A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure. – Unknown
Doing Well Under Pressure
Published by melanie jean juneau
Melanie Jean Juneau serves as the Editor in Chief of Catholic Stand. She is a mother of nine children who has edited her kid's university term papers for over a decade. She blogs at joy of nine9 and mother of nine9. Her writing is humorous and heart warming; thoughtful and thought-provoking. Part of her call and her witness is to write the truth about children, family, marriage and the sacredness of life. Melanie is the administrator of ACWB, a columnist at CatholicLane, CatholicStand, Catholic365 , CAPC, author of Echoes of the Divine and Oopsy Daisy, and coauthor of Love Rebel: Reclaiming Motherhood. View all posts by melanie jean juneau
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Timely.
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🙂
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Wisdom. Knowing that the hard times will only make us into something beautiful!
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well put… YES!!
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Many times the only way I get through a situation is to realize the pressure is to become a gem.
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yes!
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The diamond is also hand carved, cut a certain way by the Master. That’s where it gets its true value.
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ahhh…just might have to add that insight to the post
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Wonderful as always, Melanie. So this is where you’ve been hiding. Miss you at BC.
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I JUST POPPED OVER YESTERDAY TO VISIT AND LOOK AROUND – MISS YOU TOO,
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Hi Melaine, thanks for that ….yes, it was so timely.
~Mridubala (This is my new blog!)
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thanks
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