High Five
Dear Friends and Family, Have you ever noticed that the male species has a unique way of greeting each other? I believe it starts around middle school; at least that is what I have gathered through my observations. They walk up to each other and do some fancy unique handshake and then possibly add a shoulder or chest bump. One day, while I was at the mall, I watched one of these greetings happen and I wondered how they know what to do. Do they plan their handshake in advance, or is there some bro shake ingrained in them? I then began asking my male friends and some...
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“We can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!” Romans 5:5 (MSG) November 7, 2012 Dear Friends, The other day I was talking to someone about House of Hope, and she asked me, “How do you charge families practically nothing and still keep your doors open?” I said, “Well, we have financial partners that believe what we are doing is important and worth supporting.” Tears sprung to her eyes, and she said, “I wish there had been a House of Hope around 13 years ago when I was struggling with my teenage...
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