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Walking by the lazy Colorado River after feasting on Thanksgiving dinner at the RV park in Kerrville. Hand in hand alternately with my wife\u2026 my daughter\u2026 both of them\u2026 Watching Aimee run ahead, then drop back to grab our hands and command: “One, Two, THREE!” expecting to be lifted off her feet and propelled forward, swung by our lifted hands.<\/p>\n

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Aimee spying a giant oak tree leaf, brown and discarded beside the path. Soon a dried oak leaf bouquet begins to form. “Here, Daddy – this one is for you!” as she holds out one particularly large leaf. I take it and put it over my heart where it stays in place, somehow magically adhering to my fleece jacket. Aimee smiling, then skipping away again – off on her quest to find more fallen leaves, more wondrous beauty hidden in plain sight.<\/p>\n


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As I gaze outside, at the rain and pools of water and fallen leaves littering the ground, my thoughts wander to heaven: Images of long walks beside streams of living water, gathering crisp, exquisite leaves of gold and silver on a beautiful, perfect autumn day that isn’t really autumn at all; each leaf an infinite, priceless treasure extravagantly given from one heart to another.<\/p>\n

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Walking by the lazy Colorado River after feasting on Thanksgiving dinner at the RV park in Kerrville. Hand in hand alternately with my wife\u2026 my daughter\u2026 both of them\u2026 Watching<\/p>\n

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