Tag: encouragement
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Grin A Little Grin With Me

Babies typically aren’t born with smiles. People have explained that an early grin is just a matter of gas, not an intentional attitude of joy. Babies learn to respond as they grow, connecting with those who interact with them, figuring out what works to bring the best responses from those they’re with. Because God made…
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When A Good Word Matters

Endings are a mixed blessing. There’s the joy of seeing something finished in a positive and intentional manner where growth is observed and change has happened. The sour side is knowing that many of those you’ve worked with are moving away, ready to begin a new season of life, often in a new place. Relationships…
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Hug More; Hug Longer

I’m a hugger by nature. Covid just about destroyed me. I think it did that for many; we all need the comforting touch of other people to remind us that we matter. When we were isolated, needing to stay away from those we loved, bubbling with only a selected number of people, it was an…
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Never Such Devotion

One has played soccer for years and will play in college; the other has a more dramatic bent and has played soccer on and off for a few years. Friday night they came together, the experienced and the novice, and played on the same team. Working together for a common goal–pun very much intended. The…
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Curious Rites Of Passage

Change constantly happens. In today’s vernacular, as children grow and experience spurts of learning and change, they go through what’s known as leaps, as indicated by the app, Wonder Weeks. They help you recognize that new behavior isn’t merely problematic; something is happening physiologically and mentally to help the baby grow. It doesn’t stop with…