There is so much life and love in the forest that one thing overgrows the other and you cannot contain it all. You can stop and examine a single plant or tree or leaf, and it can stand alone in glory, but still it is too much. So you let them all mix together and touch each other and fill, fill, fill your senses. You could hold your breath — try to memorize the gift — but the wholeness makes you gasp and inhale the grace of it all.
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So many times I have been blown away by an image of a special moment that even a photo would not capture it enough. I find myself trying to store every detail so I will never forget.
Beautiful! God’s grace and beauty is everywhere; if we will just take the time to stop and notice it!
[...] of stone set up for tables and benches. This forest was the place I went to talk to God and inhale His grace during my pregnancy. I recommend finding a favorite outdoor place and making it into a temple or [...]