Bernadette Peters

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February 28, 1948 – On this day, Bernadette Peters was born and the world was graced. 

Bernadette Peters is an American actress, singer and children's book author. Over the course of a career that has spanned five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performing in solo concerts and recordings. She is one of the most critically acclaimed Broadway performers, having received nominations for seven Tony Awards and nine Drama Desk Awards, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards. Regarded by many as the foremost interpreter of the works of Stephen Sondheim, Peters is particularly noted for her roles on the Broadway stage, including in the musicals Mack and Mabel, Sunday in the Park with George, Song and Dance, Into the Woods, The Goodbye Girl, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy and Hello, Dolly!. Peters was praised for her Television appearances on The Muppet Show for which she has been nominated for the Emmy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. 

In celebration of the birthday of Bernadette Peters, Amazing Grace is dressed as Bernadette Peters performing in the Muppets Show. 

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Elizabeth Taylor

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February 27, 1932 – On this day, Elizabeth Taylor was born and the world was graced. 

Elizabeth Taylor was a British-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s, and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She continued her career successfully into the 1960s, and remained a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. In 1999, the American Film Institute named her the seventh-greatest female screen legend. 

Taylor was paid a record-breaking $1 million to play the title role in the historical epic Cleopatra (1963), the most expensive film made up to that point. During the filming, Taylor and co-star Richard Burton began an extramarital affair, which caused a scandal. Despite public disapproval, she and Burton continued their relationship and were married in 1964. Dubbed "Liz and Dick" by the media, they starred in 11 films together, including The V.I.P.s (1963), The Sandpiper(1965), The Taming of the Shrew (1967), and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). Taylor received the best reviews of her career for Woolf, winning her second Academy Award and several other awards for her performance. She and Burton divorced in 1974, but reconciled soon after, and remarried in 1975. 

In celebration of the birthday of Elizabeth Taylor, Amazing Grace is dressed as Cleopatra. 

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Rainbow

Our Daily Grace!!!

“I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth.” 

Genesis 9:13

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Michael Bolton

Our Daily Grace!!! 

February 26, 1953 – On this day, Michael Bolton was born and the world was graced. 

Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo albums and those he recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack. He became better known for his series of pop rock ballads, recorded after a stylistic change in the late 1980s. Bolton's achievements include selling more than 75 million records, recording eight top 10 albums and two number-one singles on the Billboard charts, as well as winning six American Music Awards and two Grammy Awards. "Go the Distance", a song from Disney's 1997 animated feature film, Hercules. Is one special song for Michael Bolton. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. "Go the Distance" peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and went to #1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, Bolton's ninth song to top this chart. 

In celebration of the birthday of Michael Bolton, Amazing Grace is dressed as Disney’s Hercules. 

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Amazing Grace Defined

I am going to have this poster of uncut trading cards framed. I just hope I can find a big enough frame for it.

George Harrison

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February 25, 1943 – On this day, George Harrison was born and the world was graced. 

George Harrison was an English musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian culture and helped broaden the scope of popular music through his incorporation of Indian instrumentation and Hindu-aligned spirituality in the Beatles' work. Although the majority of the band's songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, most Beatles albums from 1965 onwards contained at least two Harrison compositions. His songs for the group included "Taxman", "Within You Without You", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something".

In celebration of the birthday of George Harrison, Amazing Grace is dressed as the Quiet Beatle. 

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33rd EDSA People Power Revolution

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February 25, 2019 – On this day, we celebrating the 33rd EDSA People Power Revolution and the world was graced. The People Power Revolution (also known as the EDSA Revolution, the Philippine Revolution of 1986, EDSA 1986, EDSA I and EDSA People Power) was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in the capital city of Manila from February 22–25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime violence and alleged electoral fraud. The nonviolent revolution led to the departure of dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the end of his 21-year presidential rule, and the restoration of democracy in the Philippines. The majority of the demonstrations took place on a long stretch of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, more commonly known by its acronym EDSA, in Metro Manila from February 22–25, 1986. They involved over two million Filipino civilians, as well as several political and military groups, and religious groups led by Cardinal Jaime Sin, the Archbishop of Manila, along with Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines President Cardinal Ricardo Vidal, the Archbishop of Cebu. The protests, fueled by the resistance and opposition from years of governance by President Marcos and his cronies, culminated with the absolute rule and his family fleeing Malacañang Palace to exile in Hawaii. Ninoy Aquino's widow, Corazon Aquino, was immediately installed as the eleventh President as a result of the revolution. 

