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The 10 + 1 Building Blocks Of Relationships: Comfort (Empathy)

The 10 building blocks are delivered in alphabetical order (with the exception of “+1″, it is last for a reason, more on that later…). Today’s post is #6 in the series… Comfort (Empathy). Empathy is the building block, if you will, of being able to recognize that a person needs comfort, and then having the sentiment, [...]

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Shakespeare’s #PlayOnWords

Hmmm, I wonder what he could have done with one of these #hashtag critters… If you follow my writing closely you know that I enjoy an occasional #playonwords. I’ve coined a few new words myself, some of which you can find at the Urban Dictionary. So I found out recently that Shakespeare originated over 1,700 [...]

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Peace, Truth and Grace: The Battle Just Won

Yesterday was Veteran’s Day. I took the day off, enjoyed the parade in downtown Jacksonville. It was fun! Pretty cool that we spend a whole day every year in gratitude for the soldiers that fought for our country. Those who fought for a worthy cause… So I was thinking about peace since that is something [...]

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Book Review: Deep & Wide by Andy Stanley

OK, I like the church so it’s probably a no brainer that I’m going to like the book, right? Well, I actually LOVE both! This is Andy at his finest. When you read this book you feel like you know him personally. Why? Well, in many ways, this book is about Andy… but in many [...]

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The Keys To The Greatest Heirloom

I’m writing today as a contributor to the Christian Writers Blog Chain. Our theme for this month is “Pursuit.” Christianwriters.com is an excellent place to network if you’re a Christian writer or author. The greatest heirloom that I can come up with that has been passed down from one generation to the next would be our heritage. [...]

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From Cultivating To Captivating: Saying More By Thinkin’ Less?

Good advice I received from a few key folks early on in this writing journey: “Write – A lot!!” I did just that, and tried to nurture the ability with some much needed seasoning. Cultivating – The process of preparing… getting ready. A lot of people just spent a lot of time writing a lot [...]

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Carol’s Gems: Topaz and Citrine – Harvesting Sunshine

Today’s post, “Carol’s Gems: Topaz and Citrine – Harvesting Sunshine,” is a monthly series on birthstones from one of my favorite blogger friends, Carol Peterson. Carol is a writer with a heart for encouragement, sharing parables of faith on her blog From Carol’s Quill and making learning exciting in Fun with Finance and other teacher resource books. [...]

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