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Through Love Colored Glasses

You heard about him before but I'm betting you didn't know this much about him.

I biked our boardwalk this Easter intending to make some quick passes around the 2.2 mile circuit of it. But as I peddled the boards I had to keep stopping to capture in photos and words people who I might have easily just passed by if I hadn't been aware. People I had to share with you here.

They are all around us these wonderful people, decorating the memorial benches, riding special bikes, or just enjoying their days...in powerful ways.

But one such encounter was of a man of whom I spoke of recently in “A Voice through the Heart.”

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This time his story came forward in greater, sharper, detail. This time he showed me a side of humankind I can only hope to aspire to. I suspect many of you will feel the same.

Let me share with you this man with the love colored glasses:

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