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Oh, What a Beautiful Morning!

Dear Readers,

That title stems mainly from me not using a song for a title in awhile. I've just been thinking today how wonderful the world our Father created continues to be. He gave us wonderful friends, he gave us brilliant weather and he also gave us our precious little moments we experience everyday. Let me expound upon what I mean:

Earlier this week, as I sat on the balcony of our apartment building, my roommate was walking up to the door when he saw a hummingbird. He got so excited as he ran after it, whipping out his camera as he went. Just the look of sheer joy was a great moment worth having this week.

Just yesterday I had the pleasure of talking with an old aquaintance for a few minutes as I was out riding my bike. She and I talked about what we were doing before she had to get to work. Running into friendly people is very enjoyable.

What's better is hanging out with old friends. Yesterday I saw three people I have not seen for at least two weeks. Doesn't sound like long, right? Well, it was worth it to see them again and party with candy and a pinatta. We played games and had a blast as friends. Just those moments make life great.

One of the best of these little moments is sitting in front of a house with your best friend without a care in the world. You can talk, you can laugh, you can sing or you can just sit there and wonder what you should do next. :)

These moments are what make life wonderful. Enjoy this earth that the Lord has created and placed us on. He loves us all. :)

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