Keeping Hopping….. Keep Hoping

The other evening, right around dusk, I was walking to the front door to lock it for the night.  Most of the lights were off in the house but the street light in our cul-de-sac was shinning brightly, so I could easily make out the two small figures in my front yard. 

They were two little rabbits that seemed to be frozen right there in the grass.  I’m not sure if they were resting or enjoying the cool breeze that was blowing that night but I stared at them for a long pause and then called quietly for my daughter to tip-toe to the front door to see this little surprise.  Naturally, she stomped to the front door a little more loudly than I would have liked, but thankfully the bunnies didn’t budge. 

 “Claudia,” I said, “Look who came to visit you on your birthday… two little Easter rabbits.” I picked her up and we watched as the rabbits sat in the yard, perfectly still.

 She asked if the rabbits were real and then maybe, if they were lost.

 “Yes they are real,” I said.  “But I don’t think they’re lost, maybe the Easter Bunny sent them to you on your birthday to remind you that Easter is coming and that HE loves you.”

 Since she is six now, I’m not sure if magical stories like that still work for her, but she didn’t seem to object and we watched quietly for a few more minutes before we went to bed.  

 Sometimes, I find it very difficult to be happy and hopeful when things don’t appear to be going my way.  That may sound sort of silly or even funny to you, but some of the most important things in my life – according to me – have gotten really messed up.   It seems despite my best efforts, I can’t fix what is broken.  I can’t right the wrongs.  And I don’t seem to be able to repair the situation.  Has that ever happened to you? 

 A friend of mine always tells me that things may not be the way you want them to be – but they are always the way they are supposed to be at this moment in time.  That message didn’t really do anything to make me feel better – but I’ve never forgotten it.

 It’s Easter weekend!  Happy Easter and may you be surrounded by the ones you love.