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My husband Thomas’s idea of a great place to “sightsee” in Billings, Montana, was in his words, a museum.

He was fly fishing while I was at a speaking engagement. But the “history of Montana museum turned out to be Scheels, a giant Bass Pro Shop on steroids.

It was “museum-ish” all right. Fake mountains were laced with fake animals and a ferris wheel. After 3 hours of walking through this sportsman’s mecca, Thomas bought a tube of sunscreen. That was IT.

God has a sense of humor when we feel somewhat deceived. Thomas found a fake fish, a large plastic rainbow trout with a background giving an illusion of standing on a dock with the big catch. After several poses, I posted it on Facebook.

Immediately, my phone blew up. Folks posted comments like, “WOW! When can we join you for dinner?” and “Congrats, Thomas! Awesome, catch!”

After 100 ‘likes’ with comments, Thomas was feeling uneasy about the fake fish and suggested I tell folks the fish was plastic.

Another 100 comments followed with more “OOHS” and “AHHHS.”

The next day, Sunday morning, our daughter Caroline was attending our small Methodist church. The service is aired live on local radio. To Caroline’s horror, our minister Mark said, “Yes, Jesus fed 5,000 people with only two fish - probably the size of the one Thomas Herlong caught and shared on Facebook.”

Next week’s sermon should address this matter. Thomas’ suggestion is,” How Satan Uses Deception to LURE Us.” I’m leaning towards “The Fake Trout News.”

Jane Jenkins Herlong, Johnston

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