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Is It Really That Simple To “Just Forgive”?

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I feel it rise…like a tide overwhelming.  Words said, by others.  Contradictions. False pretenses.  Untruth.  Deception. Offense within. Rising like a wave to crush. Down deep.  Stirring.  Gripping. Shaking.  Pain.  Anger. Everything prior settled.  Still.  Peaceful.  Yet, pride ever seeking to bubble out….from past hurts. Broken People. Digging up this graveyard long burried. Tempting us….to grab […]

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How Fingernail Polish Opens Doors

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Dinner time.  In orphanage. In China. Struggling through white rice….made with more love than any bowl could hold. First night in orphanage. Three plane rides far away from home. And we walk into kitchen. “Xie xie”….to say, “Thank you” in Chinese. We then ask….to paint nails….for many. And fingers and toes….a representation of love. And Jesus […]

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