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UNDER THE RADIATOR

I love every Christmas card, but as a writer, the ones I love the most are the ones that come with good stories. This one was from my hubby’s Uncle Jack in St. Paul, Minn.:

This past year, they had their floors sanded and refinished. In the process, they found a treasure trove of wacky stuff under a large, low radiator. In the 40 years they’ve lived there, plenty of interesting objects have rolled under there.

The list is long, but my favorites include a dented ping-pong ball, a hand from ‘’Mr. Potato Head,’’ a play quarter with Calvin Coolidge on it, a scrap of newspaper with TV listings for shows like ‘’Marcus Welby’’ and ‘’The Gong Show,’’ Jack’s father’s five-part screwdriver set that Jack misplaced decades ago. . .

. . . and last, but certainly not least, the temperature-control knob off their window air conditioner. ‘’No more needle-nose pliers next summer!’’ Jack rejoiced.

The simple things, at Christmastime as in life, are simply the best.

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Prayer request: A sensitive friend was at her doctor’s and noticed his usually wonderful bedside manner was sub-par. As he was gathering the x-rays to leave, she asked if she could pray for him. He said, ‘’Sure.’’ She prayed that the Lord would give him help with whatever burden it was that he was carrying, allow him some down time to rest, and that he would have the strength and stamina to go the distance with whatever was on his mind. He looked up and said, "My mom has just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It can be operated on, but I have spent every minute today between patients talking to the people at Johns Hopkins where they do this type of surgery to make plans for me to take her there.’’ Her name is Kathleen. Father, we join in spirit to pray for healing for the mother of this wonderful healer, in Jesus’ Name. Blessings for the patient who helped him refocus on the greatest Rx there is -- You. (Matthew 11:28,29)