Why Do I Feel So Frustrated? |
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by Mel Miller - April 10, 2013 Sometimes I feel frustrated about feeling frustrated. Mostly because its hard to figure out exactly what is making me feel frustrated. Frustration seems like sometimes is comes out of nowhere ... more |
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A Blessing for Everything |
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by Mel Miller - April 19, 2013 In Judaism, there is a blessing for everything. For just having eaten a meal, for rising in the morning, for seeing a rainbow, for putting on new clothing, for studying the Bible, for seeing a head of state. You name it, there's probably a blessing for it. ... more |
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Everybody Needs a Midwife |
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by Mel Miller - May 31, 2013 Everybody needs a midwife. When I decided to have my third child at home, choosing a midwife was a very important task. And, after my experience of giving birth to Anna, I am convinced that everybody needs to have a midwife, pregnant or not ... more |
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The Benefit of the Doubt |
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by Mel Miller - June 24, 2013 My husband often says, "Stupid is easy." Yes, it is easy to choose the wrong way of acting and oh, so very hard to choose the "higher road." Another thing that is easy: To judge another person's actions or motivations. It takes a strong will and much deliberate intention to do the hard thing: To give the benefit of the doubt. ... more |
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I Can Forgive, But I Can't Forget |
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by Mel Miller - October 02, 2013 Maria, who loved both her divorced parents, was talking with her mother about trying to build a relationship with her father. When his previous actions that led to the divorce came up, her mom said, "It's not something you can just forget." Maria retorted, "You can if you try hard enough." Is that true? Is it possible to forgive and forget? ... more |
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430 Years… That, Is A Long Time! |
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by Mel Miller - October 24, 2013 The second question in my current Bible Study was a doozy: "Why do we hesitate to push through to freedom and abundant life?" (1) What a loaded question! After thinking a bit, I jotted down: because life hurts, because we are broken, because it is so easy to give up, because our perspective isn't right. ... more |
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Can I Look You In the Eye? |
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by Mel Miller - December 18, 2013 My 8th grade son, Caleb, was telling me about a small conflict at school, and he mentioned that his teacher wouldn't look him in the eye. I wonder if that is the first time he's noticed that when another person is "not right" with you, he/she just can't look you in the eye. ... more |
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