In celebration of the birthday of 33rd EDSA People Power Revolution, Amazing Grace and friends reminisce this momentous event in our lives as Filipinos. 

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Security Blanket

By: Percy R. Lugue

Steve Jobs

Our Daily Grace!!!  

February 24, 1955 – On this day, Steve Jobs was born and the world was graced. 

Steve Jobs was an American business magnate and investor. He was the chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Apple Inc.; chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar; a member of The Walt Disney Company's board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar; and the founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT. Jobs is widely recognized as a pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. 

Jobs was born in San Francisco, California, and put up for adoption. He was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He attended Reed College in 1972 and traveled through India in 1974 seeking enlightenment and studying Zen Buddhism. 

Jobs and Wozniak co-founded Apple in 1976 to sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. Together the duo gained fame and wealth a year later for the Apple II, one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers. Jobs saw the commercial potential of the Xerox Alto in 1979, which was mouse-driven and had a graphical user interface (GUI). This led to development of the unsuccessful Apple Lisa in 1983, followed by the breakthrough Macintosh in 1984, the first mass-produced computer with a GUI. The Macintosh introduced the desktop publishing industry in 1985 with the addition of the Apple LaserWriter, the first laser printer to feature vector graphics. Jobs took a few of Apple's members with him to found NeXT, a computer platform development company that specialized in computers for higher-education and business markets. In addition, he helped to develop the visual effects industry when he funded the computer graphics division of George Lucas's Lucasfilm in 1986. The new company was Pixar, which produced Toy Story, the first fully computer-animated film.

In celebration of the birthday of Steve Jobs, Amazing Grace is metamorphosed into Steve Jobs in the cover of TIME magazine. 

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Emily Blunt

Our Daily Grace!!! 

February 23, 1983 – On this day, Emily Blunt was born and the world was graced. 

Emily Blunt is an English-American actress. She is the recipient of many awards, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for two British Academy Film Awards. Educated at Hurtwood House in Dorking, Blunt made her acting debut in a 2001 stage production of The Royal Family. She went on to appear in the television film Boudica (2003) and portrayed Queen Catherine Howard in the miniseries Henry VIII (2003). She made her feature film debut in the 2004 drama My Summer of Love. Blunt's breakthrough came in 2006 when she starred in the television film Gideon's Daughter and the successful American comedy film The Devil Wears Prada. The former won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and the latter earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. 

Blunt then took on leading roles in the comedy-drama Sunshine Cleaning (2008), the period film The Young Victoria(2009), the romantic comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), the science fiction films The Adjustment Bureau(2011), Looper (2012), and Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and the musical fantasy Into the Woods (2014). She received acclaim for her performances as a principled FBI agent in the crime film Sicario (2015) and an alcoholic in the thriller The Girl on the Train (2016); for the latter, she received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 2018, Blunt starred in the critically acclaimed horror film A Quiet Place, directed by her husband John Krasinski, and played the title character in the musical fantasy Mary Poppins Returns. She won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress for the former. 

In celebration of the birthday of Emily Blunt, Amazing Grace is dressed as the new Mary Poppins. 

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George Washington

Our Daily Grace!!! 

February 22, 1732 – On this day, George Washington was born and the world was graced.

George Washington was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father, who also served as the first president of the United States (1789–1797). Washington commanded Patriot forces in the new nation's vital American Revolutionary War, and led them to victory over the British. Washington also presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which established the new federal government. For his manifold leadership during the American Revolution, he has been called the "Father of His Country". 

In celebration of the birthday of George Washington, Amazing Grace is dressed as first president of the United States. 

