From my heart

 I remember being about 7 years old and having to go to the dentist. For some reason I had to have a tooth pulled. On top of my fear, the dentist was not kind or patient. Needless to say, it was terrifying.

When I returned home that day, my grandma had found a yellow swallowtail butterfly for me. It was alive and well-she had kept it somehow-just to show me because she knew I went through a scary time. The butterfly did the trick-I wasn't scared any more-and I loved my grandma even more.

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These moths appeared one morning on our windows and stayed for hours so I got lots of photos of them. I did my moth painting from one of the photos. Since that time we had all our windows replaced, the house sided and roofed. I still like the old windows, worn from years of weather, but of course they weren't good for keeping the cold wind out.

 I have no idea where I'm going with all of this rambling. Maybe I have had too much hot chocolate this morning, I don't know. I wanted to share some pretty pictures of my yard with you, but there's something more.

 There's something else my grandparents gave me when I was little.

It was what I saw in them.

Day to day stuff.

It was some kind of steady-ness, and anchor to something bigger than they,

a hope.

 Yes, you're right if you are thinking it was their faith in God.

 We prayed together. We read the Bible together.
We went to church together.

 And as I have grown, I've known the Source of their

steady-ness to be my own as well. 

Right now there is a vast amount of information and fear and uncertainty. It's scary-worse than a trip to the dentist. 

I want to share one of my favorite verses from the Bible with you.

Psalm 63:7

For you have been my help,

and in the shadow of your

wings

I will sing for joy.

God bless you.