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It’s always fun to me when a child says something a certain way that is different than you would usually hear it. It happens quite a bit actually if one listen’s closely enough and often enough.
A few days ago a young girl who had been outside riding the horses in some slightly chilly weather, came [...]

It’s been about a month ago when this conversation actually happened. I was walking through one of our homes and stopped to visit with a young man … a strong youth, and yet more quiet than you might expect. He seemed to listen more attentively than most at his age.
We visited for a few minutes, [...]

We were fixing a little stretch of fence, and for the most part were taking our time. It was a hot day, so drinking plenty of water and pacing oneself were important things to do.
There were four of us all together, and so it was also a great time to teach the youth another valuable [...]