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Emily Colson
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Dancing with Max: A Mother and Son Who Broke Free
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2010
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11 editions
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Dancing with Max
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“When I finally made it across the dune, I found her gazing at the ocean and holding a weathered fence post as if it were the mast of a sailboat.
'That was quite a sprint you did on that soft sand,' I said, huffing and puffing. She smiled, but didn't respond. So I clarified, 'That sand is hard to get through.'
She laughed. 'It's easier to get through the tough stuff if I give it a little muscle.'
I looked at her out of the corner of my eye and said coyly, 'I think there's a life lesson there.'
'Nah,' she refuted. 'I've exercised my whole life. Lots of practice. It comes naturally now.'
Like I said.”
― Dancing with Max: A Mother and Son Who Broke Free
'That was quite a sprint you did on that soft sand,' I said, huffing and puffing. She smiled, but didn't respond. So I clarified, 'That sand is hard to get through.'
She laughed. 'It's easier to get through the tough stuff if I give it a little muscle.'
I looked at her out of the corner of my eye and said coyly, 'I think there's a life lesson there.'
'Nah,' she refuted. 'I've exercised my whole life. Lots of practice. It comes naturally now.'
Like I said.”
― Dancing with Max: A Mother and Son Who Broke Free
“The Bible is layered, incredibly complex, and yet perfectly simple. But your heart has to be open to truly "read" it.”
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“Everyone ... is scared and messy with a history of failures; it's just that only some of us show it on the outside too.”
― Dancing with Max: A Mother and Son Who Broke Free
― Dancing with Max: A Mother and Son Who Broke Free
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