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Write. Just write. Keep writing. Read other writing: books, poems, blogs, newspapers, magazines. And then think and write.
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This Phoenix Speaks: Albeit in a Whisper
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This Phoenix Speaks: albeit in a whisper
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A Man Who Tried
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Brave Creativity: 100 Poems
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incandescent you
How can you know who you are?
In your beauty and your strength.
You are lux et veritas.
Seek forever for the truth.
Despite losses on your way,
Hold to love and truthfulness.
Be light—wish upon the stars—
As God reaches for you at length—
Ever-reaching—at full cost—
A cost worth every pain—
God’s divine gift to this world,
Entirely
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An historical and adventurous peek into the mid 1800s America that touches on the inherent racism and plight of the poor and oppressed peoples of that time. Worth the read when paired with deep discussions on the society of the time and how things ha
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Thank You, Teachers: True Stories from America’s Teachers, Our Last Line of Defense and Our First Line of Hope (Heroes Among Us, 6):
"This book wasn't what i had expected. I thought it would be all about students being grateful for the wonderful teachers they had in school. I was blessed with several very wonderful teachers along the way. I think i would have been devastated to lea"
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Thank You, Teachers: True Stories from America's Teachers, Our Last Line of Defense and Our First Line of Hope (Heroes Among Us):
"Motivational read. Short stories from teachers all over the US. Lots of views about the difficulties and the love of teaching. "
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“The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.”
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“Everything you are learning is preparing you for something else.”
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“As we got closer to marriage, I felt completely confident that Gordon loved me. But I also knew somehow that I would never come first with him. I knew I was going to be second in his life and that the Lord was going to be first. And that was okay. It seemed to me that if you understood the gospel and the purpose of our being here, you would want a husband who put the Lord first.”
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“The thing about growing old is that when you wake up with a new pain, you can just about count on it becoming a permanent part of your life!”
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“For it is not requisite that a woman should hobble faster than she has strength!”
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Winter Olympics
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I haven't been able to find an active group about the Winter Olympics, so thought it would be a good idea to start one as Sochi 2014 is nearly upon us ...more