Our greatest duty to our children is to love them first.? Secondly, it is to teach them.? Not to frighten, force, or intimidate our children into submission, but to effectively teach them so that they have the knowledge and tools to govern themselves.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Life is a test.? It was designed to be so.? It is where we taste the bitter and the sweet; where we feel pain and pleasure; where we learn right from wrong; where we pass through both darkness and light.? It is a time to make choices.? And through this process we form our characters - some grand and glorious, some barely decent, and others just plain monstrous.?
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The most difficult challenge an honest man will ever face is having to choose between duty and love. One creates a man of honorable character; a life worth dying for. The other creates a vulnerable soul that madly yearns for either death or immortality.
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During an especially noisy elementary school assembly I witnessed a common marvel.? Someone spoke, into the mic, and the room hushed.? Such magic never ceases to amaze me.
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Some decisions in life naturally lead to an unhappy ending, leaving you sinking by degrees in a lake of quicksand.? And, unless someone reaches to pull you out, chances are you will drown in the consequences.
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Christmas is like candy. It slowly melts in your mouth, sweetening every tastebud, making you wish it could last forever.
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Christmas is our annual reminder to - pondering celestial stars, to - serving those in need, and to - glorifying our Lord in humble prayer.
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Christmas, when observed with the right spirit, still has the power to call miracles from Heaven to Earth.
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A new star, the Christ child, God's gift to mankind. That's what Christmas is made of.
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Yes, of course we could all use some help. There isn't a person alive without a need. So don't ask the silly question, just figure out you're going to help and do it!
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One smile has the power to.. Calm fears. Warm a cold heart. Soften stone walls. Invite a new friend. Mimic a loving hug. Beautify the bearer. Lighten heavy loads. Promote good deeds. Brighten a gloomy day. Comfort a grieving spirit. Offer hope to the forlorn. Send a message of caring. Lift the downtrodden soul. Patch up invisible wounds. Weaken the hold of misery. Act as medicine for suffering. Attract the companionship of angels. Fulfill the human need for recognition. Who knew changing the world would prove so simple?
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A single act of kindness is like a drop of oil on a patch of dry skin; seeping, spreading, and affecting more than the original need.
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There are these amazing little seeds called.? You should grow some.
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Service a smile.? It is an acknowledging wave, a reaching handshake, a friendly wink, and a warm hug.? It's these simple acts that matter most, because the greatest service to a human soul has always been the kindness of recognition.
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I have lost my spark, I'm told, and should seek to rekindle it.? Respecting the messenger, I wonder if this is true.? I feel as if my spark endures, but having opened up to the world so bright, perhaps it no longer shines by comparison.? So, without a word, I slip back into seclusion to nurture my beautiful inner glow.
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