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that is filled with bumps and potholes,
twists and turns.

Sometimes, life doesn’t go the way
we thought or hoped it would. It is easy to
let disappointment, anger or offense set
in. But it is true that it’s possible to learn
and grow from these experiences.
Taking a Tumble
Tumbling through life, being tossed
this way and that way, I wondered why
life had to be so difficult. I tired of hoping
for a future or a dream that never seemed
to come. One problem tumbled on top of
another. Have you had those days when
you felt like everything was going wrong?
I came to the place when I asked, “Is this
all there is?”
Encouragement bloomed in my heart
as I read:

“The righteous cry out, and the
LORD hears them; he delivers
them from all their troubles. The

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