Miracle

 

On a sunny Saturday morning filled with gratitude she got up, opened the window and said hello to the world.

After getting all prepped up for the long day, she brewed a cup of coffee and headed out to her mom´s – about a 20-minute drive.

Feeling good about the coming events, she chatted and smiled and enjoyed her day.

Around 4pm, exhausted from driving to a restaurant, a theater, and drugstores, she drove home.

When she opened her kitchen door, she noticed something strange, she had forgotten the stove burner on. She needed to sit down, all the negative things that could´ve happened filled her mind making her a bit dizzy. She had left home at 9am and only returned 7 hours later. A true miracle. The pan on top of the burner did not burn (this pan usually burns after a few minutes on the burner every morning); the wind did not blow out the burner leading to a gas leak; the home could have caught on fire; so many things could´ve happened.

Gratitude filled her heart and she prayed giving thanks for the miracle.

 

Written: November 18, 2023 (true story)

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New Year

 

Another year has begun, for that I am grateful. However, during the festivities my heart did not rejoice as much as prior years. Don´t get me wrong, I was happy to be with my loved ones, even though dad wasn´t physically present, nor my middle sister nor her immediate family who stayed in the country.

As I was driving to the New Year´s Eve party, I saw the homeless and those at war came to mind. I was well-dressed and all prepped up to eat a fabulous feast with my family while these people have nothing except loss, suffering and pain.

The New Year brings along hope for better times, nonetheless, it´s just another calendar day, the earth has completed its 365-day trip around the sun, making it a holiday when most businesses are closed. However, not everyone gets the day oof, there are those who need to work in order to keep us safe. To you, I applaud and thank you.

Although last night I may have felt odd, I felt or better, I am grateful for all that I am, all that I have, being given another day to make a difference. I pray for those in pain.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Written: January 1, 2024

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