i thank You God for this most amazing day:
for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;
and for everything which is natural
which is infinite
which is yes
~e.e. cummings
Of What Surrounds Me
Whatever it is I am saying, I always
Need a leaf or a flower, if not an
Entire field. As for sky, I am wildly
In love with each day’s inventions, cool blue
Or cat gray or full
Of the ships of clouds,I simply can’t
Say whatever it is I am saying without
At least one skyful. That leaves water, a
Creek or a well, river or ocean, it has to be
There. For the heart to be there. For the pen
To be poised. For the idea to come.
~Mary Oliver
The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing. ~Ecclesiastes 1:8b ✝
** Image of Dahlia via Pinterest
Sacred Touches 
I thank god for giving me dear Natalie as friend, i thank god for letting me read her beautiful posts, not just the names of birds, flowers, and leaves but also beautiful thoughts …and great sonnet behind every thought behind these beautiful posts, great one dear Natalie, have a great afternoon 🙂
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Oh, sweet girl, this brought tears to my eyes. I thank God for you, your tender heart, and your always gracious and kind words about my posts. You are a very lovely Godsend!!!
Hugs, Natalie 🙂 ❤
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I absolutely love this photo MN. Really. It’s gorgeous.
Hope you’re doing well 🙂
❤
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Good evening, MS! I’m glad you enjoyed the photo! When I found it I fell in love with it too! I’ve been doing fairly well today, thank you for asking. Sitting at the feet of Jesus is such a good place to be! I pray that all is well with you too.
Love and hugs, N 🙂 ❤
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A lovely post. We do have so much to be grateful for and we don’t realise it enough. 😀
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Hey, Raewyn, you’re so right! We do have so much to be grateful for all day, every day! Hugs, N 🙂 ❤
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You always find (or have) the perfect image for the perfect words—cotton candy delight–once again 🙂
Hugs to you and bunches of love—
Julie
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Why thank you, Missy Cookie! I love your description of this image, “cotton candy delight.” That it is sure! Much love and huge hugs to you too, my friend. N 🙂 ❤ ❤ ❤
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Beautiful post Natalie! It’s tender💗
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Thanks, Michelle. I like you description. It did turn out to be tender and soft. Hugs, N 🙂 ❤
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Amazing picture, amazing quotes! I especially love the biblical mention. Natalie, you are a Flower 🙂 ♥♥
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Wow, what an amazing compliment, cher Frédéric! Thank you so much for always being an encourager! Seulement un poète savoir comment parler à l’âme d’une femme! Je t’adore! 🙂 ❤
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Oh, that flower is so so gorgeous!!! I hope my soul looks like that!! 🙂 🙂 Hihihihi! 🙂 And I love Mary Oliver’s poetry! I had never heard her poems before I read them on your blog 🙂 They are precious! ❤ Thank you for introducing me to her! 🙂 ❤
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Oh I imagine your beautiful soul does look like that, sweet Trini! I love Oliver’s poetry too! I’d never heard of her either until one of my bloggers posted some of her poetry and I juist had to go buy a book of her poems. I’m glad you enjoy her work as well. Love and huge hugs, N 🙂 ❤
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what a beautiful picture!
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