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Lessons I Have Learned & Why I Love my Sisters

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Sisters Cleasie, Christonya, & Jamie
As the adages goes, you do not get to choose your family.  That may be true, but you do have the option to choose if you are going to learn from them and even love them. I am the middle daughter of three girls.  Yes, my dad was outnumbered four to one.  God love him and rest his soul.  What am I saying, he is dancing in heaven as I write these words and I hope they are music to his ears. Dor...
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A Beautiful Example of the Salt and the Light

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Salt & Light
When researching for a writing exercise I came across this story. It touched my heart so deeply I had to share it. This is a beautiful example of being the Salt & Light in others lives. May you enjoy it as much as I do. During the waning years of the depression in a small southeastern Idaho community, I used to stop by Mr. Miller's roadside stand for farm-fresh produce as the season...
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Friendships Are Full of Life Lessons

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Every girl desires a best-friend, a friend to laugh, cry, and celebrate with.  You know the friend that will be brutally honest about how bad a pair of pants looks on you.  Yes, that kind of friend.  Growing up I cannot say I had a best-friend.  I have had a few good friends, but for one reason or another, the friendship was short-lived and came to an end. On the other hand, Tom, my husband, ha...
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What Can We Learn From a Donkey Fable?

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I was listening to the radio one afternoon when I heard a great fable with an even better life lesson.  One day a farmer's donkey fell into an abandoned well.  The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out how to save him from well.  The donkey was quite old and the farmer did not want to hurt him during his attempt to save him.  After much deliberation, the farmer finally...
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