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Steve Irwin

Our Daily Grace!!!  

February 22, 1962 – On this day, Steve Irwin was born and world was graced. Steve Irwin, nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter" was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, and television personality. Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter(1996–2007), an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series which he co-hosted with his wife Terri; the couple also hosted the series Croc Files (1999–2001), The Crocodile Hunter Diaries (2002–2006), and New Breed Vets (2005). They also owned and operated Australia Zoo, founded by Irwin's parents in Beerwah, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of the Queensland state capital city of Brisbane. 

In celebration of the birthday of Steve Irwin, Amazing Grace is metamorphosed into The Crocodile Hunter. 

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Drew Barrymore

Our Daily Grace!!! 

February 22, 1975 – On this day, Drew Barrymore was born and the world was graced. 

Drew Barrymore is an American actress, producer, director, author, model and entrepreneur. She is a member of the Barrymore family of actors, and the granddaughter of John Barrymore. She achieved fame as a child actress with her role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA nomination. 

In celebration of the birthday of Drew Barrymore, Amazing Grace is dressed as the cute Gertie from the movie E.T. 

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Lea Salonga

Our Daily Grace!!! 

February 22, 1971– On this day, Lea Salonga was born and the world was graced. 

Lea Salonga is a Filipina singer and actress best known for her roles in musical theatre, for supplying the singing voices of two Disney Princesses, and as a recording artist and television performer. At age 18, she originated the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon, first in the West End and then on Broadway, winning the Olivier and Theatre World Awards, and becoming the first Asian woman to win a Tony Award. Salonga is the first Filipino artist to sign with an international record label (Atlantic Records in 1993). Salonga was the first actress of Asian descent to play the roles of Éponine and Fantine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway. She also portrayed Éponine and Fantine, respectively, in the musical's 10th and 25th anniversary concerts in London. She provided the singing voices of two official Disney Princesses: Jasmine in Aladdin (1992) and Fa Mulan in Mulan (1998). She was named a Disney Legend in 2011 for her work with The Walt Disney Company. 

In celebration of the birthday of Lea Salonga, Amazing Grace is dressed as Fa Mulan.

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Kelsey Grammer

Our Daily Grace!!! 

February 21, 1955 – On this day, Kelsey Grammer was born and world was graced. 

Kelsey Grammer is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, singer, producer, director, writer and activist, best known for his two-decade-long portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcoms Cheers and Frasier. He has won five Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and one Tony Award, and has also worked as a television producer, director, writer, and as a voice actor on The Simpsons as Sideshow Bob (for which he received his fifth Primetime Emmy). He also recently won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for his voice work in Guillermo del Toro's award-winning series Trollhunters. 

 n celebration of the birthday of Kelsey Grammer, Amazing Grace is metamorphosed into Dr. Frasier Crane. 

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Mylene Esplana

Our Daily Grace!!!

February 21, 2019 – On this day, Mylene Esplana is celebrating her birthday!!!

Happy Birthday to sweet and Winnie the Pooh loving Miles Esplana.

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Rue McClanahan

Our Daily Grace!!!

February 21, 1934 – On this day, Rue McClanahan was born and the world was graced. 

Rue McClanahan was an American actress best known for her roles on television as Vivian Harmon on Maude (1972–78), Aunt Fran Crowley on Mama's Family (1983–84), and Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls (1985–92), for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1987. On The Golden Girls, McClanahan portrayed man-crazed Southern belle Blanche Devereaux, owner of the house she lived in and rented out to her three roommates and best friends: Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur), Rose Nylund (Betty White), and Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty). 

In celebration of the birthday of Rue McClanahan, Amazing Grace is dressed as Blanche Devereaux. 

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Rihanna

Our Daily Grace!!!  

February 20, 1988 – On this day, Rihanna was born and the world was graced. 

Rihanna is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, and raised in Bridgetown, she was discovered by American record producer Evan Rogers in her home country in 2003. Throughout 2004, she recorded demo tapes under the direction of Rogers and signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for its then-president, rapper and hip hop producer Jay-Z. In 2005, Rihanna rose to fame with the release of her debut studio album Music of the Sun as well as its follow-up A Girl like Me (2006). Both albums peaked within the top ten of the US Billboard 200 and respectively produced the successful singles "Pon de Replay", "SOS" and "Unfaithful".  

