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Had a Bad Day?

Ever had a bad day? One of those days when you can’t seem to do anything right? A day when you make mistake after mistake? Well, I have had a bunch of those recently… I became an official Life Teen Missionary a little over two weeks ago (when I wrote this blog) and so far, the adjustment has been quite a struggle. After almost three months of waking up pretty much whenever I wanted, I have had to wake up before seven o’clock for holy hour and morning prayer. And I am not a morning person. Then,

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Occupy This Heart

I have a huge heart.  Ninety percent of the time, this is hugely inconvenient. It’s inconvenient to cry in a movie that no one else seems to find quite as tear-worthy.  It’s inconvenient to cry when you imagine the gruesome death of the mouse that’s been living in your home when your housemates think you’re crazy for caring so much about the sufferings of a rodent.  It’s inconvenient to feel so much for people you hardly know—to hurt with them and for them, and to embrace their

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