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Beautiful Burdens
Life gets heavy. There’s just a lot to carry sometimes, and the weight of it all can seem overwhelming. I don’t know about you, but sometimes my mind will race from one burden to another. I don’t believe that I’m… Continue reading
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Slow to Speak
What if you could only speak for a total of ten minutes per day? You could speak briefly here and there or use it all at once, but ultimately your ability to speak stopped after 600 seconds. I had a… Continue reading
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Sweet Kitty
I had only been here two weeks when she came up to me as I picked up large fallen branches outside our rental home. We were new to Oak Ridge, and the many tress in our back yard stretched higher… Continue reading
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Regardless
“Though the fig tree does not budand there are no grapes on the vines,though the olive crop failsand the fields produce no food,though there are no sheep in the penand no cattle in the stalls,yet I will rejoice in the… Continue reading
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But Wait! There’s More!
Act now and you can get another set of whirly-twirly-gotta-have-‘em gadgets FREE! Add shipping and handling costs of $49.99 and a $75 restock fee if returned. Product guarantee is only for 3 weeks. If not completely satisfied during the 3-week… Continue reading
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The Feel-Like Index
Yikes, it’s hot! And the humidity makes it even worse. Ugh! There is the actual temperature, and then there is the “feels like” temperature. According to the iPhone weather application, “The Feels Like temperature is affected by humidity, sunlight, and… Continue reading
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Pain’s Remains
I’ve been thinking about pain lately and what it feels like apart from the obvious physicality of it. Besides physical pain, I’m also taking about emotional pain that can hurt as badly as an injury or a disease. I believe… Continue reading
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He Loves; He Loves Not
Love and hate are very powerful. I believe that these two expressions influence the movement of our daily lives more than maybe we realize. Beyond the simple love of the sweet scent of a flower that we stop to smell… Continue reading
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I Think (too much), Therefore, I Am (too much). I Think. (Hmm…)
I think that I think a lot more than I think I probably should. Okay, so maybe I’m an over-thinker. I replay conversations in my head that happened an hour ago alongside the ones that happened decades ago. Furthermore, I… Continue reading
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Prayers that Bloom
Have you ever forgotten to pray for someone after they asked you for prayer? I have. Oftentimes, since I know that I might forget, I pray the moment I receive their request. Sometimes, though, the prayer-need requires on-going attention. So… Continue reading
