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This breath, and this moment, and this life is a gift and we are all in this together. We all have countless choices every day to close down or stand up straight and open up, and take a big breath and say YES to the gift.

Rob Bell

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Rob Bell
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 23
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Ingham County
Michigan
Together
Gift
Take
Close
Every
Stand
Life
Open
Choices
Countless
Moment
Breath
Bigs
Breaths
Moments
Straight

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