Grace will forever been one of my beloved gifts.  Grace is forgiveness and love wrapped in a bow.  When growth and grace intertwine, lessons and blessings follow.  Growth hasn't always been comfortable and grace hasn't always been easy to give.  Personally, I've learned that it gets easier the more I extend it to myself first.  You see,  grace can be silent forgiveness of self and/or appreciation of well handled mess by others.  As I age, I find myself more eager to give what's been given to me by the Lord.  I release things that cause me dis-ease sooner- be it self- inflicted or by others, and move on to the next lesson.  Life is full of mistakes and repeatable moments. Growth happens when we make new errors while grace covers us in the in-between.