Forgiveness is for You

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God loves family. We see the idea of family come to life in the book of Genesis. And throughout the bible, God speaks highly about two core areas of family: marriage and parenthood. But with family, there will be times of laughter and joy, but also of hurt and disagreement. After all, a family is a unit of individuals with their own identities. I, myself went through a terrible ordeal within my family a few years ago. The issue still causes some conflict now during certain events and holidays. In my opinion of course, a situation that could more quickly had begun to heal continued to take on new life every time the relative wanted to relive the day, spread the word to others, and make attempts to get their point across. It was bad.

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My Best Friend Lives in Heaven

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I remember that October night in 2014 like it was yesterday. My mom rushed into my room and screamed, “Daddy can’t breathe!” I jumped up and raced to my grandparents’ room. He was sitting on the edge of the bed with his oxygen mask on, looking at the floor, and struggling with every breath. It made no sense to me at the time. He had the machine. It was working. What was going on? Only time would tell.

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Flooded into a New Beginning

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I’ll be honest, I waited FORRRREVER to start this blog. How long was forever you may be wondering? Well, for about two years, which I am ashamed to admit. At the time, I felt God nudging me to use my voice through writing to speak to his people. I treated the feeling casually. Basically, like I had all the time in the world. Then, the third week of July 2020, God said, “You have until your birthday.” I said “Oh my!” My birthday was only about two months away. I did not even know where to begin, only that I had to start, and could not rest until the task was complete (Proverbs 6:4).

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