March 2012
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Thankful Thursdays: mom edition
I am thankful today for answered prayers, for God’s providence in leading people and situations in not only a spiritual way, but also in a geographical and physical way.
And today, I am especially thankful that my mom’s surgery went well. She is recovering from anesthesia, and her lungs held up. I don’t know how her recovery will be, but I know she is alive! Count your...
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Thankful Thursday's
Dear friend from Indiana who I went to CUC with and sat in education classes with for four years,
I am thankful that I know you. I am thankful for the wonderful conversations we have had, the food we have eaten (and even made sometimes) together, the coffee dates, the support even in the most hectic and crazy semesters, and simply all the fun we have had together. From Astha’s to LOGOS...
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Make a difference Monday! Encouragement
I have found and heard that sometimes even the smallest words of encouragement can make the most profound differences in the course of events, when they are said under the right circumstances. Because of this, we should make every effort to encourage others whenever and wherever we can.
“16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in...
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Thankful Thursdays
Thank you, my beautiful teacher friend from BC who is working in Alberta now, (Recognize that I am also thankful for my many other beautiful teacher friends) for all of the friendship and support you have shown me in the past 5ish years. That first summer working as ‘flower girls’ for plant services I remember thinking you might be too pampered for my taste- and then I realized I...
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“One Moravian missionary, Christian Henry Rauch, had already gone out from...”
– Count Zinzendorf, Firstfruit, by Janet and Geoff Benge
In 1742 Ludwig von Zinzendorf and his daughter, Benigna went to visit and help with the work of the first Moravian mission in the Americas, located in Pennsylvania. While the entire story is amazing, this exert was a short story within a...
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“Mr. S, you gave away free cookies yesterday. I did not get any free cookies...”
– Message dilivered over the school intercom this morning (mind you, the intercom can be heard outside in the schoolyard and surrounding houses, as well…) This is another reason to love PD days at school…
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