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Be grateful for the tiny details of your life and make room for unexpected and beautiful blessings.

Henry Van Dyke

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Henry Van Dyke
Age: 80 †
Born: 1852
Born: November 10
Died: 1933
Died: April 10
Diplomat
Poet
Writer
Germantown
Philadelphia
Gratitude
Grateful
Blessing
Room
Blessings
Rooms
Unexpected
Beautiful
Details
Make
Life
Tiny

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