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Dawn Jones

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“If you want to be reminded of the love of the Lord, just watch the sunrise.”
― Jeannette Walls, Half Broke Horses

tags: appreciation, earth, god, lord, religion, sunrise, world

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“When people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave behind.”
― Jeannette Walls

tags: half-broke-horses, suicide

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“If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.”
― John Ortberg, Love Beyond Reason

tags: christian, christianity, god

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“Look at the way you live. You've sold out. Next thing I know you'll become a Republican." She shook her head. "Where are the values I raised you with?”
― Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle

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“Children whose families take them to museums and zoos, who visit historic sites, who travel abroad, or who camp in remote areas accumulate huge chunks of background knowledge without even studying. For the impoverished child lacking the travel portfolio of affluence, the best way to accumulate background knowledge is by either reading or being read to.”
― Jim Trelease, The Read-Aloud Handbook

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