"We draw people to Christ not by loudly discrediting what they believe, by telling them how wrong they are and how right we are, but by showing them a ...

Goodbyes are not easy, but I'm ready to move on. I'm not reluctant, Emma, not holding back. I don't have answers to the questions, but I have some good questions. I have loved life, but I believe that life is to be ...
~ Madeleine L'Engle ~












Goodbyes are not easy, but I'm ready to move on. I'm not reluctant, Emma, not holding back. I don't ...
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