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n inch of surprise can lead to miles of gratefulness.”
babies talking in church
numbers on the thermometer dropping!
mama’s white hair up in a french twist
flannel pajamas in spring
surprised by yellow tulips in blue mason jars!
dirt on my brother’s boots
sandpaper working on more wreaths
friends who grant me grace when I can’t get to email
exclamation marks!
raised hands on a Sunday morning
a fiance-hand-carved engagement ring of maple wood on the giddy hand of a friend!
gatorade sipped up straws for hot cheeks in the night
her fevered tendrils
scrap quilts like spring gardens!
my dad’s voice on the line on a Sunday
children plucking wild violets in the cemetery for gravestone bouquets
peanut buttered toast with corn flakes
last days of a long project !!!
Dad Voskamp mowing the lawn
memorizing Eph. 1: 1-6
starting up the rototiller
three generations working our fields
corn crop planted for another year
spring moons so close!
frog song in twilight
the walk home across fields
eyes wide open for the next surprise….
God stuck by me. He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved—surprised to be loved!
Surprise us with love at daybreak; then we’ll skip and dance all the day long.
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Photos: April moon across our fields
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