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It would be nice to say that I have great acting skills, able to reflect whomever I wish to the world passing me by… but I’m a lousy actor!

It would be nice to say that I am elegant and demure, able to sashay through a room and leave the men breathless and the woman envious… but though I clean up pretty nice, I am an expert at fading into a crowd!

It would also be very nice to say that I am fully skilled at being the life of the party, with everyone flocking around me to listen with rapt attention to all my jokes and musings… but while I most certainly will make your party loud and funny at times, I’m actually a bit much for folks!

The truth of things is… after 54 years of me… I am trying to leave an impression of something better, someone more worthy of remembering… God!

I don’t much care if you laugh or scoff when I speak of my heavenly Father… there are a great many regrets I have, a good number of failures and mistakes that I’ve made, but my belief in God will never be one of them…

If someone became annoyed or impatient with you for always talking about your parents, you might think them absurd or maybe an insensitive boob… why? Because you love and respect your parents… they raised and cared for you… when you succeed, they are always there to cheer for you… they were there for you when no one else was… this is what parents SHOULD be for us!

My earthly parents failed me early on, resulting in an 11 year old runaway, standing on the side of that old darkened highway, all those years ago. Looking back now, I clearly see the one who WAS there… GOD! He has watched over me, raised and cared for me… He was there to cheer me on when I succeeded… when I failed and found myself out in the cold with no one to hold out a hand, He was there… He picked me up… He set my feet back on the path… and GOD and GOD alone filled my cup to overflowing with grace and mercy, love and forgiveness, and the will to try again!

My hope and prayer is that you see HIM! My dad! He has raised me to be the woman I am today, and I am certain that I make Him proud… I’m certain because, like any good parent, He tells me so every single day! I hope that I can reflect my Dad, my best friend… and most assuredly, The Author of My Faith!

Here, have a cookie…