Happy 16th Birthday Catherine Therese!!

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Although you'll never read this my sweet Catherine, I love you. 16 years ago you changed our life forever. All of your siblings have done this in their own way but you have done so in a very special way. You have made me more empathetic, compassionate, and much more prayerful. Your smile lights up the world around you and we are all blessed by it.  It's not easy living with a saint. You remind me of my weakness and limited time on this earth. You challenge me to go deeper within myself and find what the Lord is trying to teach me...usually patience. You are made in His image and likeness but He uses you so that I can see my own beauty, goodness, and shortcomings.  You struggle mightily against me with every bath, diaper change, and wardrobe change. I struggle mightily with Him against all the changes He wills in my life. You depend on me and your mom for even the simplest of things. You teach me to depend on Him for everything and not rely on my on strength. You teach me that I
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The Seasons: A Poem

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Sunrise over Amazing Grasses Family Farm

The mad Artist wields His brush,

Painted colors rush,

To life and give flush,

Before the quiet autumn hush.


The life seems to pour,

As colors fall to the floor,

To be seen no more,

Outside the dark, grey door.


Brightness from below,

Sun upon the snow,

High, cold clouds blow,

Flakes and ice appear to grow.


The man melts with little seen,

Underneath, pale, grey green,

Hides life in dark unseen,

Waits for warmth and to careen.


Buds on branches show,

Patience starts to grow,

Trickles, streams and veins flow,

Bringing fruits of melted snow.


Sprung to life it springs,

Bees, birds, sound rings,

Lush green flings,

Its gift bounty brings.


Green growth gives one last rush,

Underneath the Painter's brush.

The mad Artist wields His brush,

before the quiet autumn hush.


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