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Exceeding Expectations

1626) As a published author, my success (or not) often depends on the reviews people leave of my books. Not only do these reviews hold weight with readers, it often moves my books up in the algorithm of the site which sells them. Because I understand the value of reviews, I try to be as
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Predictablility

1625) A while ago, my mother gave me my “baby book” that was filled with things from my childhood. Within this book, I found a note from my kindergarten teacher, and I was amazed at her discernment of me. She wrote, when Susan can predict what is going on, then she can learn. I read
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Amazing Love

1623) John 3:16 is such a familiar verse that sometimes we don’t look at it closely, which is good to do from time to time. The verse starts out, For God so loved the world. We’ll stop there. Who does “the world” include? Yes, all people throughout history and the future, but let’s dig a
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Not Alone

1622) Sometimes I’ve had to do some tough things. Just the thought of dealing with them has been overwhelming. One thing that has added to this stress is when I believe I am alone in the situation, feelings, confrontations, and more. Please note the words I believe. When I believe I am alone, I am
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A Gentleman?

1621) Studying Shakespeare was always difficult for me. I found myself reading each line and having to rewrite it in my brain to figure out what he meant and this process took too long, so I’d always get bogged down. There is one line of the play King Lear that does not take me long
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Enjoy

1620) As God’s children, we have so many things we need to be thinking and doing. There are rules to follow, gifts to be used and more, but there’s one thing we can sometimes forget to do and that is enjoying many of the things God has given us. Ecclesiastes 5:28 reminds us it’s a
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Test Time

1619) In a school, one of the stressful times of the year is when we give our young scholars state tests. It is a time of pressure for not only the students but all the staff as well. Because of this, it is tempting to avoid the pressure and give little effort rather than fight
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Poisonous Tentacles

1618) In the animal kingdom, many are in a constant vigil, watching for potential predators. It is in this vigilance they may save themselves from a violent end. Proverbs 24:17-18 tells us of a predator we have. It is the attitude of having a great satisfaction when someone we don’t like runs into something bad.
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Open Doors

1617) As a teacher of young scholars, I can hear myself saying regularly, Be kind. This is also a theme for our school. As adults, we know kindness is a valuable gift we can give others, and I am reminded in Proverbs 11:17 that it is also a gift to ourselves. When we are kind
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Face to Face

1616) One struggle I have in my faith is the fact that when I’m trying to carry on a conversation with God (prayer), I cannot look at his face. I learn a lot from looking at the face of the person with whom I am speaking. I also can hear their words in return. This
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