Comic books were one of my favorite things to read as a child. At the back of every comic book there was a full page of advertisements jam-packed with nothing but pure junk, but it was the stuff all kids dreamed of; Polaris Nuclear Sub, Kryptonite rocks, Monkey in a Tea cup. But my all-time favorite wish was to buy the “X-Rays Specs.” The advertisement showed these miracle working goggles gave the wearer x-ray vision. I knew these glasses would come in handy because every

Tom and I have a 13 year old grandson named Tony. He doesn’t attend church except when he spends the night with us on Saturday nights. When he was younger he loved attending the children's church, ages K-6th grade. Now that he’s older, we told him he needs to sit in the adult service with us. I waited for "the face" but to my delight he said, "No problem." He sat by us through the service, and he actually looked like he was listening in a squirmy-kid kind of way. After th