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SALLY III

We have a new pet. It is a Japanese fighting fish. It must come from the Amazon, because this fighting fish is literally an amazon – it’s a “she,” according to the resident expert, Maddy, age 5.

Her name: Sally. The reason: threefold. First, the older girls had a fish named Sally for three years in the first wave of childhood that swept through this family a dozen years ago. Although they are now nearly 22, 20 and 17, the girls remember Sally fondly and were proud of her relative longevity, which beat the pants off their friends’ two- and three-day wonders.

Secondly, we got Sally from a girl named . . . Sally. We innocently went to a graduation party tonight, and the honoree’s older sister, a law student, had purchased a number of fish in small aquariums as table decorations. Offbeat and charming, to be sure – but to the horror of the parents, including ourselves, Sally thrust the fish onto unsuspecting guests, or should I say their children, as they left, as “party favors.”

Hmmm. I’ve got another name for Sally . . . and it ain’t Miss America.

Just kidding. Got a new fishie. Gotta love her.

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Prayer request: We open our hearts to a girl named Michaela, whose mother committed suicide some years back. Michaela struggles with depression and a lot of those questions we just can’t answer. Why, God, why? We can only rest in the knowledge that someday, Michaela will understand. ‘Til then, Lord, we ask for consolation, rest and peace for Michaela’s young heart. (Psalm 27:4)