Tag Archives: Generosity

Me and My Scrooginess

Me and My Scrooginess

Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Michele.

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“Do not eat the food of a stingy man, do not crave his delicacies; for he is the kind of man who is always thinking about the cost. ‘Eat and drink,’ he says to you, but his heart is not with you.” ~ Proverbs 23:6-7
I read this Proverb yesterday, and immediately felt the painful crunch [...]

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$40 and Everyone Wins

$40 and Everyone Wins

Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by Michele.

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Hanging out with students is better than coffee. And chocolate. And YES, I know exactly what I’m saying.
Teenagers get a bad rap. Sometimes for good reason, but other times for no reason at all. I happen to be both impressed and inspired by some of the students in my life. And their passion and example [...]

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A Generous Calm

A Generous Calm

Posted on 24. Jan, 2009 by Michele.

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I asked someone two days ago to tell me his greatest need. Not a grandiose lifelong need, but his greatest real need. Right now. This moment. I didn’t expect his answer:
“Calmness.”
Being that I’m in his life, I couldn’t help but wonder if I am, on the whole, meeting his need for calm, or detracting from [...]

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