Today is the day some people have waited for, for a long time! The eclipse is coming!!

We have seen eclipses before but what makes this one special is that it is the moon totally covering the sun......100%, first time to be witnessed in the U.S. since 1908. This morning I heard a broadcaster say the sun is 400 times larger than the moon. But the moon is 400 times closer to the earth, so that it completely blocks out the sun.

It seems like a miracle to me! I looked up the word 'miracle' in the dictionary; several of the definitions include 'an amazing or remarkable thing; a marvel'. It also states: 'thought of as caused by God (or a god)'.

As much as the eclipse is a 'miracle', the fact that it can be predicted and we know that it will happen is a 'marvel'! Our universe is so well-ordered. We can tell ahead of time what time the sun will come up and set each day. And it changes every day. Then it actually happens.

Sometimes we think of a miracle as something special that happens to someone. Probably not us.

What about the 'every day' ones that are all around us? Like:

* a newborn baby;

* dry seeds, covered in the ground.......and return to life;

* how our bodies recover from an illness or a broken bone;

* how a baby goes from not knowing any language, but can spew hundreds of words by two or so;

* how wonderful our minds are with the ability to do so many tasks. Create so many things.

And the list goes on! If you have a list of miracles.........share them with me. And I might include them in a Karen's Korner in the future!

Thank You, God, that You have included us in Your plan! We are all miracles.......'knit together in our mother's womb'! Help us to see things from Your point of view. The fact that You want to be part of our everyday lives is just another miracle, straight from Your hand and heart! We are filled with Your Love. Amen.