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We have a cookie cutter mold for what people are supposed to be like. In our society, you are supposed to be thin, attractive, professionally successful and popular.  If you aren’t any of these things, then you need to “fix” whatever you are lacking.  We have difficulty accepting people who don’t fit the mold. Now,…

Why are we so affected by the events that we see on the news? For many of us, the massacre in Nice took place across the ocean.  Yet we felt grief when we learned of the tragedy.  The same holds true for 9/11.  I was living in New York City at the time.  As a…

Life can be overly complicated sometimes. Or perhaps we just make it that way.  Sometimes it helps to go back to that old fashioned advice.  You know what I am referring to.  Those sayings that sound simple, but are packed with wisdom.  Consider some of the following pearls to keep your life on the right…

“… From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded.” Luke 12:48 What have you been given? Right now I am not asking about money or things.  I am asking about your talents.  What talents have you…

The most difficult part of being a Christian is trying to be one of God’s representatives on earth. That is no small task.  God has given us rules for how to interact with others, and some of them are not easy to follow.  But if every person who claims to be a Christian actually followed…

Making major life decisions is hard. We all want to choose a career path that is fulfilling.  We all want to pick the “right” spouse with whom we can live happily ever after.  We all want to raise our children in a place where they can be safe and thrive.  And we all want to…

Every so often, we go through periods in life when it seems like we are in the middle of a storm. We feel pressure from all sides.  It seems as though more is being asked of us than we can possibly do.  The past few weeks have been like that for me.  One of my…

When we are children, we are trained to ask for permission to do just about everything.  At home, we ask what snack we are allowed to have.  At school, we ask if we can go to the bathroom.  As children, we have very little authority to do anything without the permission of an adult. One…

Anyone who has ever taken care of a baby has had the experience of redirecting thoughts. The infant starts crying, and immediately you whip out a brightly colored toy and wave it in front of the baby’s face.  Your hope is that the baby will stop thinking about whatever is upsetting him or her at…

About ten years ago, my mother taught me how to knit.  She is a very good knitter, and since we are both left-handed, she was able to teach me when no one else could.  After learning how to knit, I had very grand ideas about becoming a fabulous knitter.  I would see beautiful yarn at…
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