Recognized as a pop icon, Rihanna is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 250 million records sold worldwide.Many of her songs rank among the world's best-selling singles of all time, including the singles "Umbrella", "We Found Love", "Stay" and "Work", as well as her collaboration "Love the Way You Lie" with Eminem. Rihanna is the youngest solo artist to earn fourteen number-one singles and has a total of thirty one top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100, she also has over thirty top-tens in the United Kingdom and Australia, making her the only artist in the 21st century to achieve this feat. She was named the Digital Songs Artist and Top Hot 100 Artist of this century, as well as the all-time top Pop Songs artist by Billboard. Additionally, she is Spotify and Apple Music's most streamed female artist of all time. 

In celebration of the birthday of Rihanna, Amazing Grace is dressed as Rihanna receiving her Grammy Award. 

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Seal

Our Daily Grace!!! 

February 19, 1963 – On this day, Seal was born and world was graced. 

Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel, known professionally as Seal, is a British singer and songwriter who has sold over 20 million records worldwide, his first international hit being the song "Crazy", released in 1991 and his most celebrated song being "Kiss from a Rose", released in 1994 and used as a theme for the movie Bat Man Forever. Seal has won multiple awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards; he won Best British Male in 1992, as well as four Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award. As a songwriter, he received two Ivor Novello Awards for Best Song Musically and Lyrically from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors for "Killer" (1990) and "Crazy" (1991). He was a coach on The Voice Australia in 2012 and 2013, and returned to Australia to work as a coach in 2017. 

In celebration of the birthday of Seal, Amazing Grace is metamorphosed into the singer/songwriter of the Kiss from the rose. 

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Smokey Robinson

Our Daily Grace!!! 

February 19, 1940 – On this day, Smokey Robinson was born and the world was graced. 

Smokey Robinson is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson was the founder and frontman of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer. Robinson led the group from its 1955 origins as "the Five Chimes" until 1972 when he announced a retirement from the group to focus on his role as Motown's vice president. However, Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year. Following the sale of Motown Records in 1988, Robinson left the company in 1990. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Robinson was awarded the 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for his lifetime contributions to popular music. 

In celebration of the birthday of Smokey Robinson , Amazing Grace is dressed as composer of Happy from the Lady Sings the Blues. 

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Yoko Ono

Our Daily Grace!!!  

February 18, 1933 – On this day, Yoko Ono was born and world was graced. 

Yoko Ono is a Japanesemultimedia artist, singer, songwriter and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art, which she performs in both English and Japanese and filmmaking. Singer-songwriter John Lennon of the Beatles was her third husband. As Lennon's widow, Ono works to preserve his legacy. She funded Strawberry Fields in Manhattan's Central Park, the Imagine Peace Tower in Iceland, and the John Lennon Museum in Saitama, Japan (which closed in 2010). She has made significant philanthropic contributions to the arts, peace, Philippine and Japan disaster relief, and other causes. In 2012, Ono received the Dr. Rainer Hildebrandt Human Rights Award. The award is given annually in recognition of extraordinary, nonviolent commitment to human rights. Ono continued her social activism when she inaugurated a biennial $50,000 Lennon Ono Grant for Peace in 2002. She also co-founded the group Artists Against Fracking in 2012. She has a daughter, Kyoko Chan Cox, from her marriage to Anthony Cox and a son, Sean Taro Ono Lennon, from her marriage to Lennon. 

In celebration of the birthday of Yoko Ono, Amazing Grace is metamorphosed into the pensive widow of John Lennon. 

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Puppy Love

By: Percy R. Lugue

Michael Jordan

Our Daily Grace!!! 

February 17, 1963 – On this day, Michael Jordan was born and the world was graced. 

