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Ian Reid – An Inspiring Story of Perseverance

This past week one of our local TV stations ran a story about Ian Reid, a young man with Down syndrome who has been an integral part of the local high school’s swim team for three years. Since he is now a high school senior, he recently swam his last meet with his high school team.

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Success is a Choice

This week I read the novel, The Choice, by Nicholas Sparks. Although it is a love story, it is so much more. Without giving away the plot or the ending, let me just say that the hero of the story has to make a very serious decision involving whether to keep a promise he made or to break it because of his love for the heroine. I found it extremely hard to put down the book once I started reading it because I wanted to know what he decided to do.

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Fail Your Way to Success

It wasn’t that long ago that my youngest grandson learned to walk. I remember how he would walk a little, fall down, cry a little, get back up, walk some more–over and over again. He got frustrated but he wasn’t willing to totally give up and stop trying to learn to walk. Today he is in constant motion and runs more than he walks. He succeeded in reaching his goal and then some.

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