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<\/a><\/p>\nHope. <\/p>\n
I gave Chelle a little bag of golf balls, and in return she gave me a handful of hope when I really needed it. That is what people do when they love you. It isn’t about money or time. It isn’t about the grand gesture. Sometimes, love is just holding up a pink golf ball to a camera and showing a friend you love her and are thinking of her. Sometimes, love is just showing there is hope. <\/p>\n
I say this a lot, and I will keep saying it: I am lucky almost beyond my own comprehension to have the people in my life that I do. Every day they show me the value of friendship and love, and the value of kindness in small gestures. <\/p>\n
Even a small kindness feels huge when you need it. <\/p>\n
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I love you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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