Your first year away at college and there is time now for me to reflect on both your being here, and not. A week after we dropped you off at your dorm, mom and I joked about replacing you with a Doberman puppy. The puppy is now six months old, and you've been away from us for half a year. It is quite clear, and always has been, that he could never replace you.

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Other than the unparalleled opportunity to encounter new germs and viruses in such close proximity, there is one really great thing about travel. It gives God such a convenient way to put new people into my life.

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I sat slumped over my computer. What’s the point of all my writing? I asked God. I’ve been writing for years, but am I wasting my time?

I was afraid of failure. Would I ever write a book? Would anyone read it? All I wanted was to make a difference. Surely I had not gone through my past suffering in vain.

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Pastor has given an altar call inviting people to come down to the front. Picking our belongings we dash out to the parking lot. Dodging through a maze of folks we escape into the tranquility of our minds. Rationalizing there are places to be and important tasks at hand. Driving out of the parking lot in comfortable cars we engage in lively discussions about the sermon. Whether the music enticed us to clap or about the person seated next to us. All is left behind in the warmth of Southern California’s sun blissfully unaware the best part of service is yet to come.

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