A MINI MIRACLE

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Good morning, Loves! Are your preparations underway for Thanksgiving? I have not had a minute so will unfortunately be battling the long lines with all of the other last minute slackers at the market.

What are you most thankful for this year? We all have so much to be grateful for, sometimes we might take for granted how much. 

Yesterday when I got out of work I ran home, fed the dog, and had to make a trip down to Rhode Island to pick up my son for Thanksgiving. The dog, who had been home alone for 9 hours started crying because he was about to be abandoned yet again. I'm a push over for whiny fur babies, so I let him come along, with the following warning: "No shaking, trying to crawl on my lap, getting all worked up, vomiting and absolutely no passing gas in my car whatsoever." He cocked his head, wagged his tail and hopped in my car. 

It was close to 11:30 in the evening we got off the highway. I was bone tired. You've all been there, blinking your eyes trying to stay awake, while rolling down the car window for a rush of cold air to keep you from dozing off. There is a quiet back road on the way to my house, and in my sleepy state I decided I wanted to see a deer. I've said it before that I always think it's good luck to see a deer. I was trying out the law of attraction and basically was believing that I would see a deer. We were half way down the lengthy road and Bambi was still nowhere to be found. I quietly said in my head, "God, show me a sign, let me see a deer. I know you have been looking out for the kids and I. I KNOW it. I know you have good things planned for us all. I also believe you are able to put a deer on this road should you choose."

We were nearing the end of the street when what do you think I saw? I kid you not there he was. A magnificent creature standing at the edge of someone's lawn, looking directly at us.

My son yelled: "Deer!" He saw him first.

My heart skipped a beat. It was a five year old on Christmas morning type of excitement.

Me: "Oh, I have to tell you something. Don't think I'm nuts. I can't believe it."

Son: "You're running away to join the circus? I knew it." (always the comedian).

Me: "Yes to the circus, I'll be riding an elephant. Anyways, the whole time we have been on this road I decided I wanted to see a deer. I basically asked God to show me one and there he was."

Son didn't quite share my enthusiasm. I think he was trying to assess whether or not I had finally went off the deep end.

Son: "I'm believing I'll  have a new car in the driveway then."

Me: "No, seriously, can you believe it? Do you get the magnitude of this? It's a mini miracle."

Son still not fully sharing in my excitement, but I still think he heard the message. Have faith. Believe. We are not alone. There is so much to be grateful for. We are bigger than ourselves.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday to those of you who celebrate the occasion. What are you most grateful for today?