Words

2106) Have you ever considered the purpose and use of words? I have and it’s not solely because I’m a writer.   Words are a way we can communicate what’s on our minds and hearts. They represent who we are on multiple levels.   This is one of many reasons we should carefully choose what
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Beyond Imagining

2105) Having taught for many years, a question I’m often asked is, how has teaching changed from the beginning of your career to now? It doesn’t take me long to mentally retrieve a list of things and toward the top is, many kids don’t seem to have as much of an imagination today.   I
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Good News

2104) There are times when good news comes our way. There’s a dire diagnosis that’s discovered to be false. An expected bill is considerably less than anticipated. An opportunity is discovered that enriches your life.   We all love good news and Mark 1:1 tells us the best news of all. He said the arrival
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With Us

2103) Sometimes coping with a situation is overwhelming. You might feel your heartbeat rise, sweating hands and a dread filling your stomach.   When these things happen, it’s difficult to move forward. Sometimes you need someone who will be there by your side, silently encouraging you to continue on this difficult pathway.   There’s such
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Asking for Help

2102) I am not someone who likes to ask for help. It’s not usually because I think there’s only one way to do something, which is my way.   Instead, it’s because I don’t want to be a bother to someone else’s schedule or time. Yet, when I read Ecclesiastes 4:13, I see it‘s God’s
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Footprints

2101) Many of you have seen the classic poem about the footprints in the sand, how there were two sets and then, suddenly, there is only one.   The ending, of course, reminds us God was carrying us when the first set of footprints disappeared. It’s a great sentiment, and it came to mind when
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Values

2100) When I taught high school, I was amazed at how many of my students would be given cars on their 16th birthday. They would go and pick out a car or truck and their parents signed on the dotted line.   What was interesting to me was the illustration that value is often determined
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In the End

2099) I have a friend, “Helen” who knew someone who was looking to move into a better home and with excitement, showed Helen a place she had found. This person walked through the rooms with Helen, pointing out things she liked.   Weeks down the road, this person found out they could not secure a
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Follow the Leader

2098) One of my favorite books I read with my young scholars is Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World by Jennifer Armstrong. It’s a book which traces the unbelievable journey of Sir Earnest Shackleton and his crew, who successfully survived almost 2 years in the frozen Antarctic waters.   With a crew of 27
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An Orchard of Fruit

2097) When I lived in Florida, we had several fruit trees in our yard. When the time was right, I’d take the pole with the metal basket on top and use the “claws” of the basket to pick it. There’s nothing like fresh fruit.   Fruit was on my mind as I walked with my
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