Michael Jordan is an American former professional basketball player. He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. His biography on the official NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include six NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards among others. Jordan is also known for his product endorsements. He fueled the success of Nike's Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1984 and remain popular today. Jordan also starred as himself in the 1996 film Space Jam. In 2006, he became part-owner and head of basketball operations for the Charlotte Bobcats (now Hornets), and bought a controlling interest in 2010. In 2014, Jordan became the first billionaire player in NBA history. 

In celebration of the birthday of Michael Jordan, Amazing Grace is dressed as the greatest basketball player of all time. 

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The Weeknd

Our Daily Grace!!! 

February 16, 1990– On this day, The Weeknd was born and the world was graced.

Abel Makkonen Tesfaye better known by his stage name The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Tesfaye has helped to broaden the musical palette of R&B by incorporating indie and electronic music influences; his work has been categorized as alternative R&B. Tesfaye anonymously uploaded several songs to YouTube under the name "The Weeknd" in 2010 and released the critically acclaimed mixtapes House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence in 2011. The mixtapes were later remastered and rereleased on the compilation album Trilogy (2012), after he signed with Republic Records and created his own record label XO. Tesfaye has had three No. 1 releases (Beauty Behind the Madness in 2015, Starboy in 2016, and My Dear Melancholy in 2018) and a No. 2 release (Kiss Land in 2013) on the US Billboard 200. He has earned eight top-ten entries on the Billboard Hot 100: "Love Me Harder" with Ariana Grande; "Earned It"; "I Feel It Coming"; "Pray for Me" with Kendrick Lamar; "Call Out My Name"; and the number one singles "The Hills", "Can't Feel My Face", and "Starboy". In 2015, Tesfaye became the first artist to simultaneously hold the top three positions on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart with "Can't Feel My Face", "Earned It", and "The Hills". Since his commercial debut in 2012, Tesfaye has sold over 70 million records in the United States alone. Tesfaye has won three Grammy Awards, eight Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards, nine Juno Awards, and has been nominated for one Academy Award. 

In celebration of the birthday of Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, Amazing Grace is dressed as The Weeknd. 

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Matt Groening

Our Daily Grace!!! 

February 15, 1954 – On this day, Matt Groening was born and the world was graced. 

Matt Groening is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, animator, and voice actor. He is the creator of the television series The Simpsons ,The Simpsons is the longest-running U.S. primetime-television series in history and the longest-running U.S. animated series and sitcom. Groening created something new and came up with a cartoon family, the Simpson family, and named the members after his own parents and sisters—while Bart was an anagram of the word "brat". The shorts would be spun off into their own series The Simpsons, which has since aired 652 episodes. 

In celebration of the birthday of Matt Groening, Amazing Grace is dressed as Lisa Simpson. 

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Chocolates and Love

Our Daily Grace!!!

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.

Romans 12:9

Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

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Cupid

Our Daily Grace!!!

“ Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” 

1 John 4:8 

Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

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Falling In Love

Our Daily Grace!!!

“After all, he's famous for great and unexpected acts; there's no end to his surprises. He gives rain, for instance, across the wide earth, sends water to irrigate the fields. He raises up the down-and-out, gives firm footing to those sinking in grief.” 

Job 5:9-11 

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Robbie Williams

Our Daily Grace!!!

February 13, 1974 – On this day, Robbie Williams was born and world was graced.

Robbie Williams is an English singer-songwriter and entertainer. He was a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995 and again from 2009 to 2012.

He has also had commercial success as a solo artist. He is the best-selling British solo artist in the United Kingdom and the best selling non-Latino artist in Latin America. Six of his albums are among the top 100 biggest-selling albums in the United Kingdom–four albums in the top 60–and in 2006 he entered the Guinness Book of World Records for selling 1.6 million tickets of his Close Encounters Tour in a single day. Williams has received a record eighteen Brit Awards—winning Best British Male four times, and two awards for Outstanding Contribution to Music and the 2017 Brits Icon for his "lasting impact on British culture", twelve German ECHO Awards, and three MTV European Music Awards. In 2004, he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame after being voted the "Greatest Artist of the 1990s". According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Williams has been certified for 19.8 million albums and 6.8 million singles in the UK as a solo artist. He is also one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold 75 million records worldwide. Williams also topped the 2000–2010 UK airplay chart, racking up almost 50% more plays than the Sugababes at number 2. In 2014, he was awarded the freedom of his home town of Stoke-on-Trent, as well as having a tourist trail created and streets named in his honour.

