I Forgot

1416) I’m in my late 50s and my memory isn’t what it used to be. Though I usually have no trouble pulling out information from my brain, it’s now a slower process. It’s frustrating when you can’t put together your thoughts like you could years before. Now, saying “I forgot” can often be the case.
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Cause and Effect

1415) As someone who yearns for predictability, the laws of life are comforting. Knowing every cause always produces an effect is one such example. Though predictable, it’s easy to forget that actions always bring consequences and, yes, consequences include positive ones. Proverbs 21:21tells us that pursuing righteousness (or rightness) and love will always result in
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Support Groups

1414) I’ve never been a member of an official support group but have belonged to groups of people who support each other. The reason support groups are so valuable is because this life is hard and, it can be cruel. When these things come your way (and if they haven’t yet, just wait), standing alone
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Free isn’t Free

1413) When there are sales at local businesses, I’ll sometimes see, buy one, get one free and variations of this. It’s smart to feature these sort of sales because people find a good deal hard to pass up. If you take a moment, however, to think about these deals, they often are not really free
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Public Speaking

1412) Speaking in front of a group of people used to horrify me. I remember in the eighth grade; I had to do a science report in front of my class and I was so scared, my face broke out in hives. Now, it doesn’t rattle me at all. Why? Because I’ve had to do
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Follow the Leader

1411) There are times at school when I take my kids outside and we play some games like I did when I was their age. We’ll play Duck, Duck, Goose or Tag and sometimes Jump the Creek. It is interesting to me how much fun the kids have just playing these simple games. There is
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How God Makes Insignificant Valuable

What’s wrong? Nothing. What are you doing in there? Nothing. What did you say? Nothing. It’s interesting to me that the word, “nothing”, is often used to mask the word, “something”. There is always something. There is something wrong. There is something the child is doing. There is something I dared to say, even if it was a whisper. Because many
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Who Would You Hire?

1410) In John 10:1-21, Jesus spoke of the business of raising sheep and says, specifically, that he is the Good Shepherd and describes how he cares for his sheep. Jesus also describes those who are not the Good Shepherd. These people consider it their job to steal sheep and probably sell or destroy them. Jesus
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Contagious Behaviors

1409) I had a serious case of shingles several years ago. The blisters on my face were hideous and when I went to multiple doctor’s offices, people in the waiting rooms moved away from me, probably thinking whatever I had was contagious. I wasn’t, but they didn’t know that. Today’s verse, Proverbs 11:17, reminds me
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The Value of Memorials

1408) If you have been to Arlington National Cemetery, you know the feeling of awe that may have moved through your body. There are approximately 400,000 people buried in 639 acres. When I stood amidst these gravestones, my mind went to times in our history when many of these people gave the ultimate sacrifice. As
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