Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

2423) Many of my young scholars have not been exposed to many figures of speech, so when I use one, I often get blank stares. One of my favorite ones to use with my kids is, no one can get your goat if they don’t know where it’s tied. When I have said this to
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Little Adjustments

2422) Many years ago, we had a guest speaker in our church; someone I knew from the Bible college I attended. This servant of God had a bad accident years before when his fingers on both hands were crushed, and now all of his fingers were permanently bent at the first knuckle. I remember specifically
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Seeds and Giving

2421) I knew about the law of the seed early in life. It always made sense to me. If you plant an apple seed, you’ll grow apples. Simple. The law of the seed spiritually makes sense too. Matthew 12:35 confirms this. A good person will produce good things, and an evil person produces evil. These
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It’s All About the Timing

2420) Verses like Jeremiah 17:14 have been a struggle for me. The verse plainly says, heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise. (ESV) Why the struggle? Because there have been many times when I have asked God for healing, either for myself
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Oranges and Such

2419) In many years of my life, I lived in the South, which often produces the best fruit around. Two of these years, I lived in Florida, and we had orange, grapefruit, and lemon trees. The oranges we picked off the trees didn’t look like much. They had blemishes on them, and yet they were
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Reflections

2418) Having recess duty during the winter in Maine is sometimes difficult, not because of my young scholars’ actions but because when there’s snow cover, it’s very hard to watch the kids. This is because the reflection of the sun bouncing off the snow is so bright. I think of reflections when I read 1
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Poison

2417) Complaining is a subtle poison. When I pick up its cup, drinking it doesn’t always have a bad aftertaste, and the more I drink, the harder the side effects are to recognize. Complaining is saying, I don’t like this. I know there’s a better way, a better dream, or better problem solving. This isn’t
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Once Upon a Time

2416) There was a time in my life when everything I thought I knew was pulled out from under me. I can remember sitting and feeling stunned. From that time forward, it seemed as if I were going through the motions of life. As I existed in a heavy fog, someone told me I was
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Listen Carefully

2415) Have you ever noticed how much noise we have in our lives? There’s the noise from those around us. There’s noise online. There’s noise on television. There is also noise in our heads. Because there’s so much noise around, Isaiah 5:20 reminds us we need to be vigilant in evaluating what is said and
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Not in a Hurry

2414) While teaching full time, it’s sometimes difficult to do the writing I have been called to do. On top of that, there’s all the other things I do plus run a small sewing business. Because of this, there are some tasks I work to get done quicker to provide me more time doing the
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