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ORANGE YOU GLAD TO HAVE FUN NEIGHBORS

One of my softball mom pals is a hilarious neighbor. She told of the time her across-the-street neighbors had a tree go bad. It was turning rusty orange from stem (get it?) to stern. Since it was relatively new, they called the nursery, and were happy to hear that they would replace it.

Well, it was a busy time of year, so the tree just sat there getting worse and worse. That’s when my friend was inspired to conspire: she and some other neighbors called the nursery to make sure what they had planned wouldn’t void the replacement.

Then they went out and bought a bunch of neon orange spray paint.

Then they went over there with ladders in the middle of the night and sprayed that tree from stem (get it?) to stern, bright orange.

THEN they hooted and giggled when the homeowners came out of their house the next morning. They went right up to that tree, literally scratching their heads in perplexity over how it could have gotten so much “worse” in one night.

Orange they glad the practical jokers came right at ‘em with cameras right then.

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Prayer request: Safe travel for a dear friend Audrey, whose father’s twin brother died in Fergus Falls, Minn. Praise for Audrey’s obedience to you, Jesus: she felt a “leading” last week to take her parents up there to visit him, “just because.” The twins hadn’t seen each other for two years. People who stay tuned in to the Lord are people who lead happier lives, and we thank You for Audrey’s example. (Psalm 23:2)