3 gifts "ugly beautiful"

the table in my art room as a project calls to be finished (my eucharisteo banner)....

the mess left behind by another generation of sparrows who find their way back to our porch each year...

the treasures found in the midst of last year's destructive storms (safety in harrowing moments, lives rebuilt, relationships mended, courage, hope, perseverance, and always God's tender mercy)...

this picture was found on a lawn in our little town miles from where it was caught up by the tornadoes and has formed relationships that remind me us how small our world truly is.