What Do You Want More?

Aggravating. They ground you down over time with constant questioning. Incessant begging. It never stops. You wonder why they carry on that way so much. It;s clear that they will not stop until they get it. Children. Sure they say they love you, but when they get their minds set on something, you take a […]

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Something Had to Give

It was meant to be something that was liberating. But over time, it just felt like you were being dragged down. Bogged down by one thing and then the other. They told you that you had to wear this. Then they told you that you had to be careful what you said. Then they they […]

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The Breaking of Day

This did not start out with me at my best. I was so miserable. I stopped looking after myself. I rarely went out and when I did I avoided people as much as possible. If I didn’t have to talk to anyone all day, that would be a good day. I ignored phone calls, emails […]

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Accepting The Invitation To Live

You’re welcome to it, if you choose it. The teacher was outlining to his hearers the contrast to what the adversary stood for and what he stood for. The adversary only came to steal, kill and destroy. He had come that people could have abundant life. Two options available for people to take and every […]

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In My Distress, In My Brokenness

The news was heartbreaking. I was devastated. Maybe it was the accumulative effect of one issue after the other. But to get that piece of news was simply crushing. The swirl of emotions was intense. Anger, outrage, pain, grief like I had rarely felt before in my life. No one had died physically, but this […]

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After His Own Kind

Some people take labels on the surface and believe they can live up to those labels, just because they are connected in a loose and superficial way. Take for example, this group of folks who claimed to be part of a special people. They had spent their lives collecting sayings and giving the impression of […]

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When We Reach Our Destination

Yes indeed, the journey should not be dismissed. The journey, the process of becoming is something worth appreciating and enjoying. Yet there is something to be said about when we reach our destination. There’s something fascinating about teaching – in whatever method you use. Teaching takes the learner from one state to another. There is […]

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What Was Lost Is Found

She had ten silver coins. She had ten silver coins because she needed ten silver coins. It had not come easy to get those ten silver coins. She worked tirelessly to get one silver coin after the other. And now, she had finally got the tenth coin. Now – finally – at last – she […]

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