Miracles happen daily. Not only is it that the sun comes up every morning, or that we wake up each day, get out of bed, move our legs, stretch our arms to the ceiling, take in life giving breath, but we also talk, think, plan, and create. Even when the time of year brings more darkness and generates less heat, we sit inside our cozy homes and read or watch TV, gathering new information about our world, our universe and ourselves.
Our children call, they tell us the stories of our grandchildren. We are amazed. The little baby, born from people we raised that were once children themselves – a miracle in itself – has taken first steps, learned to read, ride a bike, play hockey, passed exams for college. We shake our heads in wonderment.
It’s November now: a time of seasonal darkness, a year of continued restrictions, a time when there has been pain, and loss, and redirecting of our lives. Yet even in the midst of a global pandemic, we have experienced the miracles of every day.
Dorothy still goes out each week to make sandwiches and soup for the homeless; Nancy still contacts the young people of her church with activities and learning; Mary still welcomes her young grandchildren to her home each day while the parents go out to work; and Blythe still visits the elderly.
Janet is making another quilt; Sue is keeping details of events for a local organization’s operations; Charlayne is walking the streets keeping in contact with the local merchants, taking their concerns to her meetings at city council when problems need to be solved; Gordy continues to have just one more building project; Margaret welcomes three others into her home every week for their weekly bridge game; and Bev makes plum cakes and delivers them to her friends.
Randy has discovered the joy of creating podcasts and has been inundated with fellow writers who want to be interviewed.
In other words, our world still revolves. Our lives, though different, still hold meaning, can still be interesting, and we can still weather the storm.
I hope you, too, are enjoying life’s daily gifts.
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Laurie Mueller, M.Ed is retired and living in Victoria with her husband, Helmuth. She recently published The Ultimate Guide on What to Do When Someone You Love Dies, available on Amazon. More about Laurie can be found at www.lauriemconsulting.com or on Facebook.
Well done Laurie. Shining a light on people who work quietly behind the scenes. You are one toođŸ¤—