In celebration of the birthday of Robbie Williams, Amazing Grace is metamorphosed into a young Robbie in front of a Refrigerator.

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Christina Ricci

Our Daily Grace!!! 

February 12, 1980 – On this day, Christina Ricci was born and the world was graced. 

Christina Ricci is an American actress and producer. She is known for playing unconventional characters with a dark edge. Ricci is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Satellite Award for Best Actress, as well as Golden Globe, Primetime Emmy, Screen Actors Guild and Independent Spirit Award nominations. Ricci made her film debut at the age of nine in Mermaids (1990), which was followed by a breakout role as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel. She is also known for her appearances in Casper and Now and Then (both 1995) Sleepy Hollow (1999), Monster (2003) Speed Racer (2008), and The Smurfs 2 (2013). 

In celebration of the birthday of Christina Ricci, Amazing Grace is dressed as Wednesday Addams. 

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Abraham Lincoln

Our Daily Grace!!! 

 February 12, 1809 – On this day, Abraham Lincoln was born and the world was graced. Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861to 1865. His Gettysburg Address became an iconic endorsement of nationalism, republicanism, equal rights, liberty, and democracy. He maneuvered to end slavery, including the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863; ordering the Army to protect escaped slaves, encouraging border states to outlaw slavery, and pushing through Congress the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which permanently outlawed slavery. 

In celebration of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, Amazing Grace is dressed as the 16th president of the United States. 

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Jennifer Aniston

Our Daily Grace!!! 

February 11, 1969 – On this day, Jennifer Aniston was born and the world was graced.

Jennifer Aniston is an American actress, film producer, and businesswoman. The daughter of actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow, she began working as an actress at an early age with an uncredited role in the 1987 film Mac and Me. After her career grew successfully in the 1990s, Aniston has remained a well-known public figure and established herself as one of the leading and highest-paid actresses in Hollywood as of 2018. Aniston rose to fame portraying Rachel Green on the television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), for which she earned Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards. The character was widely popular while the series aired and was later recognized as one of the greatest female characters in American television. Aniston has since played lead roles in numerous comedies and romantic comedies. Her box office hits include Bruce Almighty (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Marley & Me (2008), Just Go with It (2011), Horrible Bosses (2011), and We're the Millers (2013), each of which grossed over $200 million in worldwide box office receipts. Her most critically acclaimed roles include the dramedy The Good Girl (2002), for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, and the drama Cake (2014), for which she received nominations for the Golden Globe, Critics' Choice and Screen Actors Guild awards. 

In celebration of the birthday of Jennifer Aniston, Amazing Grace is dressed as Rachel Green. 

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Laura Dern

Our Daily Grace!!!  

February 10, 1967 – On this day, Laura Dern was born and the world was graced. 

Laura Dern is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards.

Born to actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, Dern began a full-time acting career in the 1980s with roles in the dramas Foxes (1980) opposite Jodie Foster, and Mask (1985). She went on to collaborate with David Lynch in several films, including Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990) and Inland Empire (2006), as well as the television revival of Twin Peaks (2017). Dern received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the titular orphan in Rambling Rose (1991) and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for the 1992 film Afterburn. She received international recognition with her role in the adventure film Jurassic Park (1993). In 1997, Dern guest-starred in the "Puppy Episode" of the sitcom Ellen, in which Ellen DeGeneres publicly came out. 

In celebration of the birthday of Laura Dern, Amazing Grace is dressed as Dr. Ellie Sattle. 

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Funny Cookies

By: Percy R. Lugue

Tom Hiddleston

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February 9, 1981 – On this day, Tom Hiddleston was born and the world was graced. 

