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From a blog I follow. This Ted Talk spoke to my heart in many ways. Thought I would share it with you. Originally posted on Sometimes Care Giving Stinks. Even unexpected good news can bowl us over. Melissa was surprised when I proposed to her. She remembers it as one of the few times she was at a loss for words. And then I saw t.

8220;Both the abused and the abuser have the same value. 8220;Both the abused and the abuser have the same value. When I heard my pastor say these words I thought I felt my lungs collapse. My chest sank and I could not breathe. The war started backup inside me. The battle between truth and the unforgiveness in my heart. My identity is not something I have struggled with in about a year.

I could see we were on a rutted road, just different enough from the orange of the sand to be noticed, with fewer big rocks and only one or two random spiny plants. This had to be the middle of nowhere. Were we even allowed to be out here? A roadrunner dodged us and sped off into the drifting cloud of dust our tires threw into the wind. God bless this house, Tag whispered.

8230;all that is worth remembering of life is the poetry of it. To bring our stories to the page, no matter how hard they have been to live through, and no matter how hard they are to re-tell. Already I felt less weight in my soul, and the light just begin to finger its way to my shattered places. And it is a deep, cleansing breath when we feel the scribbled, frantic piles of our plans born away by the bearer of our burdens.

Ldquo;To play without passion is inexcusable! The teaching curriculum of the Florentino Piano Studio is based on classical training, and students of all ages and levels are welcome.

Nothing quite like fresh air and new sights to stir the dusty cobwebs of the mind. University of Texas at Arlington. Hurry up, come on. Can you taste the colors and the sounds. Everywhere they cover the ground. Too many for just one.