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My theology is based on what I tell my Sunday-school kids - that they are loved and chosen, AS IS, now, today. That the moment is holy, sacred, and all there is - and that we are only as sick as our secrets. So TELL IT.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
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Some people seem to understand this - that life and change take time - but I am not one of those people.
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Dogs are the closest we come to knowing the divine love of God on this side of eternity.
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