Little Miracles

Miracles surround us.

1. Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles. Notice them.

I was reminded of this quote last night as I watched Netflix series with my daughter, A series of Unfortunate Events, where three children got put in the custody of their undesirable uncle after the death of their wealthy parents in a fire.

"At least we have a home."

But it is one of those scary looking witch-house, dark, messy, and dirty inside. The siblings shared a small bed in the attic, and they have to do a very long list of chores in this house daily.

Well, they have a helpful neighbor that takes them to a store and lets them borrow the home library. (The older siblings love books). Anyway, the show is based on fiction books of the same title. It is unreal, and a lot of times, ridiculous.

It is still synonymous with real life. Sometimes change can be so drastically absurd. But each day we live, tiny miracles are happening. We just have to notice them.

Read, for example, my tiny miracles that follow.

2. I am thankful for, yet another, early breakfast in my favorite café. It was early enough; the two booths were still available. This morning we were the first ones in the restaurant. It was 6:50 a.m.

3. I am thankful for finding this ceramic fountain at the pet supplies store. I had been wanting an indoor fountain for its sound but was worried that my dogs would drink unsafe water from it, you know, with stones and all. This one is made for them, with filter and a good pump, and we all got to enjoy the relaxing sound of water flow.

4. I am thankful for my church, RedRocks. They make the service attractive each week. My daughter looks forward to it, and that may be rare for a teen. Now,  I wish I can convince my 18-year old to come more often. For now, I can't even entice him with free donuts in the church, and he likes donuts.

5. I am thankful for Johnson&Johnson for donating a dollar to send a student to nursing school after I posted Velvet's picture. Every dollar helps.

6. I am thankful for Paul for waking me up to start our Saturday early, especially for eggs Benedict.

7. I am grateful for this red flower (and pink, and white) that are leftovers from two weeks ago. They are still looking fresh (well, kind of).

8. I am thankful for FitStar exercise app. It sends me a different set of steps each time, so I can't get bored (just physically tired).

9. I am thankful for my Fitbit group for inviting me to steps-competition. Who can make the most number of steps this week or weekend? They encourage me to get my lazy self up to walk. My dogs thank it too.

10. Lastly, I thank the Prime Channels from Audible for having many choices on what news podcast I want to hear as I do chores at home. It's one of the few multi-tasking I can do that is not bad and actually, help me do those unwanted chores like cleaning the bathroom and the kitchen.

See? I have many things to be thankful. 

I can keep writing, but I have those chores actually to do. :)

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