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1460) In the spring of the year COVID closed everything down, we teachers did many things to keep our kids progressing academically, as well as emotionally. One thing we did was meet in a car caravan and we drove by all our students’ houses and blew our horns and waved. Doing this simple thing twice
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Consider Opposites

1459) When I attempt to communicate a specific concept and I struggle to do so, I might go in the opposite direction and describe what it is not. For example, if I’m trying to describe mercy, I can choose to tell what mercy is not. There are some very familiar verses about the tongue in
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Watch Out!

1458) I have read somewhere that dogs have the intelligence of a small child. I’m guessing, however, that there are dogs which are more advanced and ones which are less capable. My dog Cayce seems to be in the more intelligent category, at least, compared to the three other dachshunds I have had. The commands
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You are a Minister

1457) Sometimes we can get the idea that to be a Christian who is successfully doing the work of God, we need to be in full-time Christian service, like the chaplain in my novel, The Bottle House. This thought, thankfully, is not true. We can be a minister to God every day. How? In Romans
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The Gift of Just Barely Surviving

1456) If you’re like me, I desire a painless life, and if it’s unavoidable, I pray to God to either take it away or give me the strength to overcome it. I do not pray to just get by, or barely survive. My question then becomes, does just getting by in this life equal a
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Stand Up!

1455) I hate it when people quote things and attribute them to the Bible when they are not. For example, God works in mysterious ways. William Cowper wrote this in 1773. Another one is, God helps those who help themselves. This is also not a quote from the Bible and often, the Bible teaches the
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When It’s Ready

1454) I’m a pretty good cook; at least that’s what my husband and dinner guests have said. BUT, for some reason, which makes no sense to me, I cannot make good brownies. I know! You would think this would be a breeze. Oh, well…I can make other things instead. As I think about cooking and
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Love My Dog, Love Me

1453) As most of you know, I have a dachshund (and have had several in my adult life) and he is, to me, God’s demonstration of unconditional love and devotion, even when I don’t deserve it. Because of this, love for my little man is woven throughout my heart and when this bundle of love
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Momentum

1452) Do you have a list of things you know you should do but you just can’t quite bring yourself to do them? I know I do. When I think of trying to build in better habits in my life, I see weeks and weeks ahead of fighting within myself to keep doing whatever I
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Desires

1451) What would it take for you to feel completely happy and fulfilled? If we were to poll people, what answers would we get? A loving and healthy family? A good job so bills can be paid and fun things can be bought? Having fun and supportive friends? These things are indeed good things to
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