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Why clovers?

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Why clovers?  I've always been able to find them. Sometimes it feels like they find me.  Over the years I have tucked them in my Bible.  I pick the page number to match my boys' birthdays or the date the clover was found.  I have so many memories of staring down at a patch of clovers looking for a little magic - I hope you do too.   Science will tell you there is one clover with four leaflets in each 15 square foot area and  it takes about 17 minutes for it to reveal itself y et, some never find them.  They are a rare little mutation and beautiful blip in creation.  Finding one feels special.  I have learned that receiving one makes a person feel special too. I decided to laminate the clovers in my Bible to ensure that they would be there for years to come. There were 39!  They were all spread out on my desk when a friend stopped in to talk before we went out for lunch.  She asked if she could have one and of course I le...