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Susan May 8, 2020

If You Poke a Snake

278) There’s an old saying, Don’t poke a snake unless you want to be bitten. It makes sense. Paul also tells us not to provoke or poke our children to anger. This is the opposite of what God requires and may actually interfere in bringing children up to love God.  Ephesians 6:4
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Susan January 5, 2020

The Good Life

154) You don’t have to be a Christian to recognize that good behaviors lead to a better life.  I Peter 3:10 tells us keeping a reign on what we say will make our lives better. We need to learn to think before we speak. Good advice!
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Susan January 4, 2020

How to Get Along with Others

153)  It seems these days that we have forgotten how to get along with each other. It’s not complicated. We need to be sympathetic, loving, compassionate, humble, and merciful. Easier said than done! I Peter 3:8-9
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Susan November 2, 2019

Are You Hungry?

90) In Jesus’ day, the blessed were believed to be the powerful & wealthy; Jesus stated otherwise.  Matt 5:6 tells us the blessed are those who are hungry for righteousness (right-ness); these seekers & adopters receive God’s blessings.
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Susan November 1, 2019

Skeletons in Jesus’ Closet

89) Most families have skeletons; Jesus’ family included: Tamar’s rape; Rahab the prostitute, murdered Uriah’s wife to name a few. It is vital to note that all involved in these “secrets” were covered by grace and forgiveness. The good news is, you are, too!  Matt 1
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Susan October 11, 2019

Don’t Mess With Me!

68) Jer. 20:11 tells us that God is my mighty warrior; He will NOT let anyone mess with me unless it will produce a better good. Feel alone? God has your back better than any human could ever! Because God is our warrior, we can face what’s ahead.
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Susan July 24, 2019

True Freedom Requires Responsibility

To enjoy freedom, we have to control ourselves. — Virginia Wollf There are so many stories I could tell about the things I observed and heard within the walls of my classroom over the last three decades. The first half of my career, I taught high schoolers but I have spent my second half with middle school kids.
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Susan July 18, 2019

Entitlement is Dangerous

What to do about this infectious disease “Man is not, by nature, deserving of all that he wants. When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it.”  ― Criss Jami I have worked with teens and preteens for over 30 years and part
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Susan July 11, 2019

Whining Benefits No One; Especially You!

Here’s what you should do, instead. My middle school students both delight and frustrate me; on any day, they pour out a portion of each in my classroom.  One day, as we were studying about Michelangelo’s art, a student raised her hand and asked, “What did he paint on the other fifteen chapels?”  On another
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Susan May 22, 2019

How To Forgive

A Three-step Formula of Forgiveness “Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.” ― Corrie Ten Boom For years, the subject of forgiveness was a sad one for me. It was not because the “wrongs” of my life were so horrendous. It was because
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