Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.  Can a cynical, weary nation that has endured the death of more than 319,000 loved ones, nine months of pandemic isolation and stress, and four years of "my party, right or wrong" polarization find meaning in the winter holidays? It says here that the answer is yes â if we look for the ordinary miracles around us, pointing the way to a better future like a lodestar in the distance. Here in the cold darkness of 2020, where a culture of death and despair has infected too much of our country, thereâs a glimmer of hope. If we can just focus on whatâs most important, and recognize the everyday ordinary miracles around us are working in our favor, things will get better.