Life is Beautiful

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**1 Enjoying the great outdoors, viewing the milky way each night, breathing fresh mountain air, canoeing on a lake, hiking through a field of wildflowers & being away from electricity for 4 1/2 days.

**2 Hearing tater's voice on the phone after all that time & I could tell he had missed me. Then after we picked him up I heard a lot of 'I love yous' and it was wonderful!

**3 Even in my stinky, sweaty state having a husband who was willing to hold me and listen to all my stories about the week.

**4 Hearing from a friend who had sincere compliments to share. Accolades are rare, but oh how they keep me going for weeks and weeks!

**5 Witnessing the coolest shooting star ever. It flew through the sky and then exploded. I've never seen anything like it. Amazing.

**6 Answers to prayers. It's always humbling yet wonderful to discover the tender mercies of the Lord. They show up in the least unexpected places sometimes.