“Don’t judge someone just because they sin differently than you” – Unknown There is some documented literature that says it takes about thirty days to break a habit, then I read from another source it could actually be anywhere from two weeks to six months, depending on the person, the actual habit and the sheer […]
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“It’s not your job to love me, it’s mine” – Unknown So I grew up with three sisters. One older and two younger. For most of my life I had people telling me, “You must be spoiled”, and for years I never understood what they meant. Then as I got older, I began to understand
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“In any given moment we have two options: To step forward into growth or step back into safety.” – Abraham Maslow I will never forget the journey my now eighteen year old daughter Niala took me through while first learning how to swim. Initially it was fun. There was the “daddy and me”
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“Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless when facing them.” – Rabindranath Tagore As a teacher and counselor in my former church, I was regularly helping others and giving advice to people who needed to talk or discuss their issues. Since being a giver has always been a part of
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