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<\/p>\nA rose is a rose, but the desert has a beauty all it own…<\/p>\n
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No matter how busy I get, I always want to make time in my life for beauty — wherever I might find it. I spied these lovely cactus flowers in the front lawn of a hugely distressed foreclosed home. Sad stories abound. Bad news is the only news people can be bothered with. But every day is a new beginning, a brand new shot at grace. If you quarry the good within you, then splendor is everywhere you go…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A rose is a rose, but the desert has a beauty all it own… No matter how busy I get, I always want to make time in my life for beauty — wherever I might find it. I spied these lovely cactus flowers in the front lawn of a hugely distressed foreclosed home. 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