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Justice is when we get what we deserve. Mercy is when we don’t get what we deserve. But Grace is when we get what we don’t deserve.

I have always loved hummingbirds.  This photo reminds me of the dozens of hummingbirds that would come to the feeders that were hanging outside our kitchen window when I was growing up.  I have gotten a few hummingbirds at our place, but nothing like my mom always has at her feeders. Legends say that hummingbirds float…

Take a few moments today to stop and pray for someone.  It is a priceless gift that is free.  You may not be able to see the rewards of your gift, but I guarantee that God will.  So, stop today and say a prayer for your neighbor, your children, the stranger on the street, the…

Taken from THE SECRET Ancient widsom dating back thousands of years gave us the truth about gratitude.  Every single religion speaks of giving thanks.  All the sages and saviors of the world demonstrated the use of gratitiude in all their teachings.  The greatest human beings who have ever lived showed us the way with gratitude,…

Vermillion Lake, MN Things are a little hectic and stressful here and this photo helps me to breathe, slow down, and take a few moments to relax.  This photo reminds me of stopping and enjoying what is right in front of you.  I hope you can take a few moments to do that today.

Everything that happens, every event, every circumstance, every good and unpleasant situation that you find yourself in has a seed of God’s love in it.  Anticipate your future and its changes with joy.  Live for today, but hold your hands open to tomorrow.  God is there, all day long, no matter where you are.

Do you have someone in your life that when you are with that person, they just make you feel better?  They radiate happiness and are always positive.  Do you have someone in your life that when you are with that person they make you feel frustrated and seem to always find the negative in every…

Nine years ago today, our son, Bennett easily came into this world and has been a daily joy ever since.  He arrived 2 1/2 weeks early during a week of very hot temperatures.  I wasn’t quite ready for his delivery, but off to the hospital we went and he gave me a smooth and easy…

The road to success is lined with many tempting parking spaces. – Traditional Proverb

LADY OF THE BUTTERFLIES Fiona Mountain Set in Somerset and London during the turbulent time of the Restoration, Lady of the Butterflies is a dramatic tale of passion, prejudice and death by poison, of riot and rebellion, science and superstition, madness and metamorphosis. It is also about the beauty of butterflies, about hope, transformation and…