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For Wilshire Baptist Church

I’m working on republishing a book, and the process has caused me to stop and think about how much the world has changed.

The story was written in 2000 and takes place in that same year. The publisher is no longer in business, so the story is mine to do with as I wish. While a graphic artist is creating a new cover and updating the page design, I’m re-reading the previous edition to check for typos and mistakes that might have slipped by the first time. I’d already found a few errors after it was published, so I’ve been prepared for this day.

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For Wilshire Baptist Church

Back in December we were watching a program of Christmas music on public television and couldn’t help but notice the closed captions at the bottom of the screen. We didn’t activate the captions; they were placed there presumably by the producers for everyone’s benefit. They included the texts of carols and hymns, but most interesting were the captions during instrumental segments:

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For Wilshire Baptist Church

April 30 is a day that sometimes gets our attention and sometimes it doesn’t. This year, LeAnn and I both seemed to be dialed in as we remembered God’s blessings and tender mercies.

April 30 is the anniversary of the day 12 years ago when LeAnn and I combined our lives in a new home we had built from the ground up by Wilshire friend Steve Conner. We had spent the previous nine months in LeAnn’s house and then a small apartment while most of our belongings were in storage. On that April 30, I met the movers at the storage units while LeAnn managed the move from the apartment and went to the house to get things ready for the arrival of the rest of our stuff. It was a busy, hectic day because we’d never had hers and my stuff together in one place before.

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