My love of walking in nature connecting with my true essence and feeling that peace that passes all understanding is my miracle. Several years ago on one of my many walks, I sat down on a bench that was placed between 2 beautiful oak trees. I always loved sitting there looking up at the sky. The leaves from both trees came together in the middle creating the shape of a heart and I would look up through the heart to see the sky. Funny how these trees would create this heart shape almost every year. As I sat there looking at the many different shaped clouds through the heart, I noticed one cloud disappeared as quickly as I saw it. An overwhelming feeling of peace came over me. Even though there was no one around me I knew I was not alone. In an instant, a beam of light came from the dissipated cloud touching the ground in front of me and disappearing as quickly as it appeared. At that moment I thought of this little girl named Summer. She was a friend’s daughter who passed away many years ago. I thought of my Mom who also had passed away. It’s hard to explain but I knew they were there with me. The love that surrounded me was very powerful and it has become everything that I am.