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New York City’s landmark Fifth Avenue Cartier store was purchased in 1916 by Jacques Cartier by trading two pearl necklaces for the retail space.

What have your pearls done for you today?

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I'm praying so hard.

For all those in and affected by the horrific shooting today in Conneticut


God our Father,
Your power brings us to birth,
Your providence guides our lives,
and by Your command we return to dust.

Lord, those who die still live in Your presence,
their lives change but do not end.
I pray in hope for my family,
relatives and friends,
and for all the dead known to You alone.

In company with Christ,
Who died and now lives,
may they rejoice in Your kingdom,
where all our tears are wiped away.
Unite us together again in one family,
to sing Your praise forever and ever.

Amen.

I'm thirsty

CHECK that one off the list!

Hey, guess what? NYC is super busy and full of people.  NYC on a Saturday in the month of December is a whole new animal.  Have you ever seen the documentaries on Elephants during the warm season when the water dries up and they all stampede for miles and miles heading for the same little stream of water?  Then the camera pans out and all you see are thousands of elephants shoulder to shoulder for miles and miles, pushing and shoving to try to move just an inch closer to the water?  Yeah NYC on a Saturday in December is kind of like that.

Pictures? HA! There is no room or time to turn the camera on and aim, much less focus.  This is the lone picture of the husband and I (thanks Mom for being brave enough to stand still for more than 3 seconds!) The blur is minimal so I will take it.

  You see this tree?  It's the stream with the water. 

Eventually you just throw your camera in the air and wave it like you just don't care. 

And maybe you will get lucky and get a decent shot to share with all your bloggers!