I don’t yell much, but I can think of times in my life where I have or had wanted to. I would yell, because I was hurting and mad. I’d yell, because people don’t always pay attention when you don’t say anything. I’d yell because I’m just so tired of getting hurt. This has been…
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Big Lessons from a Little Duck My sister’s bird, duckie, is dumb. She is about 2 inches tall and a few ounces before she poops. What she lacks in stature, she makes up with personality. She is LOUD, and fearless (most of the time.) Duckie likes to walk around and explore. We have so many…
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So, I’m turning 26. Not a fan of celebrating my birthday, but I was challenged by a friend. (I never back down from challenges.) I chose 26 pictures of myself that make me happy or show my life in some way. I LOVE my life, which is pretty cool. I have the best family I…
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Anne Steele lived in the mid 1700’s. She was the daughter of a Baptist minister in a small town in England. When she was 3 years old, her mother died from illness. When Anne herself was nineteen, she was involved in an accident that left her disabled after a severe hip injury. If that wasn’t…
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Often times when I was younger, I read stories of people with great faith. They were stories of great heroics and acts of huge courage in Jesus name. One time in Sunday school we talked about “Heroes of the faith.” After a few weeks we started to understand that the greatest heroes of our faith…
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