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We can choose love by sharing bits of love whenever there is an opportunity. A smile, an encouragement, an embrace, a helping hand, a visit \u2026 all these are little steps of love. Each step brings light that navigates us and others through dark times. It does not always remove darkness, but can take us through it. As we take many steps of love, we will discover a beautiful and long journey well pleasing to God.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We can choose love by sharing bits of love whenever there is an opportunity. A smile, an encouragement, an embrace, a helping hand, a visit \u2026 all these are little steps of love. Each step brings light that navigates us and others through dark times. It does not always remove darkness, but can take us […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1541,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ricciardelli"],"yoast_head":"\nSteps of Love, Steps of Life by Robert Ricciardelli<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We can choose love by sharing bits of love whenever there is an opportunity. 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