[GCFL-discuss] Rafting with a hole in your raft

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Wow Carla that's amazing! And what a wonderful metaphor for life. Thank God
for friends and family!

God bless you all!
Lance
Wow I'm now 26 and still don't fee any different.
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On 6/20/06, Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List <
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>  Rafting with a hole in your raft
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> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
> 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 *We Made It!*
>
> 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.
>
> Carla
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