A Better Solution

2349) I learn a lot from my young scholars. Some lessons come as I observe their words and actions. One such observation is when one of them is sharpening a pencil. They’ll grind it and grind it and grind it and then, almost always on cue, they’ll say, This pencil won’t sharpen. At this point,
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Heavy Burdens

2324) I knew someone once who was wronged by another. All of us in this person’s world knew about it and were sympathetic toward them. As the days and months passed, this person could not let this wrong go. They became consumed with it. It made me wonder if this person had any clue about
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Plaited

Plaited 2291) If you have been a long-term reader of these “minute” devotions, you’ve learned a lot about me. Here’s something you don’t know. I can “plait” or French braid my hair but cannot do other’s hair. Usually, people can do others’ but not their own. Plaiting involves taking strands of hair and braiding them,
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Confusion

2230) It’s easy to tell when one of my young scholars is confused about something. Their faces give it away.   But what about us adults? It isn’t so much that we want others to know we’re confused but rather we wish to discover why.   Being confused about directions or procedures is understandable, but
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Down or Up?

1534) Many years ago, we had a special 2-day “workshop” for all our students at the high school where I taught. There were many things about it that were very good and one comes to mind as I read 1 Corinthians 15:33. “Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company corrupts
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Assumptions Are Often Wrong

594) I have been married 35 years and I would say my husband and I know each other well. Yet, even after all this time, we make assumptions about each other that are often wrong. Assumptions are like guessing another’s motives. We cannot possibly know exactly what others think and why. 1 Kings 8:39 tells
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Be Careful What You Ask For

591) As an adult, I look back on things I asked God for when I was young and for many of them, I’m so glad He did not give them to me. There are some times in life when the only way someone can learn a lesson is if God does give him/her the very
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I Give Up!

583) I have learned that whatever I value the most, can bring the most pain in this life.  My husband, my family, my friends, my dog; all of these are very important to me and when “life” threatens them, I tend to hang on to them tighter. Abraham knew better than to hang onto these
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Bear with Me

566) Sometimes it’s easier to just make the best of life on our own. For me, it’s really because I don’t want to bother others. But we aren’t meant to make it through life on our own. Galatians 6:2 instructs us to share or carry each other’s burdens. If all of us shared or helped,
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Well Rested

550)  When you hear the word rest, it’s easy to consider only the condition of our bodies. What if resting is an emotional, spiritual and intellectual condition, as well? Joshua 1:15 tells us that God is the source of rest; all kinds of rest. To wake up well-rested in all these areas is a gift
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