Tag: forgiveness
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When Choices Change your Confidence
My uncle tells the story of his step-father’s violence towards him as a child. Being left-handed was unacceptable to my grandfather and he proved his intolerance for his little boy’s “rebellion” by trying to nail his hand to the table with a fork. Four pierce marks in the dinning room table served to reinforce my uncle’s…
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The Secret to a Lasting Marriage
“Don’t give her a gun.” This is the advice given to my friend when he asked the secret to a lasting marriage. The quick response made me laugh out loud, I admit. But today I find myself wishing we had all taken this plea for help more seriously. A marriage in trouble is no laughing matter. King…
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Finding Confidence in the Chaos
I love cleaning. Maybe it’s because I am so easily distracted, but I am far more engaged in a clutter-free environment that sparkles and shines. For me, cleanliness creates confidence. I didn’t recognize my love for cleaning until I had my own home; before that I felt like it was a tedious requirement that I…
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Free to Feel
I am so proud of my daughter. Since Christmas she has been learning to play the guitar. She’s a Dramatic and has always taken good care of her nails, but has had to sacrifice their length for her new passion to play the strings. After having long nails for so long, the tips of her…
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Happy New Year
It didn’t take me long to dismantle the Christmas décor that had taken me nearly a week to carefully set out. But it took the rest of the day to bring order back to my home. I had planned to get back to the gym today, but after one trip to the attic I…