Tom Hiddleston is an English actor, film producer and musician. At the beginning of his career, he appeared in West End theatre productions of Cymbeline (2007) and Ivanov (2008). He won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for his role in Cymbeline and was also nominated for the same award for his role as Cassio in Othello. He came to wider public attention when cast as Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). In 2011, he won the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. Hiddleston has also appeared in Steven Spielberg's War Horse (2011), The Deep Blue Sea (2011), Woody Allen's romantic comedy Midnight in Paris (2011), the 2012 BBC series Henry IV and Henry V, and the romantic vampire film Only Lovers Left Alive (2013). 

In celebration of the birthday of Tom Hiddleston, Amazing Grace is dressed as Loki. 

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Joe Pesci

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February 9, 1943 – On this day, Joe Pesci was born and the world was graced.

Joe Pesci is an American actor, comedian and singer. Known for portraying tough, volatile characters, in a variety of genres, he is best known for his roles as Vincent Gambini in My Cousin Vinny (1992), Harry Lyme in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, as Leo Getz in the Lethal Weapon franchise, and for co-starring with Robert De Niro in the Martin Scorsese films Raging Bull(1980), Goodfellas (1990), and Casino (1995). Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the psychopathic gangster Tommy DeVito (based on Thomas DeSimone) in Goodfellas; he had been previously nominated for the same award for his role as Joey LaMotta in Raging Bull. Also a comedian, Pesci has starred in a number of other high-profile films, including Easy Money (1983), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Moonwalker (1988), JFK (1991), and A Bronx Tale (1993). He announced his retirement from acting in 1999, and since then he has appeared only occasionally in films, including a cameo appearance in the 2006 spy thriller The Good Shepherd, directed by De Niro, and in the biographical crime film The Irishman. He is also known for his studio album Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You. 

In celebration of the birthday of Joe Pesci, Amazing Grace is dressed as Harry Lyme. 

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James Dean

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February 8, 1931 – On this day, James Dean was born and the world was graced.

James Dean was an American actor from Indiana. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a CauseI in 1955, in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were loner Cal Trask in East of Eden (1955) and surly ranch hand Jett Rink in Giant in 1956. After his death in a car crash, Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, and remains the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of Golden Age Hollywood in AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list. 

In celebration of the birthday of James Dean, Amazing Grace is dressed as Rebel Without a Cause. 

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Klay Thompson

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February 8, 1990 – On this day, Klay Thompson was born and the world was graced. 

Klay Thompson is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson, he played college basketball for three seasons with the Washington State Cougars, where he was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-10. Thompson was selected in the first round of the 2011 NBA draft by Golden State with the 11th overall pick. In 2014, he and teammate Stephen Curry set a then NBA record with 484 combined three-pointers in a season, earning the pair the nickname the "Splash Brothers". Thompson is a five-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA Third Team honoree, and a three-time NBA champion. In 2015, he helped lead the Warriors to their first NBA Championship since 1975, and was a key contributor in the Warriors' 2017 and 2018 titles. 

In celebration of the birthday of Klay Thompson , Amazing Grace is dressed as one half of the Splash Brothers. 

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John Williams

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February 8, 1932 – On this day, John Williams was born and world was graced. 

John Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. With a career spanning over six decades, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history, including those of the Star Wars series, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones series, the first two Home Alone films, Hook, the first two Jurassic Park films, Schindler's List, and the first three Harry Potter films. Williams has been associated with director Steven Spielberg since 1974, composing music for all but three of his feature films. Other works by Williams include theme music for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, NBC Sunday Night Football, "The Mission" theme used by NBC News and Seven News in Australia, the television series Lost in Space and Land of the Giants, and the incidental music for the first season of Gilligan's Island. Williams has also composed numerous classical concertos and other works for orchestral ensembles and solo instruments. He served as the Boston Pops's principal conductor from 1980 to 1993, and is currently the orchestra's laureate conductor. 

In celebration of the birthday of John Williams, Amazing Grace is metamorphosed into the legendary composer. 

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Gary Coleman

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February 8, 1968 – On this day, Gary Coleman was born and world was graced.

