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"Open my eyes that I may see wonderous things in your law."

-Psalm 119:18

Photo: Morton Arboretum, Illinois

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Don't pray that bad things will never happen to you. Pray for strength and wisdom so that when the bad things come, you can handle them.

Photo: Mackinac Island, Michigan

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"For you were once darkness, but you are now light in the Lord."

--Ephesians 5:8

Photo: Ft. Myers, Florida

#redemption #god's love #god's light #ephesians 5:8 #new testament #bible verse #holy scripture #the holy bible #god's word #christianity #christian living #sunset #florida #florida sunset #fort myers #ft myers #gulf of mexico #boats #sailboat #boating #ocean #southwest florida #fl #the sunshine state #florida gulf coast #travel #tourism #adventure #explore #the south

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Photo: Chicago Botanic Garden, Illinois

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"What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish."

-Matthew 18:12-14

Photo: Scottish Highlands, UK

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My heart is always full and overflowing with thanks to God for you as I remember you in my prayers

-Ephesians 1: 16

Photo: My Yard

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"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; His love endures forever."

-Psalm 107:1

Photo: Bavaria, Germany

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There's no combination of words I could put on the back of a postcard. No song that I could sing but I could try for your heart. Our dreams, and they are made out of real things. Like a shoebox of photographs With sepia-toned-loving Love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. Like why are we here? And where do we go? And how come it's so hard? It's not always easy and Sometimes life can be deceiving. I'll tell you one thing, it's always better when we're together.

-Jack Johnson "Better Together"

#jack johnson #song lyrics #wedding song

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Happy Anniversary, my love!

Photo: Moorea, French Polynesia

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"Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the Word that is planted in you, which can save you."

-James 1:21

Photo: Morton Arboretum, Illinois

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April can be moody, but still beautiful!

Photo: Edinburgh, Scotland

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He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him!"

-Mark 16:6

Photo: Sedona, Arizona

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"Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness."

— Floyd W. Tomkins

Photo: Monreale Cathedral, Sicily, Italy

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"In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather in 24 hours." --Mark Twain

Photo: Illinois

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"Blessed are those who have not seen and yet still believed."

--John 20:29

Photo: Asheville, North Carolina

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Gemini Giant, Route 66 Attraction.

Photo: Wilmington, Illinoisus

#wilmington il #illinois #gemini giant #route 66 #historic route 66 #road trip #midwest #will county #us history #chicago suburbs #il #land of lincoln #the prairie state #travel #tourism #adventure #explore #route 66 attractions #local history #illinois history

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When God speaks, things happen!

Photo: Captiva Island, Florida

#florida #sunset #gulf of mexico #ocean sunset #captiva island #fl #florida gulf coast #southwest florida #ocean #seascape #tropical islands #the sunshine state #tropical #christianity #christian living #god's power #god's love #nature #travel #tourism #adventure #explore #the south #southern usa #the great outdoors #god's creation #america the beautiful