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January 2006
Little Miracles
Dear Friends,
Who says miracles don’t happen any more? I hear that all the time, but nothing could be further from the truth. I think in today’s desensitized society, what constitutes a miracle in the minds of some folks is a little extreme. Here in farm country, we see miracles every single day, if only we take time to look.
It’s a miracle every day I get out of bed, breathe fresh air and climb on the tractor to do chores. My Dad always teases that he checks the obituaries in the paper every day to make sure he’s not in them and is still kicking. But there is validity in considering every day on this Earth with family, friends, work, food and shelter as a miracle, a gift from the Almighty.
We should also appreciate the smaller miracles in our lives. On a cold winter day, it’s a miracle if my tractor starts on the first try. If the cows are out, it’s a miracle if that ornery lead cow brings the herd back through the hole in the fence from which they came.
In the spring of the year, when the gravel on our country roads is a little sticky, it’s a miracle if I don’t get a new dink in my pickup windshield. During harvest time, it’s a miracle if we can get through a few days in a row without a breakdown of some sort.
Like most things, miracles are all a part of perspective. I believe the good Lord is around all the time and provides us with ample miracles in our lives, if only we are paying attention and appreciate the happy details of our lives.
Last week Thursday our family experienced another big miracle, the birth of my son, Zachary. Our daughters, Lauren and Taylor certainly appreciated the miracle when they got to hold their little brother for the first time. My wife Donna knows the miracle of another little life growing inside of her for nine months. And both of us as parents realized the miracle when we wiped back tears of joy when we saw Zachary, our new little farm boy, for the first time.
As they say, life goes on. Birth and death are all integral parts of that life and both are miracles in a way.
Right now, we’re focusing on the miracle of another life in our family and we are appreciating life in its most basic sense, that sense that farmers understand as well as anyone – birth.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
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