Ordinary Magic: Finding Joy in the Routine and the Mundane

by Annika Hedström

It’s in the cup of coffee brewed slowly in the bright of the morning. It’s in the sun that seeps deeply into the smile lines of your face. It’s in a hug shared with a friend after months apart. It’s in the new song blasting through the speakers on the solitary drive. It’s in the seemingly the routine meetings, the worn down microbiology textbook, and the tupperware meal, repeated five times over because you are a responsible adult. Magic is defined as “the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces.”Stay with me. I am not talking about the Alohomora that will open all the doors in our life, or even the gold ring that will give you all the power in the world. I am talking about the raw, incomparable magic of a father, friend, provider, comforter, and rescuer who influences and infiltrates every crevice of this life, making even the ordinary magical.

82 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2021

Reviews

[Coplea · Rating 5 out of 5]

“And when Jesus is in each moment, each moment is the most beautiful.

May we know our hope is in nothing of this world.
May we sit in surrender.
May we celebrate deeply.
May we wait in expectancy.
May we know we are never alone.
May we believe that we are both loved and beloved.
May we let go of the need for perfection.
May we choose bravery.
May we dream big.”

[Emma Weiskopf · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book that feels like a coffee with a friend 🥹