Discovering the Majestic in the Mundane

A few years ago, I asked my friend Trish about any encounters she had with kids and nature.

She told me this story:

My daughter, Sabrina, helps me see the majestic in the mundane. We were walking up to the post office to mail some presents, and I couldn’t wait for vacation--to get to the mountains and get some good-looking scenery. I was focused far ahead and not on the present. As Sabrina was walking up, she gasped and said in a hushed voice, “Mommy, look! There’s a sea of diamonds!” This was a revelation to me. I started noticing, and you know, the snow, glistening, really is a sea of diamonds! It’s at malls when you’re walking up; it’s absolutely majestic. What a blessing to have this child in my life; I would never have seen it otherwise.