Rotten

13347) Of all the household jobs that need to be done, one of my least favorite is cleaning out the refrigerator. When I take everything out to clean the shelves, I will always find at least one thing that is rotten and needs to be thrown out. This is why I hate this job. Seeing
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The Rock

1346) I have mentioned before I spent an entire summer in Gibraltar on the southern tip of Spain. Among many other things, it was interesting for me to discover, though you often hear something being compared to the solid rock of Gibraltar, the rock itself is not solid. There are miles of tunnel in the
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Annoying Commercials

1345) We watch little television in our home but the times we do, we can’t help noticing many companies, often belligerently, force themselves into our home in the form of a commercial. These commercials are usually louder than the volume of whatever we’re watching and are often shots-in-the-dark whether they will interest us enough to
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Spring

1344) I did not grow up in Maine; I grew up in the deep South. There are many differences between the two locations and this includes the seasons. Yes, you can find all four seasons in each of these locations, but they are different. In the South, spring comes with warm breezes and trees budding,
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Fire and Water

1343) For many reasons I do not have time to probe psychologically, I am afraid of fire and water. I can distinctly remember when I was first married, dreaming our house was on fire. I even reached up behind the headboard to feel if the wall was hot. It took time for my heartrate to
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In God’s Image

1342) I have found through the years you can tell a lot about how someone was raised by their words and actions as an adult. This is because we often imitate the period of our lives, our childhood, that was greatly influenced by those we lived with. Some learned behaviors are good, others not so
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Guidance

1341) In my classroom, we do some team-building exercises. The students enthusiastically embrace these, though I’m not sure if it’s because of the activity or because they get out of regular class time. Either way, these produce many good things. One thing I’ve done is break kids into pairs. One would be blindfolded. First, the
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Anger and Other Such “Unholy” Emotions

1340) If you were raised in the church as I was, you may have sensed that anger and conflict are not Christ-like. After all, Jesus cleansed the temple with “righteous anger” (Matthew 21:12-17). This implied to my young ears that if you do not have righteous anger, assuming you truly know what this means, anger,
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How Big is God?

1360) Because I grew up going to church, there were a handful of times we, as children, got into ridiculous theological arguments. I can remember being asked if God could make a rock he couldn’t move. That one had me stumped. On one hand, but on the other….. You get the idea. Luke 18:27 kind
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I Want Justice!

1339) But, that’s not fair! I frequently hear these words in a classroom full of kids. But, if we’re honest, kids are not the only ones who demand fairness. Why did this happen to me when those around me don’t have to suffer? Why did I get pulled over for speeding when so many others
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