Just Another Ordinary Miracle Today

When I was thinking of the title for today's post, the song from a Tinkerbell movie, "Ordinary Miracle" kept  popping in my head.  Our days are very simple and ordinary here, but full of little miracles.

Here are some of the lyrics:

It's not that unusual
When everything is beautiful
It's just another ordinary miracle today

The sky knows when it's time to snow
Don't need to teach a seed to grow
It's just another ordinary miracle today

Life is like a gift they say

Wrapped up for you everyday
Open up and find a way
To give some of your own

When you wake up everyday
Please don't throw your dreams away
Hold them close to your heart
'Cause we're all a part of the ordinary miracle

Ordinary miracle
Do you want to see a miracle?

It seems so exceptional
The things just work out after all
It's just another ordinary miracle today

Sun comes up and shines so bright
And disappears again at night
It's just another ordinary miracle today

Yesterday and today have been the first days we haven't had to go into the city.  It's been nice, but different.  In the mornings we come down to the Lodge 'kitchen' and get a homemade breakfast from the owner.  It always comes with fresh mixed juice which is something to look forward to.

Today after breakfast, we walked to the orphanage.  We talked with the owner, then got a tour.  In my mind I had imagined more of a 'foster home' atmosphere with a handful of children.  I'm not sure why I assumed that, but this is definitely an orphanage, with 35 children in it.

All the children were sitting on the floor on a blanket and Jude walked right over and joined them. They were happy to see him, yelling, "Dan!" and "Danny!" He contently sat and played while we walked around the orphanage.  When it was time to leave he happily let Andrew pick him up and leave.  This was a relief...we were a little nervous he may want to stay or be confused and cry.

After we got back to The Lodge we ate lunch, leftovers from dinner for Andrew and I and PB&J and an apple for the kids.

Jude was much more talkative (even though we can't understand him) and happy this afternoon. He and Andrew giggled a lot this afternoon...melts your heart.

We ventured out for dinner tonight...walked a little way to a restaurant and stopped at a little store to buy laundry soap and a bucket...yes a bucket....so we could wash our clothes!

Jude is learning his mouth, eyes, nose, ears, ect... He is also learning who we are, mom, dad, and chapel.  He is starting to hold my hand when we walk.  He used to hold his arm and hand funny and not hold ours back.  He also now knows after using the potty to wash his hands.

It's fun to watch him learn and remember things we have taught him.  Simple things like how to hold a marker or drink out of a straw. (I'm sure the staff was entertained at dinner by my facial expressions, trying to show how to suck out of a straw).

So nothing to entertaining happened today, it was just another ordinary miracle kinda day.