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The following stories have been tagged with Forgiveness
Bumper Cars
An unusual blizzard hit our area of Oklahoma on Christmas Eve. We're not set up to clear the roads from a huge storm like that. A couple of weeks later there were many parking lots and side streets that were still icy. I pulled into a parking spot at a grocery store and my tires slid a bit on the ice. My bumper bumped the SUV in the next spot. It left a smudge on the bumper, and the owner wa... MORE
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FORGIVENESS
Forgiveness
It is a hard thing to forgive people. My best friend and I had a recent argument and we decided not talk over the summer. For me it is really hard to not talk to her. She hurt me and I hurt her. The way we hurt each other is that we pressed each others buttons really well. I am not sure how to fix the problem. I apologized, talked and rationalized with her. Nothing seems to work. I feel like I... MORE
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FORGIVENESS
Last Words
My story may not be one of many challenges or of many hardships. But it is one that I know made me who I am today. It started the year of sixth grade. I met and became best friends with a girl named Carla. We made each other laugh and smiles were never far away. Then summer came. Carla was more of a tomboy and an outside type of girl, I was not. I spent much of my time indoors reading, singing... MORE
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FORGIVENESS
Forgive and Grow
Forgiving, I feel, is easy. Forgetting the experience that comes prior to the forgiveness, however, always remains with us. Choosing to forgive means choosing to let go of the bad or negative emotions that one experiences so that we can live in peace and harmony. Five years ago I went through a painful divorce. Circumstances were such that my own family had to choose a side: my ex-husband or m... MORE
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FORGIVENESS
Tearing Up The IOU
I am a wife and mother of three grown sons, and have been married to a great guy for almost 27 years. We’ve been in ministry together all these years, sharing the pain and ultimate healing of so many. But along that journey, I admit that I’ve encountered a few battle scars of my own. Several years ago, a very dear friend went through a tough time in his personal life. Instea... MORE
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FORGIVENESS
True Forgiveness
I guess I can hold a grudge for 30 years or more! It was the 70’s and when I was 5 my parents divorced. My mom had a good reason to divorce my dad and I knew all about it, even though I was really too young to handle this information. Suddenly this stay at home mom was a single parent of five kids. Of course now, after a lot of years of growing and doing work on healing the past, I ca... MORE
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FORGIVENESS
A Gift to all - but the gift was in the giving
In 1994, the year after my father-in-law died, I planned a surprise for my husband on our anniversary. I wrote all of his east coast relatives and asked if we could celebrate the Orthodox Christmas together. The older generation of my husband’s family were raised Serbian Orthodox, and we'd chosen that date for our wedding. There were questions: “What do you mean ‘together?&#... MORE
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FORGIVENESS
Choosing to Forgive
No one likes to talk about forgiveness, because for most people I think it has a religious connotation. But the dictionary definition of “forgive” is “to stop feeling angry or resentful towards something.” And I’m sure many people have managed to do that. I know I have, and I know how hard it is. To let go of feeling wronged is probably the hardest part. I had bee... MORE
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FORGIVENESS
Misleading Appearance
That was an unusually dark winter night. I was on my way home from work on the ghastly quiet road of my hometown. I drove my bicycle alone. It was midnight when I finished my third shift. Winter wind kept tapping my face as I tried to rush home. Suddenly, I noticed one man with a long hair, riding behind me secretly. I felt my heart jumping out with scare. I quickened my leg pushing the pedals... MORE
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FORGIVENESS
Please Accept My Apology
You probably remember me from the other day. I was the one who reacted very slowly to the green traffic light. When you honked your horn, I realized I was holding up traffic, so please accept my apology. However, I do want you to know why I seemed in a daze. You see, I was just at the doctor's office getting the results of the biopsy I had two weeks ago, and I was wondering how I would tell my ... MORE
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FORGIVENESS