the day we flew kites

Jun 27, 2013

I first read this little story in the Readers Digest more than 30 years ago. It has stayed on my mind and when posting the Josef Pieper reflection this morning I remembered the kites, and then found the story online. It will only take you a couple of minutes to read, and may stay with you for 30+ years.

http://user.xmission.com/~westra/DayWeFle.html

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