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When I Die

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          Bringing a creature back to life can be quite an experience.  When my son's hamster was operated on, we forgot to take the running wheel out of his cage. The morning after the operation, to our horror, he died.  Feeling compassion for my son, I decided to bring the poor thing back to life.  I put him in the palm of my hand and blew in his face.  His cheeks spread out full of air.  I then proceeded to take one finger and tap on his chest.  After several minutes, he responded.  With a squeak, he lifted his head. If I tried to touch him, he would bare his teeth at me.  Two hours later he once again died.  I felt bad about putting the dear pet through a second death.  I realize now that there are times, we need to just let things be. God's Will When I die where will I go? I really would like to know. If I'm planted in the ground, Is that where I'll be found? Could there be life after death? Can I live after my last breath? The perfect plan has been devised. If I f

The Perfect Plan

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          A concerned flight attendant spoke over the loudspeaker, "Is there a doctor onboard?"  Seconds later a stranger sat next to me putting an oxygen mask on my face.  Even though we were hundreds of miles from my destination, he advised that I be taken to the hospital.  When we landed in Little Rock, Arkansas, an ambulance waited on the runway.      The next day after being dismissed from the hospital with nothing but low potassium, my daughter and I boarded Amtrack and continued our journey.  On our way home, a couple of times she said, "I wish I hadn't left my favorite devotional In Jesus' Name, Amen on the plane. I smiled and in a sincere voice commented, "This whole experience may have happened so you would leave it for someone to find and be blessed." The Perfect Plan When things don't work out the way you plan, Is it possible God was giving you a helping hand? The job you lost was it really meant for you? Would the girl who turned you d