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LEPRECHAUNS: POURQUOI?

You might not have seen those two words in tandem before. But it has been asked, by the resident 5-year-old as of yesterday’s birthday, and must be answered.

Why DID God make the leprechauns?

Here’s what the first three people we asked said:

1. Because they’re wonderful and everything God makes is wonderful.

2. He made the leprechauns so that short people wouldn’t feel so bad.

3. He made green people because green is His favorite color. How do we know? Well, in a couple of weeks, look all around you – just about everything will be green then.

The Blarney Stone is wet with kisses as we speak. But those are doable answers as far as this 25% Irish lassie is concerned.

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Prayer request: A darling neighbor girl named Jaimee has an important job interview today with a law firm out in California that she’d really, really like to work for. We pray that the Lord will open doors for her and that the feeling will be mutual. (Psalm 34:15)

Praise report: Another big birthday in our family circle is today. Thank You, Lord, for our wonderful grandpa, father and father-in-law, Hugh, a.k.a. “NoNo.” Bless him and keep him throughout the coming year. Continue letting him know You’re there saying “YesYes” to “NoNo.” (Psalm 34:15)

Prayer request: Lord, we regret hearing that a gracious and good man, Joseph, a longtime judge of the local court system who distinguished himself as a jurist and a Christian, has cancer. He awaits further tests to see what therapy he might be placed under. But his lungs are very weak; he has been on oxygen for a few years now. We are thankful for this man’s impeccable example of Your ways here on Earth, and we pray for faith, courage and grace in the coming crisis for him and his family. (Proverbs 22:4)