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Freed from drinking and smoking
I started drinking in high school with a few friends. Since we were too young to buy liquor legally, we would raid one of our dads’ liquor cabinets. It was the “in” thing to do. I started smoking in a similar way. Before I knew it, I was smoking a pack a day and drinking on a regular basis. But I thought that was OK, as it seemed to me that all the socially successful people did it. No one in my family smoked, though, and alcohol was rarely used in our home. My parents were not happy about my activities.
Going away to college gave me more freedom to continue the bad habits. My roommate was a Christian Scientist, and I went to Sunday School with him almost every week. I found Christian Science most interesting, but not enough to make me want to give up drinking and smoking, and the fun times I associated with them. However, the “good times” interfered with studying, which resulted in my flunking out of college.

June 16, 2014 issue
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Letters
Maggie, Glenn G. Wattley, Hummingbird, Grant Larsen
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'Love makes all burdens light'
Deborah Huebsch
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Appreciation not depreciation
Andrew Wilson
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'Hardwired' for love, not anger
Ann Pierson
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You're 'linked in' to God
David Hilton
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Bible Lessons and being alert
Marcia Cummings
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Morning
Photograph by Steve Ryf
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Ode to joy
Christa Kreutz
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A family newspaper
Hilary Waller
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Christian Science practitioner for a day
Tabitha Kemnitz
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No more pain
Carla Carrubba
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A college student and a quick healing
Ryan Swinney
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Never left out in the cold
Susan Lee Gill
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Freed from drinking and smoking
Richard Arlen
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Turning down the noise—with love
Mary Mudd
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Injured fingers healed quickly
Mabel Adkins
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Spiritual nudging
The Editors