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1471 her joyful eyes over skype while she shared how he got down and one knee and now she wears the most gorgeous sparkle on her hand, how he in all patience and Christ-likeness won her heart and her future, and will you stand with me while i make this promise to him? yes, definitely yes. june 24, 2016. 1472 a day out with my molly, a walk through rozelle park on quite possibly the last beautiful day of sun and no coats 1473 the wind that whips through the neighborhood at the top while the leaves still hang on for dear life 1474 a letter in the mail from newaygo county - always joy to find it there in the mailbox and to read heart words on lined paper 1475 unexpected facetimes from jan, especially when baby olive is the first face on the screen like some sort of tiny adult "just calling to say hi" 1476 nate bargatze - my type of comedian, dry, stoic - a gift on these dreary days and sun and warm evaporate into clouds and cold and i need a reason to laugh 1477 the way that molly illicits real laughter from me, the kind of joy that comes from a deep place of knowing the preciousness of grace and gift and dependence and naivete, of promise and hope and safety