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#10 Engage Your Spirit
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. -Psalm 51:10 NLT

Great people are often remembered because of their spirit, their determination to consume every drop of their cup of life, despite their circumstances.
Teenager Anne Frank died because of Nazi oppression during World War II. She left behind a diary that touches people everywhere because of her indomitable spirit and optimism.
Helen Keller, although she could neither see nor hear, graduated from Radcliffe College, spoke around the world, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon Johnson. Keller was determined to make the most of God's purpose for her life.

>> Wholeheartedly participate in life today. See things with spiritual eyesight as well as your physical eyes. Notice the beauty of creation, the glorious colors, smells, and sounds that surround you.
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#10 Forget Perfection
Children have more need of models than of critics. -Joseph Joubert

Great moms are not perfect moms. They're women who are ordinary who trust God, who is extraordinary.
Great moms don't try to hide their mistakes or pass the blame to keep up appearances. They don't expect their children to be perfect so that their behavior will reflect well on their own parenting skills. They still answer the door to unexpected company, even when the house isn't spotless. They're women who risk greatness by risking failure and who are honest with themselves and others about both their victories and their defeats. They're women just like you, committed to being exactly who God created them to be.

>>The next time your children make a mistake, share openly about a time when your humanness was as obvious as theirs is now. Remind them that only God is perfect.