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 in their life
or your own?
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Rebecca Hanson is the Founder of the Law of Attraction
Training Center. She is a natural teacher and mentor to
students from around the world. Learn how you can apply the
Law of Attraction to have a fuller more enriching life,
through the Certified Law of Attraction Practitioners'
Program, a 65-hour audio course at:
http://www.lawofattractiontrainingcenter.com/programs.html .
