Tag: encouragement
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5 Things That Make People ‘Likeable’
At work last night, I realized that I’m just going through the motions, so now I’m trying to figure it out. How can I make a big impact in a short amount of time? What makes a person stand out in the crowd, and be the one whose words people remember? People keep quitting at my…
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My Best Addiction
Now that you all know I’m addicted to gummy bears….. (and oh happy day, I got a whole 1-lb bag of them for my birthday) I gotta tell ya’ll about my FAVORITE addiction. The one I plug into when I get upset at my boss. Or when I’m preparing to teach. Or when I’m bored by…
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The Time When I Started a Church
Driving along a cold, forsaken road one dark night, my radio croaking out a mournful song, I saw a church. A church that had a lighted cross by the highway, and warm, welcoming lights on inside, as if it was open to strangers and a crackling fire was burning in the hearth. “How strange!” I…
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to go [low]
It happens at that moment when the dragon who has haunted my life for months gives one final gurgling gasp and collapses at my feet, and my triumphant shout of victory rings and echoes off the mountain ranges. I pull my sword out of his throat… And that’s when I see it. And I sigh…
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There’s One In Every Crowd…
“Hello, welcome to Verizon Wireless Tech Support.” —–(Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzztttt–chinga-changa—-bbbbbbzzzzzzzzzz)—– “Please state your reason for calling.” –(brrrrrrrrrr—zzzz—-zzzzz)—– “What was that? Did Mr. Z– give you permission to make these changes? I’ll need to speak to him before we can proceed.” —(BZZZZZZZZZZZ—-ZZZZZ——TTTSHHHHHHHH)—– “You know what, Ma’am, I’m just like any other normal person, just trying to do my…
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All things [NEW]
Some days, I wonder where my Father has gotten to. I always eventually come to the realization that I’m the one who has chosen to sit wearily in my own stubborn mud-puddle and refuse to move. But often, He beats me to that realization and comes running towards me, and scoops me up in His arms,…
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What FAITH can do
I miss working at a camp. I really do. It feels so strange to switch worlds, as if the facilitator part of me is still sitting in the intern office, waiting for someone else to climb inside of it. I wrote this story about three unforgettable kids I met my first summer, and thought I’d…
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I hope you {dance}
Life is short. But I’m not afraid. When I die, I hope you dance. I hope you do a full-out jig. Stop giving me that awkward stare. I’m really not that crazy. I attended a funeral last fall. Unfortunately, I’ve been at quite a few in the last year. But this one was traumatizing, unlike anything I’ve experienced…
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My Lantern Ignited a Tree
And then it was 2013. As the first few minutes of the fresh, new year ticked their celebratory circuits around the clock, my friends and I released a cloud of paper lanterns into the night air. They floated solemnly at first, and then with a gust of hasty impatience shot straight up until they were only fairy specks against the obsidian…
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a word called GRACE
Driving through the city on that dismal spring day, I could feel my soul slumping like a wilted cabbage leaf. And I didn’t like it. A silver car bolted out in front of me in one erratic move, and I grumbled a few choice words under my breath as I slammed on the brakes.Which made my sadness…
A Blurred Reflection 