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If you'd asked me a few years ago, I probably would have said that Christian Science is just another religion. It didn't really seem practical to me—more like something you only thought about at church on Sundays.

When my husband, scott, and I were preparing to adopt our daughter, Sue Mai, we were told to expect a number of developmental delays because she had spent time in an orphanage. We were assured that this type of delay is common in such children because they do not get the individualized attention and nurturing needed for normal growth and development.

After playing chamber music and solo piano concerts professionally for several years, I was asked to play two important concerts with a well-known musician. I felt that it was a wonderful opportunity, and I accepted it.

After 30 years in the business world, I wanted to be my own boss. My interest in art led me to a career in the restoration of antique procelain.

The hearing loss wasn't so much a surprise as it was a nuisance. In the past, I'd had occasional trouble with my left ear, but every time, through my own prayers and often with the support of a Christian Science practitioner or a close friend, my hearing had been restored fairly quickly.

" With God all things are possible. "   Matt 19:26.

"DAD, WE LIVE IN A BUBBLE. " "I KNOW, DARLIN'.

This is not a story of love at first sight (although it should have been). But it is a true Love story—one in which God's unconditional love takes center stage.

Recently, I've been thinking a lot about discipleship. What it means to be a Christian.

Stand at the 10,000-plus-foot summit of Mount San Jacinto in Southern California and on occasion you can watch at close range as a golden eagle sweeps, unchallenged, across the sky. A current of cool mountain air carries him forward, and at the same time sweeps over you, renewing your spirits after the long climb to the top.