Miracles

We have miracles everyday and we too often take them for granted. Back in October we had a big miracle occur in our life and I know I'm a little late in posting, so here it goes. Annika who you may or may not know was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2006. Annika has had her share of health issues since 2001 and some days were very frustrating. She has seen more doctors in her lifetime than any child see and been through every invasive procedure there is. As a child she bounced back easily but always wishing it would all go away. We have always taught our children that God loves you know matter what. We have also taught our children that any time there is a problem you need to pray about it,it doesn't mean that you will always get the answer you want.. Well so we had been praying for a miracle for a long time and while doing Annika's hair one morning she said to me " Mom sometimes I think God is too busy to fix me" My heart broke for here and luckily she couldn't see the tears streaming down my face. I told her Just because God hadn't answered her prayer doesn't mean He doesn't love you and that He doesn't have a plan for you life. That was probably 3 or 4 years ago. Last year Annika got lice in school and as you all know they are a pain to get rid of so about a week into the process I was just about at the end of myself and I was getting ready to go through her hair again and I said before we start we are going to pray about this. Annika said "Why would God care about some stupid old lice?" I lightbulb went on in my head, she thinks because God hasn't healed her He doesn't care. I am just going to be honest I've been frustrated with God myself cause I knew He could fix it and he hadn't. Well God took care of the lice and the following month Annika was scheduled for an eeg in St.Louis at Children's Hospital. This appointment requires that Annika only get 4 hours of sleep so she will sleep through part of the test. We went to the hospital for the test and Annika is wide awake the whole way there. The tech who was doing the test and getting her all set up was wonderful. We have had some not so good ones in the past.Well the test went smoothly and Annika was able to fall asleep when she needed to. In the past we have never gotten her to fall asleep. By this point, She is slap happy and we had time to kill in between appointments so went for lunch. We went to the appointment and the Dr comes in and asks if we has the eeg and we told we had so she said she would look at the results . She comes back and says well the test hasn't been "officially" been read but it looks NORMAL. The first normal eeg Annika has ever had!!!! Annika is looking at me for confirmation of what she just heard. The Dr tells us to go ahead and start taking her off her medication and if nothing happens for the next year we can consider her epilepsy free!!!! She said we will call you with the official results tomorrow. So on the way home, Annika looks at me and says "So the healing process has started!?!" I can't tell you how great as a parent that was to be able to look at her and tell her it had!! The dr called the next day and gave us the official results. I was so excited to tell Annika when She came home and she wanted to tell her Dad!!! So when came home from work she met him at the door and gave him the good news. Shannon prays with the girls every night before they go to bed and a miracle is something they have been praying about for a lonnng time. She wanted to pray and thank God, so right there in the middle of the livingroom floor they cried and prayed together. It is not a moment we are going to forget! I've said all this to say I'm a control freak and I want things done when I want them done and how I want them done. I need to remember God has His own time table and just because God doesn't do it when and how we think He should doesn't mean He doesn't love us or doesn't have a plan for our life.