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Several glimpses of God's grace while visiting a department store I had a gift card for this morning.

• A saleslady in the shoe department who went over and beyond the call of duty trying to help me find the sandals I wanted in my size, and when she couldn't, showed me how to order a pair through the kiosk, that would be shipped directly to my address at no extra charge.
• A huge discount on the sandals (60% off), that enabled me to get much more for my gift card than I thought possible.
• A cashier who gave me an extra 15% off the rest of the items I purchased because I told her to use my store credit card to pay for whatever the gift card couldn't cover.   
• Not having to use my store card because there was more than enough money left on the gift card after the extra discount, and getting cash back for the credit left on it.

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Anemic looking violet plant I never thought would bloom just did.

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Not long after the death of my husband, I was mugged in an elevator of my apartment complex.  Although I managed to escape unharmed, it did lead to serious concerns about my mortality and a fear that I would not live to see my children grow up.

By the grace of God, not only did I see them both grow up, get married, and have families of their own, but I've been blessed with seven grandchildren and two great-grands.

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A friend who persuaded me to take a walk with her on a beautiful day, and whose comments made me smile.

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It may seem like a little thing to most, but to me it was huge.

I had waited too long, and now the Cadbury mini chocolate eggs with the crisp sugar shells appeared to be all sold out.  After searching through every store in town, but one, and traipsing up and down aisles multiple times to make sure there wasn't a bag hidden in a corner, overlooked,  I headed for home, exhausted, and berating myself for my procrastination.

That's when the "but one" store came to mind, a drugstore I had already passed.  

Hoping against hope I walked in, and there facing me, on a shelf picked clean except for one item, sat an oversized bag of the Cadbury mini chocolate eggs with crisp sugar shells I had been looking for.

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Catching sight of the baby ravens at play in the snow.

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"It will be a shelter and shade from the heat
of the day, and a refuge and hiding place
from the storm and rain." -- (Isaiah 4:6)







The terrible wind storm downed trees and power lines, but the ravens' nest remained safe and secure.