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While his team practiced . . .
I LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE EXCEL. It encourages me. It shows what is possible to achieve in life through singular effort, discipline, and training.
Grace. Skill. Teamwork. Perseverance. Good sportsmanship. These are the hallmarks of a good athlete — whether an elementary school soccer player, an Olympic diver, or something in between — which can inspire us all to feel capable of moving beyond our own present level of achievement in whatever we are engaged. It's especially inspiring to see an athlete break out of the bonds of physical limitation — something everyone battles with in some way.
About the author
Barbara Vining is a contributing editor.
She lives in Perrysburg, Ohio.

December 6, 2004 issue
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The gift of health
Patricia Kadick
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letters
with contributions from Amanda Peters Beaworthy, Don Snyder, T. Jewell Collins
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ITEMS of INTEREST
with contributions from Christie Storm, Sarah Hofius, Manish Pachouly, Charles Honey
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you are EXEMPT FROM THE FLU
By Rosalie E. Dunbar
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PRAYER OFFERS PROTECTION
Bea Roegge
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FAITH WITH GOOD WORKS IN HAITI
By Marilyn Jones
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PARADISE REGAINED
By Kim Shippey
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JOURNEYING WITH MOSES: A conversation with Val Kilmer
By Channing Walker
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Angels at our side
By Dee Miller
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Woven into a world-encircling love
By Michaela Von Burski
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While his team practiced . . .
By Barbara Vining
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Brother Ray
By Kirk Jones
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'Please unite us'
By Tom Black
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Seasonal colds and flu subsided
Robert Gilbert
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Healed in the presence of God
Mell Schoening
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My victory over childhood paralysis
Phyllis Woodhead