"Oh， Iforgot！" sheexclaimed， jumpingoutofmyarmstograbalargetubeofconstructionpapernearby."Idrewthisforyoulastnightwhenwedidn' ， andIwantedyoutofeelbetter."
Asifitwereatreasuremap， Iunrolleditandoohedandaahedovertheimages."Well， that' sourcar." Isaid， pointingtotheredsquare."Andthat' sme." Ilaughed， touchingmyfingertipstoastickpersonwithlonghair."ButwhatamIholding？"
Abigail' seyesbrightenedasshepushedherfingertiptothesmallobjectonthepaper."That' sGod' sspirit." shesaidexcitedly."IdrewitasadovelikeIsawinSundayschool." Shepressedhersoftlipsagainstmycheekandadded， "Ididn' twantyoutobealone， Mama， andsoIgaveyouthebestfriendIcouldthinkof."
"Oh， darling， " Iexclaimed， recallingthewhitedovethathadgivenmecomfortinthedarkestofnights."Yourdovewaswithme." Takingherhand， Imarveledattheheavenlybondbetweenmothersanddaughters.
"Andwhatareyoutwolookingat？" mymotherinterrupted， ， butIgrabbedherhandandbroughtitbetweenAbigail' ， thisincredibleconnectionofthreegenerations.
"We' relookingatthelovethatflowsbetweenus." Iwhispered， kissingthetopofmydaughter' sheadasImetmymother' ' spicture， Istudiedthebeautifulbirdthathad， onsuchadismalnight， connectedmydaughter' sheartwithmine.
Yearslater， thatextraordinaryeventinourmother-daughterrelationshipbecameknownasthe "miracle".ThemiracleofAbigail' sdove.
这是十年里最大的一场暴风雪，我被困在其中。提前听说了晚上可能会下雪的消息，我便自愿到教堂去帮助发放一些食物和药品给那些有需要的老人。因为丈夫出差了，于是我打电话给母亲，让她来照看我三岁大的女儿阿比盖尔。母亲很快就过来了。
母亲担心我的安危，问道：“难道别人不能帮助他们吗？我有一种不好的预感，似乎大雪随时都会下起来。”
我瞥了一眼窗外，不得不承认，天空正变得越来越阴沉。我也开始感觉不踏实了。
