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Don’t ever grow up

On Feb. 25, I eagerly walked into Champion Stadium in Orlando, Florida, spring training home of the Atlanta Braves. I have been a Braves fan for 40 years.

Florida had record heat the week before, but on this day it was 75 degrees without a cloud in the sky. The smells of ballpark food were heavenly. The sounds of baseballs hitting a bat and landing in a glove were beautiful music to my ears. Watching the infielders practice turning a double play was like watching the finest dancers this world has seen.

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The Blessed Life

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An act of God

I find it fascinating that we call natural disasters, such as earthquakes or tsunamis, “acts of God.” This week we witnessed the horrific scenes from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., where 17 people died after a gunman opened fire. I consider that an “act of satan.”

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