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“She wasn’t just a faithful friend, she was the closest thing to heaven I allowed myself to know. Through her I received joy in my heart and began to love others.”
― Jennifer Skiff, The Divinity of Dogs: True Stories of Miracles Inspired by Man's Best Friend

tags: faithful, faithfulness, friendship, heaven, joy, joyfulness, love

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“Promise me you won’t sacrifice your happiness for something so cheap as acceptance. Find your courage.”
― Scott Wilbanks, The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster

tags: courage, happiness, inspirational

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“I've been offered proof of God's existence at regular intervals in my life through experiences so profound they've given goose bumps to atheists.”
― Jennifer Skiff, God Stories: Inspiring Encounters with the Divine

tags: atheist, divine, divine-intervention, god, profound-realizations, proof-of-god

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“I encourage anyone who has gone through hardships to look back through their life’s chapters and see what can be turned into a book. For you never know what heartache God, one day, can turn into a redemptive story.”
― Jolina Petersheim

tags: biography, god, hardships, heartache, inspirational, memoir, redemption, shunning

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“Dogs, for a reason that can only be described as divine, have the ability to forgive, let go of the past, and live each day joyously. It’s something the rest of us strive for.”
― Jennifer Skiff, The Divinity of Dogs: True Stories of Miracles Inspired by Man's Best Friend

tags: divine, dog-rescue, dogs, forgive, forgiveness, joy, let-go, past

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