1.The sunrise my father and I watched standing at the top of one of the Smoky Mountains.
—Marilyn M., Huntington, Indiana
我和爸爸在斯莫基山脉（美）其中一座山的山顶看到 了日出。

2.Our son fell 40 feet off his barn roof onto cement and didn't break any bones.
—Ladonna S., George, Iowa
我的儿子从40英尺的房顶摔到水泥地上，却没有摔断骨头。

3.My husband getting out of the Pentagon on 9/11.
—Patti G., Fort Bliss, Texas
我丈夫在911事件当天逃出了五角大楼（美国国防部）。

4.The way my mother always knew I was coming home, even when I tried to surprise her. She would always

5.Losing my wife and business and surviving bankruptcy all at once, without dying of stress.
—Jack K., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
我同时失去了妻子，事业和破产保障，也没了死亡的压力。

6.Understanding how and why my grandfather acted like he did, now that I have grandchildren of my own.
—Steve M., Sunapee, New Hampshire
现在有了自己的孙子，终于明白我祖父为什么会那样做。

7.The Grand Canyon.
—Kimberly V., Orrville, Ohio
大峡谷

8.I survived flying into a thunderstorm in a small airplane. It required more than my piloting skills. I was being watched over.
—Bill B., Versailles, Kentucky
我幸存于一架飞入暴风雨的小型飞机。这不仅需要架势技巧，我一直很小心。

9.The births of my children and grandchildren.
—MaryLou M., Ooltewah, Tennessee
孩子和孙子的诞生。

10.The days are filled with miracles: a flower blooming, my heart beating, the purr of a cat, the Internet.
—Barbara F., Penfield, New York
每天都充满奇迹：一朵开放的鲜花，心脏的跳动，猫的喵喵叫声，互联网。

11.I feel that someone turning his life around for the better is a miracle.
—Susan D., Stanford, Montana
我觉得一个人的生活变好也是奇迹。

12.Love for the unlovable.
—Mary C., Mount Vernon, Ohio
爱不可爱的人。

13.Forgiveness.
—Laura W., Aston, Pennsylvania
宽恕。

14.Microwave ovens. Color TV. Finding someone who actually loves me for who I am.
—Steve R., Athens, Pennsylvania
微波炉，彩色电视机，找到一个真正爱我的人。

15.Our country has gone from slavery to the election of an African American president.
—Colleen D., Bonner Springs, Kansas
我们的国家已经从奴隶制转变到推举非洲裔美国人当总统。

16.Being able to have enough income to share with others less fortunate.
—Carol S., Islamorada, Florida
有足够的收入能够与不幸的人分享。

17.I was saved in a fire by the vision of my first-grade teacher telling me how to survive.
—Larry W., Pahokee, Florida
在一次火灾中得救，是因为一年级的老师教我如何逃生。

18.Hearts changed.
—Suzi E., Howell, Michigan
心会改变。

19.A father who wrote poems to his wife and loved her forever.
—Joanne L., Plymouth, Michigan
父亲写诗给妻子并永远爱她。

20.Surviving two cancers for almost ten years!
—Connie R., Denver, North Carolina
身患两种癌症，活了十年。

21.The miracle of friendship.
—Regina W., Columbus, Ohio
友谊的奇迹。