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define your own distinctive and elegant style... faith Houston, We���ve Got Lift-off I By Dr. Larry Toney was driving toward the were about to unravel. bridge that connects Fort Houston, the count-down had be- Fisher to Wilmington. My wife, Peggy, and I had driven to the coast from Fayetteville for the day. We left Fayetteville on Route 87 South and followed 87 all the way to Southport. Once we got to Southport, we unloaded our bicycles and rode around the quaint streets. Then we had lunch at the Yacht Basin Provision Company. It���s a unique place to eat because it���s by the water and you eat outdoors under a large awning. There���s usually a nice breeze coming in from the ocean, too. I find the restaurant���s name humorous gun���T-minus ten���nine��� Truth is I had just returned from my third deployment. I was stressed. I was edgy. I was tired; physically, emotionally and mentally. My world had been turned upside down after three tours downrange. My dear wife, who is my best friend, was going through the glove compartment of my car. She was trying to help me by getting rid of things I no longer needed such as old registration cards, dated insurance cards, and just plain junk. I politely told Peggy not to worry about the glove compartment��� Stress can overwhelm anyone. In order to manage it, we need to build in firewalls... 3010 traemoor village drive :: suite 160 fayetteville, nc 28306 Directly across from Jack Britt High School : 910-424-4045 t www.justalittlepanache.com t 12 | April ��� 2013 because you might think it sells provisions for yachts. I don���t know if they sell anything to yachts, but what I do know is they sell mouth-watering seafood served on paper plates in a one-of-akind environment. After lunch, we took the ferry across to Fort Fisher. My wife loves riding across the mouth of the Cape Fear River on the fan-tail of the ferry with the salt air in her hair. She likes to watch the seagulls looking for something to eat dive-bomb the riders standing on the back of the ferry. From there we drove past the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher to the pier at Kure Beach, where we parked and walked on the pier for free. You have to love Kure Beach. And then it was time to head for home. It had been a perfect day���but things eight���seven���six. But she wanted to help and kept fingering through things. ���Do you want to keep this?��� she cheerfully asked. Or, ���What would you like for me to do with this?��� Once more, I asked her gently not to worry about it���five���four���three. She responded pleasantly: ���I don���t mind. I want to help you.��� With that she picked up a deck of playing cards and asked me what to do with them. At that moment, the launch sequence was nearly complete���two��� one��� Houston, we have lift-off. My reaction to the stress I felt took over. My eyes darkened. I smiled at my wife, the way Jack Nicholson smiled in the scary movie, ���The Shining,��� and asked for the deck of cards. She gave me a strange look. I took the cards

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