I'm still thinking about forgiveness from yesterday and an important part of forgiveness is reconciliation. And that will look different depending on the people involved and the depth of hurt caused. What got me thinking about reconciliation and forgiveness was this extremely moving piece from the New York Times. I'm grateful for reconciliation and I've experienced many different kinds of it in my years thus far. Sometimes the reconciliation has been resolving the conflict and then parting ways amicably. Sometimes it has been reestablishing relationship with different boundaries. Other times it has been continuing in relationship but closer than before. In fact, in the past year I have experienced all three types of the reconciliation I have just listed. And I sit here today with no regrets about any of them, I am grateful for the resolution and the chance to move forward, alone or together. What about you? How have you viewed reconciliation before? In what ways do you need to pursue reconciliation in any of your relationships today?
The Feast of Firstfruits & Easter Go for Broke Day If it scares you this is the day to go for it no matter what. One Day Without Shoes Day Today is to raise global awareness for children’s health and education. Why shoes? Because shoes help protect from bacteria in the dirt, rusty nails, dirty needles and shoes enable feet to withstand the long distances most children in developing countries need to walk to get to school. Join TOMS One for One There is plenty of criticism out there for TOMS and its short term solutions. Critics don't even buy the "at least they are doing something" statement. However, you have to start somewhere. And every bit of awareness helps something go from short term to long term. We all have a part to play. Read a Road Map Day One of the many reasons I would stink at The Amazing Race is because I never did learn how to read a road map well. I remember doing worksheets and class lessons on maps and I was able to skate by to pa
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