Making the Weekend (continued from Sunday, 01/20/13)

Part 2 of 4
This is the continuation to the post: (Holding Hands with the Holy Spirit)

One Saturday night my husband and I went out for a while with one of his Sisters, *Lisa and her husband, Nick.  I nonchalantly brought up the fact that I was going to attend the upcoming Religious Encounter Weekend (REW) and asked her if she might like to go with me.  She said she would think about it and get back with me.  I'll be honest, I really was not expecting her to attend.  

It was the following evening, Sunday night and I attended another REW Prayer Meeting.  My mind had wondered off a bit and all of a sudden I heard a voice in my head saying, "Lisa is going to make the weekend.”

In a nearby room my husband was with a group of men who were preparing for their upcoming men’s REW.  We drove home together afterwards and as we did I told him about what I had experienced.  He said, “Hmmm, I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.”

The next morning, I was in my car on my way home from running errands in town.  I noticed that Lisa had called my cell phone and left a message.  I quickly returned her call.  Lisa picked up the phone and I asked her how it was going.  When she answered I could tell she was excited.  She said, “You are not going to believe what happened.  This morning when I arrived at work I found some papers on my desk that my boss  had left for me to type.  I realized it was a talk he was giving for an upcoming Men’s REW.  I knew that was a sign and I am going to make the weekend with you, Kathy.”  (Confirmation to listen to that still voice of Spirit)  As it turned out, Lisa’s husband Nick made the Men’s Weekend with my husband, too.  Nothing could be better than to have the both of them make a weekend the very same year.  Thank you, Lord for allowing us to share our faith with Lisa & Nick. 

That same year I had also tried to get my Mom to come along and she had said if she could get the time off work she thought it would work out.  I was excited about sharing my faith and this experience with family and friends.  As it turned out my Mom came along, too and this was an incredible weekend for us to share together and a memory that will fill my heart with gladness forever.  We cried many a tear but we also shared so many Spirit moments. 

More important I thank you Lord for allowing me to have this wonderful memory with my Mom.  We were both moved by this weekend and its effects are with me to this day.  The bond between Mother and Child is blessed further when we are able to bind it together by faith & love!

1 Corinthians 2:12
We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.

*Names changed

Coming soon ....

Part 3 of 4:  Silent Prayer Partner
Part 4 of 4:  The Penny, A Gift of Spirit

Miracles Happen When We Pray

MIRACLE:  A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is considered to be divine.

In 1996, I was told my unborn child had more than a 60% chance of being born with Trisomy 18.  A Level II ultrasound revealed that he had six of the distinguished criteria typically seen with this chromosome disorder. 

The hospital wanted to counsel me on abortion and I wasn't having ANYTHING to do with that.  They finally said, "Well you should at least have an amniocentesis done."  My husband and I discussed this option and agreed.  They performed the procedure and informed us it would take two weeks to receive the test results.  

On the way home we stopped at a gas station for something to drink.  I sat in the car and waited while my husband went inside.  I peered up at their store signage and it read, "Don't Worry, Be Happy."

The phenomenon of that phrase had been popular eight years earlier.  What are the chances that a gas station would have this message displayed out front?  I began to feel a sense of peace come over me. 

I knew that many family member and friends were praying for us and the well-being of our unborn child.  Prayer requests were sent to Silent Unity by a very dear friend of our family.

Several days later I was overcome with the sensation that I could really could relax.  Everything was going to be OK.  I felt it in the core of my being.

Eleven days after our trip to the hospital we received a phone call.  My husband and his Mom had come inside for lunch after completing the morning chores on our farm.  We had just sat down when we received the call from Stanley, the nurse, who had been with us at the hospital for testing.  She quickly explained who was calling and immediately went on to say tell me the results from the amnio came back and everything was perfectly fine.  She went on to ask, "Did you want to know the sex of your baby?"  I said, "Yes."  She said, "I'm happy to tell you that you are having a boy."  After thanking her for the kindness of her call.  We said our goodbyes.  

I began jumping up and down.  My husband and Mother-in-law were there to hear the good news.  Our Son ... would be the first boy born to a Son and he was their 25th grandchild.  We were truly blessed on so many levels.

Our Son was born full term – a perfectly healthy bundle of joy.  Today, he is a sophomore in high school.  He’s a kind and caring young man who fills my heart with love, and pride.  His name is Matthew.  (Biblical definition:  Gift of God.)

Do I believe in MIRACLES?  YOU BET I DO!