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A godly woman is beyond average because she keeps her word. She honors her vows. She exhibits great faith. She overcomes great obstacles. And she affects her family, her community, even the world.

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Elizabeth George
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: February 26
Author
Novelist
Writer
Warren
Ohio
Susan Elizabeth George
Woman
Keeps
Vows
Great
Average
Honors
Even
Honor
Vow
World
Beyond
Exhibits
Word
Godly
Community
Affects
Faith
Obstacles
Family
Overcoming
Overcomes

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When we hold our thoughts up against God's standards of what is true and what is real, we can recognize and, with His help, learn to release many of our negative emotions, damaging thoughts, and destructive attitudes.
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Your choices and decisions are a reflection of how well you’ve set and followed your priorities.
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But if you don't understand that story is character and not just idea, you will not be able to breathe life into even the most intriguing flash of inspiration.
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It's easy to talk about how much you love God, but loving others reveals how much you truly do.
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She thought about how it was so simple with animals. They gave their hearts without question or fear. They had no expectations. They were so easy to love. If people could only be like that, no one would ever be hurt, she thought. No one would ever need to learn how to forgive.
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God uses the flawed, the failures, and the imperfect to accomplish His perfect will.
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Let every hindrance to joy become the soil out of which joy blossoms.
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Dust off that Bible. It has the answers you are looking for, and its delights await you.
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Each day is precious when we consider what we can do to serve God and His Kingdom.
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If your home is a ministry, shouldn't that ministry become a passion? Shouldn't your feelings and emotions be involved when it comes to the people and place you love? And shouldn't your work be done passionately? Your labors should be labors of love!
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Little choices determine habit Habit carves and molds character. Which makes the big decisions.
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Perseverance is not a passive submission to circumstances-it is a strong and active response to the difficult events of life.
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When we don't understand and don't agree with the way life has gone, we are to bow before God and once again confess that we can't understand His wisdom. In faith, we are to accept His wisdom, His Word, and His workings, trusting in Him and obeying His commands.
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God begins molding a mother after His own heart on the inside-in the inner woman and her heart-and then works outward.
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God has plans for you and His plans are for good because God Himself is good. He can neither think nor do evil.
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I'm interested in the dark side of man. I'm interested in taboos, and murder is the greatest taboo. Characters are fascinating in their extremity, not in their happiness.
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The soul of a child is the loveliest flower that grows in the garden of God.
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The English tradition offers the great tapestry novel, where you have the emotional aspect of a detective's personal life, the circumstances of the crime and, most important, the atmosphere of the English countryside that functions as another character.
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By prolonged and continued fellowship, the sheep who follow nearby enjoy the shepherd's presence and become his familiar companions. To those closest to him, he shares the choicest portions of the food he's gathered. These happy and content sheep are never in danger. Why? Because they are near the shepherd!
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I find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can't be taught. Frankly, I don't understand this point of view
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