This essay first appeared on Iowa Public Radio in September, 2005.
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Karna Converse is a freelance writer whose work has been published in The Christian Science Monitor, the Cup of Comfort and Chicken Soup anthologies and several regional publications. This piece first aired on Iowa Public Radio in 2005. She lives in Storm Lake, Iowa, with her husband and their three children — all of whom provide her with many anecdotes for essays.