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I know you have been trying to get close to me

-Close to me by sharp dialect

God winked

Earlier asked where Roma’s chew rope went

Turned my head as I was organizing my hair

There it is

Oh thank you, God

I just needed to ask?

Yes

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Praying over the middle school small group session

Echo of a question rang

What does unsolicited advice mean?

-8th grade female

Awkward to let the story hang without interaction

Acknowledgement is bare minimum

Shaming is going backwards

Empathy is going forward

Just hold space

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What if I had the authority of Jesus to heal

I would listen to someone

Empathize

And heal

I am not Jesus

I can point them to Jesus

I can trust Jesus will take care of them

Better than I can

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Do not give special attention

To events you do not want to mark / remember

Give affection near blanket place

To have it be a safe place for comfort and love

Do not say special good bye

When returning is the event you want them to remember

Do I ignore her as I do my tasks?

How will she feel about that?

Like she does not exist

Discern bare minimum of acknowledgement

Or engagement

If I cave in Every time to affection

I would get no tasks complete

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* Snatched peaceful nap

Looked over to Roma peacefully napping

And may your kingdom be

What wakes us up, and lays us down

Lose my soul by tobymac

Peaceful rest

Not the same as submissive sleep

Peaceful, tuckered out from run and fun, rest

Not the same as flustered and all cried out exhaustion sleep