Join the Party – Tami Thurber

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<p>Saved for the Party</p>
<p><em>There is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.</em> <strong>Luke 15:10</strong></p>
<p>My son was gone. I watched as my two-year-old treasure sank into the deep, murky lake water. “Get him! Get him!” I screamed frantically and hand-paddled my inner tube toward the floating dock. I couldn’t make it in time to save him, but my mother-protector instinct roared. My husband Tim lept to the edge of the dock, only to see Ryan’s tiny foot disappear. What started out to be a beautiful day enjoying extended family, instantly turned into a ...