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But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion.

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Real relationship is gritty and earthy, the stuff that life is made of.

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The people I've been exposed to have been people of amazing integrity.

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Life goes by really fast, and it seems that there are times when you're burying a lot of friends and family. And then there are times that feel really...more

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For me, the backdrop of half the experiences of life includes music.

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Depending on what day of the week it is and what time of the month it is, I'm a good friend or not a good friend. I'm more or less a good mom or not a...more

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I can look at the future with anticipation. And it's comforting to know that someday, as Christians, we'll be able to look back and have a little more...more