Author: traci
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Your palms are sweating. Your heart is beating out of your chest. Your stomach is doing flip flops. “Sit down,” demanded your professor. Your professor has asked you to come to his office to speak to you. So, you obediently sit down on a chair while your mind is racing. Because…
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Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12 On the morning/early afternoon, I found my mom had died, I went on my weekly grocery shopping trip. I needed things to be “normal.” As I checked out, I mentioned to the cashier that she…
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Today I was talking to someone about seeing the cast of Boy Meets World while on the Disney College Program. I’ve been binge watching the last season of the show. Can you believe that the last season was 20 years ago? I don’t have any photos to prove I really saw them. Just my memories…
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Fight On, Fighter for KING & COUNTRY I was there on the day that you were changedYou were scared and prepared for the heartbreakEverything you knew faded out of viewStole a piece of you If I could, oh, I would be a heroBe the one who would take all the arrowsSave you from the pain,…
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So, what is it? When I looked it up in the dictionary, the definition states that it is the “act of forgiving” or “state of being forgiven.” This is so broad and just reuses the word in the definition. So, huh, what is forgiveness? I then looked up the synonyms of the word forgiving: lenient,…
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Imagine driving through the mountains. You have no choice but to keep looking outside. Most of the view lacks significant scenery, but occasionally, you can catch sight of some landscapes. There are hardly any places to stop since the exits are sparse. You’re so bored. That was the moment you realized you needed a way…
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A present that I got for myself was a new journaling Bible. God has been giving me strength during this difficult season of my life. As I said, I went back to Sweet Blessings scripture writing plan at the beginning of this month. Oldest was going through his first break up so I needed to…
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As I was driving to work on Thursday, I decided to put K-Love on the radio. They were talking all about the pledge drive which was annoying but I needed to listen to some feel good songs. I understand that they need to raise money for the station. The annoying thing for me is that…
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The day after my mom’s death, my aunt and I went to the funeral home. Afterwards, we made memories. We visited Aullwood Garden and just talked. Then I took her to my 2 favorite places in the city – Wegerzyn Garden and Second Street Market. Places I had gone with my mom. While…
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Three years ago, and almost 2 months ago, my life changed. It was dinner time. We were getting ready to eat so that we could go to see Weird Al Yankovic. My phone rang and I saw that it was my mom. I didn’t always answer the phone when she called. I would…
