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Forgiveness

Why Bother Forgiving Dad?

Forgiving Dad Kids don’t think about forgiving their Dad because as kids we think our dads are almost as great and as perfect as God. That was how I felt. But when we grow into adults we realize that our dad’s were not as great nor as perfect as we’d thought. That’s what happened to…
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Relationships

Why Bother Admitting Our Mistakes?

Our Mistakes Ever make a mistake? Ever make the same mistake more than once? I have. Ever hear that we can learn from our mistakes? I actually believe this statement because I’ve learned a thing or two from my erroneous ways. Becoming aware of my blunders, blotches, and bungles and then learning something from them…
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Beauty

Why Bother Being Open to Surprises?

What Time? I once worked for the local chamber of commerce. My job? To answer the questions posed by the tourists. One day, a visitor asked me, “What time do the animals come out?” Except for the serious look on her face, I would have laughed, but instead with professional courtesy I said, “They usually…
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Relationships

Why Bother Relishing Those Around Us?

Relish? My husband, the house builder, has incurred a few injuries over the course of his career; severing a finger, hyper extending one of his knees and most recently, a frozen shoulder.  I am not known for my compassion, pity or mercy. But, when he told me about his frozen shoulder, I felt sympathy. What’s…
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