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Last spring, we were delighted to watch two doves build a nest in our hanging petunia plant. Observing the eggs from a distance and watching the tiny creatures enter the world was a reminder of how great God is. And since doves are creatures of habit, the two love birds are back again. As silly as it may seem, we could not be more excited.

Immaculate Conception?

If you grew up a part of the Baby Boom generation as I did, and you were to go back and recount the most profound cultural influences of your early childhood, it’s quite likely that somewhere in the mix would be Walt Disney. More specifically, it was the magic that Walt Disney himself brought to the imagination of America’s children.

Since the beginnings of people living in social groups millennia ago, goods have been exchanged in some form. Through imports and exports, consumer choice improves, prices are reduced, business opportunities escalate, and economies grow. The essential mathematics explaining the process were worked out in the early 1800s. Pandemicinduced supply chain snarls have illustrated the interconnectedness of the contemporary world and just how much consumers rely on a steady stream of imports.