Miracles.

They happen.

I guess I could go into detail about how I passed my very first essay, have an increased ability to remember taco recipes for work, or even explain how I got seven and a half hours of sleep last night.

But mostly, I just want to let you know something.

Miracles are the same things as tender mercies. I think, anyways. And something I've learned about tender mercies revolves around the belief that they come when I am trying my best. Usually, when I get to the end of my rope, it means I've done my best. When I'm really tired and my feet hurt, usually it means I've done my best. And usually, when tender mercies come, it's Heavenly Father filling in the gap between my best and the rest.

And that's what God is all about - helping you accomplish those things that make life hard. It's like standing on your tiptoes but not being quite tall enough to reach that glass bowl for your cereal; it's like getting to the checkout stand and having all the cash you need except for twenty five cents; and it's definitely the feeling of being that one girl out of all her roommates who hasn't been asked on a date.

But that's why I believe in God - and his son, Jesus Christ.

Why do I believe in them? Because it's like having a roommate pick up a chair for you and help you not fall off while you reach to the top shelf; it's like having the cashier pull twenty five cents out of the tip cup and let you use it; and it's the feeling you have when you get a phone call from the boy who means a lot to you, and tells you that you are perfect the way you are; and it's even like getting a text from your best friend who tells you she loves you.

I believe in God and Jesus Christ because of what they have done for me. You know, miracles are miracles for a reason.

God is a God of miracles.

Nothing is impossible to Him.

He helps you reach what you cannot reach; He helps you when you've run out of your supply of spirituality, happiness, or even money; and He helps you feel important when you feel like you don't matter.

And so, I believe in miracles.

And I'm here to tell you that some time soon, you will be able to reach that bowl; you will have a renewed supply of happiness, spirituality; you will hear and find little messages that remind you He loves you.

And you will see miracles.

Because they happen.

Love, Sunshine