Miracle – A Tale of a Special Gift

Every now and then, a special little friend enters your life and buries themselves deeply in your heart.  For Abbie, it was Gapsy and for me, it is Abbie.

Abbie really belongs to Lena, she’s one of Lena’s best friends and they have been since Primary.  But because I get to spend time with Abbie and her curious little self, she’s become someone whose company I quite enjoy.  { Abbie has appeared on the blog HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE } But this isn’t a story about that.  This is a story about a little bunny.

Abbie had a rabbit, her first bunny who she named Gapsy.  And oh how she loved her bunny.  She took great care of him, she played with him and made sure he had everything he needed.  They were best friends.

Then Gapsy got sick, he had an abscess.  And so off to the vet they went, who happens to be my sister and they fought hard to save that little guy.  They treated him and gave him all the special attention and medical care that he needed.  And for a while, Gapsy was doing so much better.

Around this time, they decided that they wanted to breed Gapsy to Amber.  But alas, no baby bunnies.  And Gapsy got sick again and this time, there wasn’t anything they could do.  It was time to say goodbye to Gapsy.  Abbie’s poor little heart was broken to have lost her best friend.  We all grieved with Abbie over her beloved bunny.

Abbie was so sad, she didn’t want to talk about Gapsy.  She carried that loss everyday.  And our hearts broke for her.  But life has a way of moving on, the other bunnies still needed to be cared for, fed everyday, cages had to be cleaned…

Then one day, Angela, Abbie’s mom, was checking on Amber and found one tiny baby nestled in fur, tucked deeply in a bed of shavings.  There’s a video of Abbie meeting this little legacy of Gapsy for the first time and if your heart broke once, it will mend and cry tears of pure joy.

Gapsy lives on.  In one tiny little ball of fluff.  But that’s all Abbie needed.  This little bit of Gapsy to remember him and hold onto him a little bit longer.

Meet Miracle.

I snapped this picture of Abbie holding Miracle one day after school.  Little did she realize, I had just spent some time capturing him on camera as a special birthday gift to her.  Here’s Amber and Miracle together…

Miracle was fun to photograph, but let me tell you, baby bunnies move fast!!

And this is Miracle and Ryder, one of the other bunnies that joined the family after they lost Gapsy.

And one last one because, well….is there anything cuter than a sleeping bunny?

Sometimes in life, miracles can come in all shapes and sizes and during any season.  Make sure your eyes are open to see them, to appreciate them and be ready to take what is offered and love them hard….

To be continued,

Lori