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Love-Note Plagiarism

When my husband and I were dating, we vis-

ited our friend’s parents’ home, and I noticed

a note on their refrigerator. It had their names

and said “Pete Loves Sue.” I told my then-

boyfriend, Bruce, that I’d like to see a note

like that on my refrigerator. A few days later,

I approached my refrigerator. A note on the

door read “Pete Loves Sue”! My husband and

I have been married for 25 years, and the joke

continues. Most recently, a photo of the note

was the background on my phone screen.

—Laura allan Payne High Point, North Carolina

Snack Attack

After Sunday school, my

three-year-old, Kolby,

exclaimed, “I hate Jesus!

Jesus is yucky!” I was mor-

tified. Several minutes

went by as we drove home

and terrible thoughts

filled my head. Where had

we gone wrong? Finally

I said, “Tell me why you

hate Jesus. He died on

the cross for us.” Kolby

tilted his head, and a

perplexed look spread

across his little face. This

is it, I thought. He’s going

to reveal why he feels this

way. “Cheez-Its, Mom!

I hate Cheez-Its!”

—Yvonne Ruff

smithville, missouri

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To Any Soldier

M

y Army career as a second lieutenant was

a baptism by fire. I was assigned to Korea

for my first year; returned to Fort Bragg,

North Carolina, for around two months; and then

deployed to the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

Married for only a year and a half, I was missing

my wife and baby daughter when I was in-processed

to the Fifth Special Forces Group. As a unit on the

• Sometimes 100 words just aren’t enough!

42 march 2019

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