It’s not the hand that squeezes the sponge that creates the mess. The filthy water was already there. That pressing hand just created a reaction.
When someone drives my crazy and I react poorly, I tend to blame it on them. “Yeah I know it was wrong, but she was being such a jerk!” Or, “OK, [...]
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Did you know….
Women smile 62 times a day, on average? That’s 54 MORE times than most men smile in a day (only 8!). But guys truly love a woman’s smile.
After eyes, a smile is the first thing noticed in a person.
A smile is recognized as a symbol of happiness, kindness, and friendship all over the [...]
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Last Friday, August 8th, the opening ceremonies of the 39th Olympiad happened at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. Gigantic fireworks in the shape of footprints marched through the city until the Stadium (“The Bird’s Nest”) was reached, erupting into magical bursts of fireworks and announcing the beginning of the Beijing Games. My family gathered around the big [...]
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A weary traveler leaned against his rod, pausing to wipe the sweat from his forehead. Below him stretched the valley, above him the sky. Both seemed equally vast and unchanging and inpenetrable, and the journeyer was tired. How much longer? He lifts his face to heaven and prays.
The answer comes, as most do, without shouting and fanfare. [...]
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I heard a quote this weekend…it said something like “strength is perfected in concious weakness”. The preacher went on to say that too often we ask God to give us strength…maybe we should ask Him to be our strength.
What I’m realizing is that rather than asking God to make me strong to deal with the [...]
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