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Hard of Hearing

I am old and can’t hear very well. I have discovered some advantages to hearing less. My wife often has her sleep disrupted by noises outside the house, while I can’t hear them and am not disturbed. Sometimes conversations turn in a direction that I am not interested in or am offended by, but myContinue reading “Hard of Hearing”

Adoption Process

Eighteen years ago, our daughter and son-in-law adopted a child. It was a long, time-consuming, heart wrenching, and costly process. But this boy has been loved, nurtured, abundantly cared for, and supported for these eighteen years. While I don’t know what his life would have been like if he had not been adopted, I knowContinue reading “Adoption Process”

Equipped Messenger

Suppose you had important information to pass onto someone in a remote area, without access to technology. You want to send this information by a trusted messenger. Giving the messenger the information is only part of this situation’s need. You must equip the messenger with everything needed for the task. So you give them allContinue reading “Equipped Messenger”

Uphill, Downhill, and Level Ground

Recently, I hiked several trails in the mountains of a national park. All the trails were surrounded by majestic beauty. The uphill portions of the trails were slow going and quickly drained my energy. The downhill portions of the trails were easier and quicker in many ways, but they were also more dangerous as itContinue reading “Uphill, Downhill, and Level Ground”