the earth laughs in flowers

This is the reverse of a roosevelt dime. It has been in circulation since 1946, the year after president roosevelt passed away – chiefly due to Roosevelt's effort's in the creation of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (known better as the March of Dimes). The design, created by John Sinnock, is (in my opinion) one of the better looking designs that appear on the reverse of US coinage today. You may be wondering why are we talking about dimes??

Well, to answer that question would be a tad complicated. 67 years ago today, the roosevelt dime was released to the public, and it represents what people can do when putting effort to the task. Franklin Roosevelt put much effort in the creation of the March of Dimes, and John Sinnock put great effort to create a memorial to Roosevelt on the piece of silver less than an inch wide. And yet these human contributions (though considered great by many) pale in comparison by what God can do in the blink of an eye. Below, you'll see a picture of the smallest frog in the world:

Yes, that is a real, living, breathing frog, indigenous to the rain forest floors of New Guinea. Measuring in at an average of 7.7mm long, these mini-frogs are the smallest known vertebrate in the world. Can you imagine the size of the itty-bitty lungs?? Or the small spine or tongue, or eyeballs?! These frogs are capable of blending into their environment quite well, and better yet, if detected, can jump distances of up to 30 times it's body length (yea...still not that far...).

This is what God is capable of with his creation. It is created not as a charity or a monument to another human being. I'd imagine the sole purpose of this creature's existence is to amaze us – amaze us with the magnificence of what God is capable of creating. Pretty cool huh?? That's a FROG!!