My sister really impressed me with the card and gift she sent me for my birthday, and I wanted to share it with you.
First, here is the card with the little tropical motif, and the art is entitled Shaken Not Stirred by Steve Katz.
That would make a great title for my story, because I would say I have been shaken but not stirred. It reminds me of one of my favorite Bible verses in II Corinthians 4:8-9 which says, “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.”
I also enjoy the little quote from Mae West, which I can imagine her saying…
But then I had another surprise when I opened the card to find this message…
Whoa! You’ve got to be kidding! It’s even got my name printed in it!!!
I called her on the phone and asked her, “Where in the world did you find this card?”
“I couldn’t believe it either when I opened it and saw the message,” she said laughing. “Now be looking out for your gift in the mail.”
A week later, I received a lovely package from Hicklebee’s bookstore with an artistic mailer and a label with a little elf sitting on a stack of books. I opened the package to find this…
Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi‘s Canticle of the Creatures
It brought tears to my eyes as I read this beautiful prayer from one of my favorite saints with the exquisite papercuts throughout the book, and all of the nature motifs and animals in it. What a beautiful card and gift! I don’t know what else to say…I’m at a loss for words.
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Drifting into the Divine ~♥~ 