He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer … - Joni Eareckson Tada

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These aren't joyous times when we have war in Iraq. These are challenging times, and they're difficult times, and they're straining the psyche of our country. I understand that.

Joni Eareckson Tada

He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.

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Amazing, isn't it, that our prayers. . . can move the very heart of God who created the universe?

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True, God hates Alzheimer's, spinal cord injury, mental illness, autism, and the rest (these conditions are all symptoms of the Fall). Yet he permits these things to accomplish something far more precious in our lives: patience, endurance, compassion for others who hurt, and refined faith and trust in God, to name a few.

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God points to the peaceful attitude of suffering people to teach others about Himself.

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Faint hearts are encouraged when they read about others who, despite amputation, spinal cord injury, or psychiatric disorders have a vibrant trust and confidence in God.

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Take those road hazards- the potholes, ruts, detours, and all the rest- as evidence that you were on the right route. It's when you find yourself on that big, broad, easy road that you ought to worry.

Broad, Finding Yourself, Hazards, Ought, Right, Worry

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These aren't joyous times when we have war in Iraq. These are challenging times, and they're difficult times, and they're straining the psyche of our country. I understand that.

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Maria Semple

My day is not that fun-filled or that filled usually with complications.

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Nicole Holofcener

I guess I always knew going into the movie that casting that part would be difficult. Oliver just felt likeable. I felt it would be hard to dislike this man. I don't know why, but I'm sure other directors have felt the same when casting him. Oliver is goofy yet formidable, smart but likeable. . . I didn't want the character of Alex to be nasty or demonised. I wanted him to be struggling with his actions.

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Richard M. Nixon

I can see clearly now. . . that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate.

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Stephen Sondheim

You get used to the exact amount of space between lines. You write a word and then you write an alternate word over it. You want enough room so you can read it, so the lines can't be too close.

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