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<DIV>My cousin who grew up on the south side of Chicago says that being a Cubs
fan is good preperation for life. (Oh, by the way, electrons LOVE to get a
little exercise now and then. And, once you hit 25, life doesn't change much for
the next 40 years or so. I haven't gotten to the point where it does yet.)</DIV>
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<DIV>Siarlys</DIV>
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<DIV>On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:56:32 -0700 "Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies
List" <<A href="mailto:gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net">gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</A>>
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<DIV>Wow Carla that's amazing! And what a wonderful metaphor for life. Thank
God for friends and family!<BR><BR>God bless you all!<BR>Lance<BR>Wow I'm now
26 and still don't fee any different.<BR>-- <BR>No animals were harmed in the
sending of this message. <BR>However, a few million electrons were extremely
inconvenienced... <BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 6/20/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Discussion
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<DIV>Rafting with a hole in your raft</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Over the weekend I went river rafting with my
kids. It was a beautiful day and I was enjoying myself as we floated
along, when I ran into a stick just 1/2 hour into the trip. The stick
poked a good size hole in my raft. I immediately put my finger over
the hole, and asked my grandson if we had a long while to go on
the river. He said yes with this serious look on his face.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not wanting to spoil the trip, I kept my finger
over that hole for 2 more hours. It worked, it kept the raft
afloat! I went over the rocks and got stuck in trees a few times since
I couldn't steer very well with only one arm, but one of the family always
got me going again. Just as we got to the end of our route the raft
went flat and my son helped me get to shore. I enjoyed the ride and
tried not to let the problem spoil my experience. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is so much like life. We are sailing
along when a problem threatens us. We have to do what we can to stay
afloat, sometimes we need the help of others to keep us going. We can
still enjoy the ride or we can panic and make it worse. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT size=+0>God is watching us and we
are not alone on this trip. He will see us through and we will arrive
at the shore and it will have been a good trip. We will be relieved
that <U>We Made It!</U> </FONT> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>At the end of the trip,
my son was saying I can't believe you made it that far with a hole
as big as that! And perhaps that's how it will be at the end of our
trip. How could we make it that far without sinking? It will be
the grace of God, and the help of our friends and family that kept us
moving along.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carla</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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