Adventurer • Smart aleck • Listener • Expert foot rubbist
I love the Bible verses on getting what you want like, [the Lord] will give you the desires of your heart, or ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you. I also love the way the bible talks about my rewards with language like, rewarded a hundredfold, or opening the floodgates of heaven.
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I opened my mouth to answer, but lost my voice. I nodded and quickly turned away, wiping at the rush of tears. When I saw their little faces and heard their singsong voices, that gift felt like the most significant accomplishment of my life. I was proud and ashamed at the same time.
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The letter from the Tax Assessor’s office gloated at me from the top of my mail pile. A cold chunk[…]
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I got a call from a dead person. My heart stopped for a moment while I stared at my phone screen. The name belonged to a woman I’d known for many years. I knew it couldn’t be her, but chills raced down my arms anyway.
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Plastic ramps, funnels, and tubes were strewn across my front porch. Here and there, glass marbles glinted in the afternoon[…]
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