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FOR A CONCERT AT (PAD)LOCK LOMOND?

They must be studying music from other countries in preschool. We were riding along in the car with the radio on when Maddy informed me that the music we were listening to was made by “pipe cleaners.”

Hunhhh? I got an image of colorful pipe cleaners waving to and fro to the beat, or being used as a very kid-friendly violin bow. But somehow, I knew that was . . . twisted.

Then it hit me: BAGPIPES!

But I didn’t correct her. Great Scott, why spoil her fun? I decided to take . . . the high road.

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Prayer request: Today marks the one-year anniversary of the horribly tragic traffic accident just a few blocks from our home that took the lives of two popular and Godly teenagers coming home from a Christian youth group meeting. We are grateful for the strength and grace of the teenage driver, Cori, who did run a stop sign to cause the crash, but miraculously survived it. Although she has had some serious, private struggles, she has set a wonderful example for other students, all of whom are bound to make mistakes in their lives and will need to know how to deal with them, with humility and with full trust in You. Lord, we praise You for the love and kindness of Cori’s classmates, who elected her Prom Princess a few weeks ago – a richly deserved award and one that points Cori more toward the light and less toward the dark forces which would seek to use her anguish to pull her down. We pray for her dear parents and brothers, who have suffered with her every step of the way. We stand in the gap against those same attacking dark forces on behalf of Nick and Kayla’s families and friends -- particularly their mothers. Many times, it must have seemed to them that the earth gave way and the mountains fell into the sea. They need You so much, Lord. Oh, Savior and Master, come to them afresh and anew, and show them that their children are safe and alive eternally in Your arms. We trust that someday, we’ll all understand why this happened, and it will be well with our souls. (Psalm 46:1,2)