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\"12-30-15<\/a><\/p>\n

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Me:\u00a0 What are you doing?<\/p>\n

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Prodigal:\u00a0 It is snack time, would you like some?<\/p>\n

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Me:\u00a0 Sure thanks, for sharing and while we eat I have a story of another snack time.<\/p>\n

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Kay Bradshaw shares in the book Windows into Heaven by Stacy & Michelle Tetschner<\/p>\n

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One Saturday, I brought home some fast food for lunch.\u00a0 I’m not exactly a health food nut, but I do know that french fries are not especially healthy for the body, so it is rare occasion that we indulge in that scrumptious treat.\u00a0 This particular Saturday, we had french fries.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parker, our son with Down syndrome, was about six years old at the time.\u00a0 His older brothers and sisters were determined to teach him the “Look out the window!”\u00a0 trick.\u00a0 Over and over, they showed him that if you say in an excited voice, “Look out the window!”\u00a0 the other person will turn his head and you can steal one of his fries.\u00a0 When the kids thought Parker was ready for this trick, their dad walked into the room.\u00a0 Everyone was excited to see Parker in action.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The anticipation was building as Dad sat down at the counter.\u00a0 At the nudging of a sibling, Parker said, “Dad, look out the window!”\u00a0 As was usually the case, everyone was pulling for him.\u00a0 My husband turned his head and played along with Parker by looking out the window for an extra couple of seconds.\u00a0 No one was prepared for what happened next.\u00a0 Parker quickly placed a couple of his own french fries on his Dad’s plate.\u00a0 When Dad turned his attention back, he expected to see less french fries on his plate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To his surprise, everyone’s faces wore the emotions that Parker is so good at bringing to our family.\u00a0 Instead of cheering his thievery, we were all humbled at his innocent, generous and loving spirit.\u00a0 Oh, he was proud of himself for pulling off the trick his brothers and sisters had taught him.\u00a0 Little did he know, he taught all of us that the most important lessons of life are learned not by looking out the window, but by looking through the spiritual picture window of this special boy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Psalm 45:8<\/p>\n

All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n

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www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n

www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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