A Child Learning to see Grace

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A Child Learning to See Grace

snippets from my ten-year-old Hope-girl's list:

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sound of rain

smell of oatmeal cookies

little sister's curly hair

candle-lit meal

growth of watermelon

the way Kai and Shalom run together

waking to rising sun

feel of dirt between my toes

mom telling us stories

bees buzzing over flowers

Shalom nudging me to wake up

squeak of the the rocking chairs

Malakai playing with his train track

friend's tinkling laugh

squeal of pigs

yawning puppy

swishing of broom

peep of chicks

warm eggs in my pocket

Swami Vivekananda, "To An Early Violet"

169 "To An Early Violet"

What though thy bed be frozen earth,
Thy cloak the chilling blast;
What though no mate to cheer thy path,
Thy sky with gloom overcast;

What though if love itself doth fail,
Thy fragrance strewed in vain;
What though if bad over good prevail,
And vice over virtue reign:

Change not thy nature, gentle bloom,
Thou violet, sweet and pure,
But ever pour thy sweet perfume,
Unasked, unstinted, sure!

~Swami Vivekananda, Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Volume 8