Continuing the Count...

#574. White egret, regal bird, atop a pine in a Chicago suburb--tenacity!

#575. Baby's sticky waves and smiles: Reminder of young parent joy.

#576. Silken tresses falling over arms: Embracing my woman-child.

#577. "Mommy"--a precious word from the lips of a young adult.

#578. Pipe organ crescendo in Edman Memorial Chapel.

#579. 1000 voices lifted in harmony, asking God to "Be Thou My Vision."

#580. Prayers of Loved-One-For-Life for me and for our children.