Christmas Miracle by Jay Donald Wiseman

Author:Jay Donald Wiseman [Wiseman, Jay Donald]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Gently rocking back and forth in the rocker Rachel was reflecting about the worries she had been wrestling with that night. Her eyes were becoming heavy and she reckoned that she had done all she could do. She walked to the bedroom door to check on Ben who was asleep in his bed and covered with thick quilts that her mother had made when she was well. She could see his head by the faint light of the radiating fire through the windowed door of the stove. She loved Ben and her heart yearned to have him not be disappointed in the morning. Even though she placed the apples under the tree she was wishing there would be more, hoping that her father would make it home in time.

While she was standing there looking at Ben, a special feeling came over her as if her mother was standing next to her. She couldn’t describe it. It made tears well up in her eyes as she felt the most sensational warm radiance filling the emptiness in her heart. She had had several instances where she could swear her mother was near but, she had never witnessed anything as strong as this feeling that filled her heart. Occasionally in the past she had felt a warmth come over her when either her mother or Nora would talk about families being forever and that they would reunite someday. But, this feeling was similar but, different. It was almost overwhelming. Rachel wished the feeling would never leave, it filled her entire being. It was as though something took all of the built-up anxiety and let it sail into the sky of forever. She was in a trans-like state for the longest time and had the clearest perception that all would be well. The fire popped with a crackle bringing her back into the focus of the moment. She had forgotten to close the door tight on the stove which had made the crackle louder. After she closed the door to the stove she stood up and reflected back, “Was that really Mom?” She wanted to believe even more. She could never accept the notion that her mother was gone forever. Somehow she wanted more than ever to believe what her mother had told her.

Rachel went to her bedroom, changed into her nightgown and slipped under her mother’s homemade quilts. She couldn’t help but realize that her mother’s influence surrounded them in every aspect of life even though she was not there, and what was that feeling she had? Was it really true about living forever together? Maybe she felt that feeling because it was Christmastime, but these feelings were starting to make Rachel’s heart swell and to hope even more for her mother’s words to be true. Until now she listened to the words and knew what they said, but the conviction had not yet taken full hold upon her heart. Rachel eased out from under the quilt and slid down onto her knees.

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