Gary Coleman was an American actor, comedian, and writer. In 1974, Coleman's career began when he appeared in a commercial for Harris Bank. His line after the announcer said, "You should have a Harris banker." was "You should have a Hubert doll." "Hubert" was a stuffed lion representing the Harris bank logo. The same year, he appeared in an episode of Medical Center.

While best known for his role as Arnold Jackson in Diff'rent Strokes from1978 to 1986, Coleman had appeared earlier on television, on The Jeffersons as Raymond, George Jefferson's nephew, and on Good Times as Penny's friend Gary. He also appeared in a 1977 pilot for a revival of The Little Rascals as Stymie. VH1 rated Coleman first on a list of "100 Greatest Child Stars" on television.

In celebration of the birthday of Gary Coleman, Amazing Grace is metamorphosed into Arnold Jackson.

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Charles Dickens

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February 7, 1812– On this day, Charles Dickens was born and world was graced. 

Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are still widely read today. Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. 

In celebration of the birthday of Charles Dickens, Amazing Grace is metamorphosed into the legendary creator of Ebenezer Scrooge 

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Bob Marley

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February 6, 1945 – On this day, Bob Marley was born and world was graced. 

Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer-songwriter who became an international musical and cultural icon, blending mostly reggae, ska, and rocksteady in his compositions. He started in 1963 with the group the Wailers and forged a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that became popular with audiences worldwide. The Wailers released some of the earliest reggae records. The Wailers disbanded in 1974, and Marley pursued a solo career upon his relocation to England which culminated in the release of the album Exodus in 1977, which established his worldwide reputation and elevated his status as one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, with sales of more than 75 million records.Exodus stayed on the British album charts for 56 consecutive weeks and included the UK hit singles "Exodus", "Waiting in Vain", "Jamming", and "One Love". In 1978, he released the album Kaya, which included the hit singles "Is This Love" and "Satisfy My Soul". The greatest hits album Legend was released in 1984. It subsequently became the best-selling reggae album of all time. 

In celebration of the birthday of Bob Marley, Amazing Grace is metamorphosed into the reggae legend.

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Chinese New Year 1999

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February 5, 2019 – On this day, we are celebrating the Chinese New Year and world was graced.

Chinese New Year is the Chinese festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese calendar. The festival is usually referred to as the Spring Festival in mainland China, and is one of several Lunar New Years in Asia. Observances traditionally take place from the evening preceding the first day of the year to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February. In 2019, the first day of the Chinese New Year will be on Tuesday, 5 February, initiating the Year of the pig. 

In celebration of the Chinese New Year, Amazing Grace is dressed as red lucky outfit with lucky charms and even a lucky pig. 

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Alice Cooper

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February 4, 1948 – On this day, Alice Cooper was born and world was graced.

Alice Cooper is an American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spans over fifty years. With his distinctive raspy voice and a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, deadly snakes, baby dolls, and dueling swords, Cooper is considered by music journalists and peers alike to be "The Godfather of Shock Rock". He has drawn equally from horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. 

In celebration of the birthday of Alice Cooper, Amazing Grace is dressed as Alice while singing “I never Cry.” 

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Nathan Lane

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February 3, 1956 – On this day, Nathan Lane was born and the world was graced. 

Nathan Lane is an American actor and writer. He has played the roles of Albert in The Birdcage, Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers, Ernie Smuntz in MouseHunt, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, and Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. His voice work includes The Lion King as Timon and Stuart Little as Snowbell, and has played recurring roles on Modern Family, The Good Wife, and The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story as F. Lee Bailey. In 1994, Nathan Lane voiced Timon, a wise-cracking and self-absorbed yet somewhat loyal meerkat who becomes one of Simba's best friends and adoptive parents in the Disney film The Lion King. 

In celebration of the birthday of Nathan Lane, Amazing Grace is dressed as Timon. 

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Grace, Simply Amazing

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I have been working on a theme song for Amazing Grace but since it is not yet fully finished, I borrowed the song from SMART and tweaked it a bit to make it an Amazing Grace theme momentarily that is until the original one is ready. Just so you know, this demo was sung by a talented chipmunk. he he he

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