something goes wrong, it was because of something we did or didn’t do. That may be true occasionally, but if we follow this notion further, what we are alluding to is that we have more power and influence than we really do. For example, I
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Susan January 21, 2022

The Worst in Us

895) One thing I love about my job as a language arts teacher is for some grades, I can choose books for my classes to read and dissect. One such book, that I highly recommend (and, yes, many middle grade books are worth reading) is, A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. There is so much
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Susan January 20, 2022

Swords and Clubs

894) One year, one of my young students interrupted my grammar lesson, saying in his still-little-boy voice, ”Mrs. Grant. I have an ant farm.” I remember stopping in mid-sentence and looking at his sweet face and I blinked twice, surprised at this random remark. His face was so animated that I encouraged him to tell
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Susan January 19, 2022

God Cares About You

Page 200 – The Bottle House Chaplain Miller smiled. He glanced at the (red) bottle, then held her gaze. “Sometimes it’s hard to have faith that the God of all the universe would care about the lives of his children. When I have paused to consider this, it is an amazing thing that I, one
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Susan January 19, 2022

I know How You Feel

890) Sometimes, perhaps without realizing it, we insult others in their sorrows and grief. We may say to them, with all good intentions,” I know how you feel.” Maybe you have also dealt with cancer. Maybe you have also lost a job or your dignity. Maybe you have suffered from poor choices but it is
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Susan January 18, 2022

The Sacrifice of Saying, “No!”

892) As children, it can be very hard to go against the wishes, beliefs, or values of your peer group; especially for teens. Why? Because everyone wants to be accepted and to fit in with others. This desire doesn’t really change as one moves into adulthood. We still desire acceptance and validation, but have you
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Susan January 17, 2022

The Grace of Good Intentions

891) We have all heard the matronly voice of someone who spews platitudes and often rubs us the wrong way. One such example is, “Well, you know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.” I have been mulling over this phrase lately. There have been so many times when I have done or
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Susan January 16, 2022

The Nature of Love

Page 199 – The Bottle House “God is who he is.” Chaplain Miller’s tone only held kindness, not judgment. “He is a God who loves us so completely that his actions or non-actions are always for our good. He loves you enough to die for you. As your baby grows and moves from your womb
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Susan January 16, 2022

Just Around the Bend

890) Have you ever been slapped with the horror that this life can give? Did you sit in a stupor and think, “I didn’t know when I woke up this morning that a ghastly event would happen today that would change my life as I know it.” Fortunately, these types of things don’t happen often,
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Susan January 15, 2022

A Beautiful Thing

889) It’s really easy to forget (at least for me) that in using the gifts and abilities I have been given, I can do them as an act of worship. I get caught up in, this is my job, this is my responsibility and other such ideas when, maybe, I need to remind myself that
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