Little Miss
Sarah! Mystical, magical, marvelous Sarah!
Everyone who meets her is blessed beyond words.
Her purity and joy for life are
exceptional.
When Sarah was
born the doctors told me: "She will not be able
to live on her own." Not true.
"She will have
a very limited vocabulary." Not true at all.
"She will
never be able to think abstractly." Definitely
not true!
"She will
never be able to tie her shoes." Well, she ties
her shoes quite well, thank you!
As the mother
of five children, two of whom are genetically
different with Down's syndrome, I ran a pretty
tight ship. While I managed to keep the laundry
machines working on a daily basis, there was one
job that seemed insurmountable - matching,
folding and separating socks. Imagine seven
people ranging in age from 3 to 38 years. How
many pairs of socks are we talking about? Being
the pragmatic mother I turned an old apple crate
into a "sock basket" where I tossed all the
socks. Everyone was expected to find a pair of
socks that matched each other and fit their
feet. One time I was totally embarrassed when
Sarah, then three years old, removed her shoes
at her day program, and walked around with big
long white tube socks. She was wearing big
brother Erick's socks!
Attempting to
maintain a sense of civility, I established a
few "rules" which applied to the Special Kids as
well- Rules like, "Keep your hands on your own
body." (I.e. no hitting, pinching or tickling)
and "No teasing allowed." This rule was
necessary since once a Special Kid learns
something they cannot "unlearn" it-teasing
teaches them the "wrong" way and it's only funny
to the person doing the teasing, not to the
recipient. Oh, I had a classic rule-"If you can
fight, you can kiss." THAT rule, although
unpopular, went a long way in preventing fights
between brothers and sisters and
friends.
But it was the
next rule, which prompted a magnificent event:
"If you can, you must." It went
like this:
If you
can dress yourself, you
must.
If you
can make your bed, you
must.
If you
can tie your shoes, you
must.
I was
enforcing the "shoe rule" one morning, when
Sarah was about five years old. She had just
learned how to tie her shoes, and in keeping
with the rule I gave her plenty of time to do
it.
We lived in a
large two-story, split-level house with a huge
welcoming foyer, leading to four wide steps up
to the living room. I helped Sarah get settled
on the bottom step with her running shoes
unlaced, so she could easily slide her feet into
them. "OK, honey, tie your shoes. I'll be back
in a minute."
I might have
been gone two minutes-three at the most. And
when I returned to see how Sarah was doing, both
shoes were PERFECTLY tied! These were the most
amazing bows I'd ever seen! Not off to one side
at all. They were absolutely centered. Moreover,
all four loops of both bows were precisely
equal. I'm sure this is an impossible feat. I've
been tying my shoes for 55 years and I've never
been so precise.
"Sarah! How
did you do that?" I asked pointing to her feet.
"How did you tie your shoes so fast?"
"Oh, Jesus
came and tied my shoes," she stated.
"He did?" I
was stunned by her answer and questioned her
further. "What did he look like?"
"He was
white," she replied.
"Was he
wearing white?" I wondered if this was something
she had learned about at Sunday
school.
"No, he was
all shiny and white."
Well, I knew
that answer hadn't come from a Sunday school
lesson. Besides, she said it with such
conviction and forthrightness. I could not
accuse her of making it all up-her shoes were
tied in record time with precision beyond mere
human ability!
For 25 years I
have pondered this event again and again. I had
been so distracted with all my duties and
deadlines I almost missed it, but Sarah didn't.
She got it! It was a miracle.
This event
convinced me that children live a lot closer to
Source (or God) than adults. Well, of course-we
all came from Source and the infant, the baby;
the innocent ones can still "see" Source and
communicate with It freely.
When you think
of it, isn't that what we're all trying to do?
Find our way back to Source? Find a way to "see"
with our pure angel eyes once more.
I am just
starting to come to terms with this miracle and
more than two dozen others I've been privileged
to observe or participate in. I've come to the
conclusion that "A miracle is a welcomed
outcome that flies in the face of rational
thinking."
As well,
there's a gentle soft voice within telling me,
"It's time; Time to talk about the miracles,
time to speak and time to teach."
Are you
looking for a miracle? Perhaps you know someone
who needs a miracle. Are you wondering if there
is anything you can do to facilitate a miracle
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