Doubt not miracles. Blessed are those who do not see, yet still they believe. A wise woman once said to me: "If anybody ever tells you they don't believe in God, just let them look at a baby." Her words brought tears to my eyes, as I watched her soft smile widen while gazing at my boys. The tears swelled not just because I appreciated the beauty and the joy that my children brought to her, but because it was the first time someone affirmed to me exactly what I had been feeling since becoming pregnant, and then even more strongly since giving birth. I have witnessed miracles. I have had miracles born within me. I have both seen them and believed without seeing. You may be skeptical, wondering how what seems like basic human biology can be considered miraculous. It's true, our bodies are made to reproduce. But ask a mother who has become pregnant and bore her child, ask a mother who has become pregnant and lost her child, ask a yearning mother who has never b...
Celebrating life's merry moments.