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A New Creation

This week, while in our backyard, I made my first butterfly sighting of the year. In a springtime like no other I have ever experienced, the moment was special because it reminded me that, in a world turned upside down, some very good things never change.

Professionally, butterflies are near and dear to my heart. Jerry and I have photographed them since 1989 and produced several films that have explored their incredible life cycles.

Transformation

This Easter will be my 70th. When I was a kid, I remember getting up early to hunt for candy eggs and packages of baseball cards (a unique Allen family tradition). Then I’d get dressed up (it was the only day of the year I’d wear a tie) and walk with my family a few blocks to church. It was always a happy occasion that I looked forward to celebrating.

I suspect the first Easter Sunday

The Worst Moment in History

If I were to rank the least pleasurable times in my life, the past three or four weeks would be near the top of my list. This pandemic has tested my patience and faith in ways I’d never experienced before. Yet, the uncertainty of an invisible adversary, the inconvenience of the lockdown, and the sting of death (a friend from my church died of Covid-19 last week), all pale in comparison