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November |

“Behold, I am making all things new” (Revelation 21:5).

I love the first day of every month. I think in our brokenness we hate change, but there’s something about newness and beginning again that reminds my soul of something long ago, an eternal and unchanging reality of a loving Creator who gave His Son in the relentless pursuit of making all things new.

March 27, 1912: The First Japanese Cherry Blossom Trees Are Planted in the U.S. On this day in 1912, the first two Japanese cherry blossom trees were successfully planted by First Lady Helen Taft and Viscountess Chinda on the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. Japanese Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo gave the U.S. over 3,000 trees to demonstrate the growing relationship between the U.S. and Japan. Every spring, Washington D.C. commemorates the initial planting through the National Cherry Blossom Festival. This year, the peak bloom is forecast for April 8-12.