Tag: hope
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Walk away
Not everyone that is mean spirited is “going through something.” The reality is that’s just who they truly are. When you encounter these people, it’s best to walk away. You’ll get nowhere by engaging in fights with people who are hell-bent on making your life miserable, because they can’t find any joy in theirs. No…
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Going Up
Over the weekend, I went on a girl’s ski trip in the mountains with my friend and some of her other friends. When I first learned there’d be 10 of us rooming together, I was a bit nervous. One, I only knew some of the ladies and two, that many personalities together can often be…
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Reach down
“God reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.” Psalms 18:16 NLT I know what it feels like to be low; so low, even the ground looks high. I’ve had many days of trials, tribulations, and bouts of feeling lonely, that the only two things I…
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Inseparable
As a child, one of my worst fears was being separated from my mother. The few times I’d gone to the Alabama National Fair, I made sure to stay within direct eye view of her, because I was afraid of being snatched away, or looking up and not seeing her there. I can remember when…
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Think about today
I was strolling through my Instagram feed earlier and came across one of the sweetest videos I’d seen. It was of an elderly father (age 80-ish) and his daughter, driving across state. Might I point out that he was the one driving. There wasn’t a whole lot to the 30-second soundbite, other than witnessing a…
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Recalculating
I don’t like driving long distances, and I certainly don’t like anyone or anything that’s going to delay my arrival time. I remember some years back when I used to drive to visit my late father in the nursing home, I would often get mixed up with making the right turn, and knowing when to…
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Hit the gas
I spend a lot of time with my mom, and while I do enjoy and cherish her company and our time together, what I don’t necessarily like, is her commentary while driving. I’m sure I can attribute it to her being a mother and being most concerned about my safety, but passengers driving while not,…
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It’s a celebration
Do you know what it’s like to be celebrated? Treated like a big deal? Applauded, even if the only set of hands you hear clapping, are yours? Are you feeling a bit unappreciated, after posting countless of “Facebook Appreciation Posts,” yet everyone appears to have discounted you? If you’re feeling a little less loved today,…
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Working in silence
“How do you do that?” Is the question I remember being asked quite often by one of my “concerned” colleagues, to which I’d respond, “How do I do what?” “How do you work in silence, because I’d lose my mind if things were this quiet. When people don’t hear you doing anything, they could presume…
Notes by La'Rue 