Miracles I have seen

The scriptures say "And in nothing doth a man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled, save those who confess not his hand in all things, and obey not his commandments. D&C 59:21 Those that have heard me give talks know that this is my favorite scripture.

As I look back over my life I now realize how many miracles I have witnessed and now as I try to be more aware and look for the hand of the Lord I see them daily.

The episode last week in the hospital is a great example. That experience really shook me up. I was up early and reading the newspaper. I felt fine. At 7am I signed on to my bank account and was unable to read the screen. It was as if I didn't have my glasses on. I was dizzy and disoriented. I went immediately back to my bedroom and jumped into bed beside my wife (I almost covered my head under the covers like a child might do) but when I saw how comfortable she was I decided not to wake her. I really didn't know how to tell her and I feared she would panic (or die of fright). I waited 3hrs to tell her (about when my face started to become numb). She didn't panic, I did.

After spending the day in the hospital, the doctors said I had experienced a "TIA" or mini-stroke but my tests were all normal. It was a miracle and a sign from the Lord that I needed to finish the many things I have been putting off.

Yesterday, Sherry and I went to Anchorage to look into getting financial help for the hip replacement surgery that she needs. The doctor told her she had to have the surgery and it would cost $50,000. There have been a few times in my life when I could lay my hands on that kind of money, but that was many years ago, so we needed help.

The doctor's office told us we should contact a local agency that provided help with expensive medical bills and we had decided to "drop in" to their office rather than call. That worked out great. We were met by a lady that was "new on the job" and she explained the steps we needed to take and as we reviewed the steps it was obvious Sherry qualified but we needed a direct referral from her Doctor. We returned to the doctors office and spoke directly with his nurse and she immediately filled out the required paperwork and got his signature.

The hand of the Lord was evident.

Today, Sherry and I spent the day looking for financial help for Joseph. He really needs more help than we can give him. It was obvious as we went from agency to agency that the Lord was guiding us so we ended up in the office of a Lady that Joseph and I had met last year. As I told her of our need and that Sherry and I were at the end of our rope having no place left go, she turned to Joe and asked "is this true?" When he confirmed it she changed before my eyes, she became animated and excited and started making telephone calls and making arrangements and when we walked out of her office it was done. Joseph had a new "caseworker" and a "plan".

It was a miracle and the hand of the Lord is evident.

I'll see if I can't come up with some "homestead stories" but it might help If I had some questions to answer.