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I will not be rude

Oh, how I wish I weren't so silly. Can you place love under a microscope? Can you tell love that it is not welcomed when it does not knock on your door? When it wasn't asking permission? Likewise love does not need a welcome when it does knock. Sometimes it comes right in without taking her shoes off and then sits on your couch in her wet rain coat. Love finds a way into your heart and it will not be interviewed, nor does it think much of polls or surveys. Love is and love does not ask permission. Who am I to question her? I will not be rude.

2009 Books

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Witness

Well, I made a plan and is typical I didn't stick to it completely. A while back I decided that I would first pay off all of my school debt and then reward myself by sponsoring a Compassion International child. Patrick, I have not followed the plan and I apologize. Yesterday I got my sponsorship package in the mail. I learned then name of my sponsor today. Her name is Witness Juma Semle. She is 10 years old and she lives in Tanzania in an HIV/AIDS devastated area. It is still my goal to pay of my school debt within a year, but I didn't think delaying helping a child in need because of my debt was very Christian. It might make financial sense to put the money toward the debt, but then again Jesus told us to sell all that we have and give to the poor. So Jesus' financial decisions don't make very good financial sense either. So I am in good company. Any way, the plan is still to pay off the debt asap, however I am OK if its takes longer, because I know that Witness will b...