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Why Laughing Together is so Important

In Uncategorized on 5 March 2010 tagged awkward, community, eat, laugh, love, pray, serve, silence, together with 1897no commentshttp://evanshawblackerby.com/2010/03/why-laughing-together-is-so-important/Why+Laughing+Together+is+so+Important2010-03-05+13%3A00%3A53evanblackerby

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Developing a sense of community is tough. Meeting new people. Branching out of your comfort zone. Silence. Awkwardness.
There are a few simple things that help people bond:
• Eat [...]

Three People

In Uncategorized on 25 June 2009 tagged 1930s, afternoon, coffee shop, comfort, comfort zones, computer desktop, conversation, date, direction, few minutes, future, gentlemen, God, god sets, grass, husband, internet, internet service, jolt, jolts, laugh, long time, monday, my wife, NC, old couple, old elementary school, opportunities, people, real estate agent, smile, Wondering with 15031 commenthttp://evanshawblackerby.com/2009/06/three-people/Three+People2009-06-25+12%3A21%3A51evanblackerby

Our lives are not about us.
Three encounters on Monday proved to me, once again, that my life is not my own. Frankly, your life is not your own. We are to be servants. Sometimes it requires a jolt of pure opportunity and force to rip us from our comfort zones. [...]