I have enjoyed my extended birthday and Easter vacation, although I prefer today’s weather over what we had last Thursday through Saturday. Today I enjoyed Mother Earths warm sunshine, blue skies, and flowering trees.
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"What are extraordinary are the ordinary, concrete realities of daily life." -- Thomas Merton
I have enjoyed my extended birthday and Easter vacation, although I prefer today’s weather over what we had last Thursday through Saturday. Today I enjoyed Mother Earths warm sunshine, blue skies, and flowering trees.