Deborah Norris
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Long Journey to FreedomIn later years, Joseph would sit around the fireplace with his children and reflect upon his earlier days as a slave on the Quinn plantation.
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Where Did She Go?From high to low. From mania to depression. From recklessness to listlessness. Bipolar disorder, also referred to as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that is responsible for dramatic mood shifts.
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Leave a Little RoomModifications in mealtime behavior are a process of trial and error, of experimentation, of self-discovery and of health improvement. It may take several weeks before you feel comfortable with a new set of mealtime eating habits.
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A Lesson from the AnimalsMany a diet "expert" has told you that exercise isn't important. They reason that if you have to walk seventeen miles to burn up a single pound of fat, why bother? They're clearly missing the point.
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Dealing with the Habit FactorWe can make the conscious choice to change undesirable habits and behaviors and replace them with healthier, life-giving ones.
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The Creative MindWhen you partner your values, the causes you believe in, with your creative thinking ability, you create a sense of purpose that will fuel your motivation to be creative and inventive for the good of the cause.
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On Again, Off Again With Weight LossAbandon the idea of weight loss as a single exhausting race, your one and last shot at change. View it instead as a daily run, the benefits of which accumulate over a life time.
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Two Kinds of LoveI've often wondered about the woman that gave birth to my Lauren. I do not know her, yet motherhood brings our two different worlds, our two kinds of love together. -
Family ResemblanceMy mother is a beautiful and elegant woman, whether she be wearing a dress or a pair of jeans. She has a face that has aged with grace and loveliness, no credit to Revlon.
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Restored to BeautyDad's upholstery shop is quite simple by design, if not a bit on the cluttered side. It holds over sixty years of collected tools and gadgets (some purchased, some inherited, some created by his own hand).
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Strength to Overcome a HabitThere are various techniques which are used to modify undesirable behaviors or conquer addictions. But, in the spiritual realm there is really only one answer.
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Just like UsThe concept of the creator of the universe confining himself to a human body is often too difficult for many to comprehend. Yet, how else could he truly and effectively communnicate with us?
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Don't Get Too ComfortableGod's "hand of change" often requires us to release that which is comfortable, secure, predictable and familiar. It requires a relinquishing of our expectations and a welcoming of his will and plan for our lives.
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Quiet TimeWhat happens when we take the time to be silent and listen? Our spirits are refreshed and renewed. Our hearts are encouraged and uplifted. Our minds are enlightened with God's knowledge and wisdom.
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Daily GrindTroubles are kind of like flying insects. Sometimes they pester you one at a time - sometimes they arrive in swarms. Whatever the case, we can be assured that God will journey with us through the daily grind.
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His Hand ExtendedGod has graciously blessed many with his infinite resources in order that those less fortunate might also benefit from the abundance. We must find the love and compassion within our hearts to make God's plan a reality.
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Fruits of SufferingHe was gone so quickly. A freak and tragic accident would separate this beautiful child from his loving family, leaving them stunned and grieving.
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Ultimate SacrificeA paricularly homely spider had given birth to several hundred long-legged babies. In a valiant act of love and self-sacrifice, she presented herself as a giant smorgasbord for her hungry children.
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Little HouseWhen Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote Little House on the Prairie, she was describing a very different world from the one I have often dreamed about. She was recalling deprivation, starvation, grass fires, grasshopper plagues, and never-ending hard work.
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Heart ChangerGod is the heart-changer. He desires to recreate us at the deepest level of our lives. And here is the beauty of his interior make-over - when we allow him to remodel us, we become new creations.
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What Do You See?We can make the choice to look at our particular circumstances through eyes of despair and negativity, or we can shift our focus to one of joy and gratitude...it's all in the view.
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Grace UndeservedThis is a story about a valuable life lesson of love, forgiveness, and grace as experienced through the eyes of a child.
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Don't ForgetThis was Auschwitz, the largest and best-known of Nazi concentration and death camps. It was here that prisoners died from lethal injections, torture, starvation, slave labor, and lack of basic sanitary conditions.
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Will the REAL Frosty Please Stand Up?This is a true and humorous story depicting how love often goes to great lengths to protect the heart of a friend.
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A Place in My HeartThis is a true and touching story of how the lives of one family are forever changed by a spirited and mischievous kitten that subtly finds her way into their hearts.