Miracles

I use to believe that miracles had to be something really big and awesome, like seeing an angel. I figured that I would never experience any because, well, you just don't see angels that often. This week I have been thinking a lot about what is going on and it came to me that I have seen and experienced many miracles in the past three months. I would like to share a few of them with you and maybe then you can also see the miracles in your own life.

Just this week, Odette got really sick again with a high fever. I always freak out when this happens, because her heart rate goes really high and she just looks terrible. Anyway, she got this fever and they took the usual blood cultures and started her on antibiotics. Nothing ever grows on the blood cultures, so it seems we never know what is wrong. This time, something grew rather quickly, a grahm negative bacteria. These are really hard to kill the doctor told me and said that most kids without immune systems end up in the ICU-I think it is bad enough where we are at. After he told me this, the next time they took her temperature, her fever was gone, heart rate down and she started to eat and play again. Not an angel, but definately a miracle to me.

Also this last week, Ken started getting sick. Definitely not what we need right now. The next day a friend called and asked how she could help. She went to my house, cleaned and got dinner ready so Ken could rest when home from work. He felt much better the next day. This time there was an angel and a miracle.

Some other "little" miracles to me:

• My mom being in town at the right time when we found out about Odette's leukemia and a sister who flew up to help out.
• My garden grew enough stuff to make some salsa even though it was mainly weeds! My peach and apple tree produced fruit this year and didn't break under the weight!
• I have been able to take care of my kids and family with very little amounts of sleep and Ken has also been able to do the same.
• Phone calls from friends and family just when I didn't think I could make it any farther.
• A song comes to mind with an answer of what I need to do to help me feel at peace.
• My kids make it to the bus everyday and are enjoying school.
• We have the money to pay for the bills that are pouring in. Thanks to listening to the prophet and staying out of debt, the blessings of paying tithing and fast offerings and to those of you who felt they could help out this way.

The list could continue on, but I just felt impressed to say that miracles don't have to be angels appearing to us, but come in the form of little children smiling at you and a neighbor making a phone call saying they were thinking about you. Each of us can be a miracle to someone else. Thanks to all of you who are a part of our miraculous life.