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One day God said, “You know, I think I’ll make a billion stars today.” He didn’t have to, but he did,
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Because he loves us and wants us to be happy.
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God didn’t have to give us sunrises and sunsets, but He did,
Because He loves us and wants us to be happy.
God didn’t have to make oceans and beaches, but He did,
Because He loves us and wants us to be happy.
God didn’t have to make the Rocky Mountains,
The Grand Tetons,
Or the Sierras, but he did,
Because he loves us and wants us to be happy.
He didn’t have to make pink roses,
Purple bougainvilleas,
Or birds of paradise, but he did,
Because he loves us and wants us to be happy.
He didn’t have to give us good scents, like star jasmine, citrus blossoms, and lavender, but he did,
Because he loves us and wants us to be happy.
He didn’t have to give us pineapples, mangoes, and grapes, but he did,
Because he loves us and wants us to be happy.
God didn’t have to give us puppies, and kittens, and goldfish, but he did,
Because he loves us and wants us to be happy.
God didn’t have to be born in a stable
And be crucified,
And rise from the dead, but he did,
Because he loves us and wants us to be happy!
God gives us all good things,
So that we will glorify him by enjoying him forever.
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“Only wonder understands.” Gregory of Nyssa
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Next blog – Waves and Lights
Purple litter on lawns; on ponds.
It’s scattered in streets, in lanes, in boulevards.
Purple litter mounds in gutters; against stone walls.
It’s blowing through the air;
falling on the ground.
Purple litter all around.
Purple litter above my head.
It’s on my mind and in my soul.
Beautiful purple litter of
Oaxaca’s jacaranda trees.
Billions of blessed purple flower petals.
God’s good gift;
the beautiful flowers falling on the ground,
the dirt,
the grass,
on the pavement.
They are beautiful purple gifts from God,
signs of His gracious love
bringing joy to hearts,
happy thoughts
of God.
Reminders to enjoy Him
(pictures below)
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Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into. ~Henry Beecher, Life Thoughts, 1858
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Next blog – Making Deposits of Kindness into the Bank of Goodwill
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Pics of Oaxacan Jacaranda trees and their beautiful purple petals.
To Enjoy God 