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The gray sky outside my kitchen window matched how I felt inside. Hopeless.<\/a> I sighed and turned away. Life had lost all meaning.<\/p>\n

Nearly a year earlier, on a sunny Fourth of July day, I drove to a nearby lake to celebrate with friends and family<\/a>. It was my birthday. After a long workweek, I was looking forward to our picnic. And I couldn\u2019t wait to get in the water. I loved to swim.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere I go,\u201d I shouted, laughing, as I dove headfirst from a boat dock into the lake. That was the last thing I remember. I was pulled unconscious from the water with a severed spine, paralyzed from the waist down<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After months of hospitalization and rehabilitation, I was finally home. But things weren\u2019t going well. I had to adjust to many lifestyle changes. I was impatient with myself as well as my three teenage daughters.<\/p>\n

Turning from the kitchen window couldn\u2019t keep the grayness at bay. Oh God, what am I going to do? My life has fallen apart.<\/i><\/p>\n

A few days later, I poured out my despondency to Jerry, a good friend and neighbor who came to visit in my front yard. \u201cI don\u2019t feel like I have a reason to get out of bed,\u201d I told him.<\/p>\n

Jerry was quiet. His eyes were focused on my mulberry tree. \u201cLook,\u201d he whispered. \u201cThere\u2019s a male cardinal. On that lower branch to the right.\u201d<\/p>\n

I saw the bird with its long tail, black mask and bright scarlet outfit, a dashing crest on his head.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey like to nest in thick shrubs,\u201d Jerry said, \u201cand mostly eat seeds. They dine regularly at birdfeeders, especially in the winter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cheer, cheer, cheer,<\/i> the cardinal sang in a sweet voice. I\u2019d seen cardinals before, in passing. Now as I studied this one, I realized I\u2019d never really seen<\/i> a cardinal<\/a>. He was stunning.<\/p>\n

Cheer, cheer, cheer,<\/i> he trilled again before leaping into the sky.<\/p>\n

The next day, Jerry pointed out a flock of cedar waxwings. \u201cThey\u2019ve landed in your mulberry tree!\u201d he said. His enthusiasm was catching. As I watched the elegant birds with their golden plumage, crimson wing tips and inky eye masks, something clicked. Curiosity, like a light, awakened inside me. And with every bird Jerry identified, the light grew brighter.<\/p>\n

On his next visit, Jerry brought along his field guide. In it, he\u2019d written the date and location next to every bird he\u2019d seen since 1991. I was transfixed by the entries. I couldn\u2019t believe how many different birds he\u2019d observed right here in our neighborhood! Nashville warblers, American goldfinches, thrashers and many others. As I leafed through his guidebook, I knew I wanted not only to watch birds but also to know birds, to understand them<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With help, I set up birdbaths, bird feeders and suet cakes in my yard. A whole new world opened before me\u2014the world of wings. And I wanted to find my place in it.<\/p>\n

Living with paraplegia required incredible patience and persistence, and I was determined to apply these qualities to birdwatching. I paid laser close attention to the birds\u2019 nest building and child-rearing, to what they ate and to their relationships with other birds. Everything concerning my new companions interested me.<\/p>\n

I started to record sightings in a field guide of my own, and I photographed every bird I logged. Jerry was impressed with my progress. \u201cWhat\u2019s your favorite bird?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI count all birds as friends, but especially the small dainty ones,\u201d I said. \u201cHummingbirds, chickadees, kinglets, wrens and warblers. There\u2019s an art to photographing them that involves patience and serendipity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Churr-churr, queeah<\/i>, called a red-bellied woodpecker, feasting on a suet cake, his red head shining in the sun\u2019s rays. We laughed. Woodpeckers have distinct, resounding voices.<\/p>\n

I locked my wheelchair in place, listening until the woodpecker took flight.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, I became obsessed when I heard about that rufous hummingbird spotted in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYep,\u201d Jerry said, \u201ca rufous appearing in this region of the country is extremely rare.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not all. While I was pondering the unlikelihood of seeing it myself, I experienced what I can only describe as a nudge<\/i>, and then a knowing<\/i>. I raced\u2014and you know how fast I can wheel my chair\u2014to the next street over, where I knew scarlet sage was growing, one of the rufous\u2019s favorite foods. I waited and waited, camera in hand. Finally, a male rufous appeared, wearing a bronzy-copper suit and a bright red tie. I got the photograph!\u201d<\/p>\n

I showed Jerry the picture in my field guide. Cheer, cheer, cheer<\/i>, sang a cardinal from the tallow tree. \u201cWhy, thank you, sir,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

After Jerry left, I wheeled to the front of the house and spread birdseed up and down the sidewalks. It was the least I could do for these creatures who\u2019d shown me how to be fully present in the moment.<\/p>\n

I now slow down and savor the taste of my favorite foods. I appreciate long, meaningful talks. I\u2019m more patient with my daughters. I feel a new kind of pleasure when tending the potted plants on my deck. And I\u2019m alive not only to birdsong but also to the range of nature\u2019s soundscape, like the whistle of a breeze through the leaves, the chants of tree frogs at dusk.<\/p>\n

A few months ago, when the sun hung low in the evening sky and lingered on the tips of the mulberry tree, a male painted bunting landed on my birdfeeder. The most beautiful bird in North America was right here in my own neighborhood, with his indigo-blue head, sunset-orange breast and iridescent golden-green wings. I reached for my camera. Could such an exquisite being really belong to this world?<\/i> I wondered.<\/p>\n

Of course, I encounter hardships every day, but now when I look out my kitchen window I see birds. And when I see birds, I see earthly angels. I see miracles. And I\u2019ve found my place among them.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

For more angelic stories, subscribe to <\/em>Angels on Earth<\/strong><\/a> magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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