Sunday, October 27, 2013

Waiting

Anzo Borrego Desert, 1998


dedicated to those who know



I've carried a fortune in my wallet for probably fifteen years. It sits just over the birth date on my driver's license, under a plastic sleeve. I have to move it aside when someone asks to see my identity.

The fortune states:  YOU WILL SOON WITNESS A MIRACLE.

 I'm finding the wait exhausting, my sustenance the tenuous connections made, seemingly, in ether, sustained by something shared and necessarily cryptic to everyone else.



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18 comments:

  1. Ms. MoonOctober 27, 2013 at 1:43 PM

    May a day of miracles be upon you.
    Those pictures. Those, too, are miracles.

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  2. AOctober 27, 2013 at 2:54 PM

    Your dear little Sophie.

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  3. 37paddingtonOctober 27, 2013 at 3:07 PM

    You are the first miracle.

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  4. ain't for city galsOctober 27, 2013 at 3:25 PM

    I think we are all holding our breath for this....

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  5. Alicia DOctober 27, 2013 at 3:34 PM

    wow. so amazing, the pictures with the thoughts... blown away.

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  6. JillOctober 27, 2013 at 3:59 PM

    I have nothing profound to say but want you to know I'm thinking of you and of course most importantly of Sophie.

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  7. Vesuvius At HomeOctober 27, 2013 at 6:29 PM

    I am waiting and bearing witness. Your writing is its own sustenance.

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  8. AnonymousOctober 27, 2013 at 6:33 PM

    Praying with all I've got. That first picture is breathtaking. Sweet Jo

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  9. livOctober 27, 2013 at 6:33 PM

    Always here. Always praying - in my own ungodly, godly way.
    You are a miracle, Elizabeth. I am silent witness to that and hopefully so much more.
    With Love, Liv

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  10. SJOctober 27, 2013 at 7:17 PM

    Waiting with you, for you, for her.

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  11. StephOctober 27, 2013 at 8:06 PM

    your witness is one miracle

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  12. A Cuban In LondonOctober 28, 2013 at 3:27 AM

    That picture that opens your blogpost today speaks more than all the miracles in the world.

    Greetings from London.

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  13. FrancescaOctober 28, 2013 at 6:21 AM

    thinking of you.

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  14. MichelleOctober 28, 2013 at 7:14 AM

    You and Sophie are so dear to me and to so many of us who check in for the beauty and depth you share each day. We are thinking of you and praying for this miracle. Wishing you love and peace.

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  15. susan t. landryOctober 28, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    as michelle says, above, elizabeth: we wait, we hope, we are here for you and for sophie. xo susan

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  16. MaryOctober 28, 2013 at 1:53 PM

    Praying (in my own heathen way) for your long-overdue miracle.

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  17. L. PetersOctober 29, 2013 at 6:46 AM

    These are such beautiful photos of you and Sophie. She is a beautiful girl.
    I stand with you in solidarity hopeful that this new treatment option for Sophie holds much promise.
    FYI...am embarrassed to admit, I have a collection of fortunes I keep on the fridge for inspiration.

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  18. Maggie WorldOctober 29, 2013 at 8:09 AM

    I know the miracle you await, and I hope against hope it happens. But remember, Miracles come in all shapes and sizes. I suspect you witness them every day.

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