{"id":4201,"date":"2013-04-30T11:31:40","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T18:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=4201"},"modified":"2022-03-25T21:31:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T04:31:37","slug":"each-day-brings-a-miracle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/04\/30\/each-day-brings-a-miracle\/","title":{"rendered":"Each day brings a miracle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It’s just matter of paying attention to this miracle.” <\/strong><\/p>

~ Paulo Coelho<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\"each<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Living with a preschooler makes it easier to find miracles on a daily basis – she has not yet forgotten that everything is amazing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bluebells<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here, in the shade, tenacious droplets of light, some no larger than a quarter, fell on these flowers like little spotlights from heaven. I wouldn’t have noticed these flowers without my daughter’s influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She really wasn’t interested in the flowers at all, but she believed that this dark area under the tree would be the best place to find fallen leaves and twigs to make a nest for the birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bluebells<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It’s warmer these days, but still quite cool in the shade. Too cool for me. I would’ve found a warmer spot, but I was following my daughter around. Once she started digging for bugs, I knew we were going to be there for a while. I needed to find a way to entertain myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn’t until I decided to find a way to enjoy the shade that I noticed the flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"daffodil\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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