

A GROWING FORCE
Recently Nancy and I vacationed in the north woods of Minnesota. For me, it was a dream come true; for my wife, it was an act of love toward her husband. On our first day of fishing, she seemed to revel in the fact that she caught the biggest fish: a twenty-seven-inch Northern Pike! We enjoyed a beautiful cabin on the shores of a beautiful lake and heard the enchanting call of the loons. As part of our trip, we went to Itasca State Park to see the headwaters of the great Miss