Prayers

Often we go through life praying for guidance and solutions to daily needs both large and small.  I don't have a doubt that the Lord answers and hears each and every prayer.  Some are answered in ways that we plead for.  Others come in unexpected or unwanted ways simply because the Lord has a greater plan.  While others come and go unrecognized by our mortal eyes.
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Every time I am in the hospital with Tyler, God's hand becomes more and more visible.  Perhaps it is because it is so evident that we don't control everything in medicine or life.  We can take care of our bodies and get medical help, but at the end of the day, the unexplainable of medicine can only be explained by a higher Being and greater plan.
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Being in a cardiac ICU is always a spiritual experience.  I know that these kids are surrounded by ministering angels.  You feel for the parents and loved ones that are hoping and praying for their child's recovery.  I have been blessed to meet some incredible kids and families while caring for Tyler.  Families that you share a special bond with because they understand your journey, concern and love for your heart child.
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This past visit was no exception.  Danny and I were blessed with the privilege to get to know and love a family that was in the room next to Tyler.  Their daughter, who was my age, underwent open heart surgery and had major post surgery complications.
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Her best friend was LDS and had been praying for someone to be able to come and give a blessing to her very sick friend. She had tried calling local bishops and wards and was unable to get a hold of anyone.   She found out we were LDS and asked Danny to give her friend a blessing.  She felt this was an answer to her prayers.
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She said she had been praying for a miracle and as Danny laid his hand on her best friends head in the hospital, she knew that the miracle she had been praying for was not the Lord's will.  Instead of continuing in her mortal sojourn, the miracle was that she didn't have to suffer in this life anymore and all were reminded that this life was not the end. The family was greatly comforted from the Lord's words.  The spirit was so strong and brought much needed peace.
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The priesthood is a marvelous thing!  How grateful I am that it is able to bless lives and give comfort to those who are in need of comfort.  How grateful I am to be reminded that sometimes the miracle is not having to suffer any longer in this life and that there is a far better world awaiting us.
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