miracles

Okay what is a miracle.
A miracle can be something or a result of something you are not expecting.
Babies are miracles. Statistically 50% of pregnancies result in miscarriage within the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.
No I am not pregnant I am just going to tell you about several miracles that happened in the last two weeks.
Both things could definitely trigger as it involves kids.

A fantastic one that has a great ending. A dear friend of ours husband Fred was trying to drive back from High Point.NC (where he works most of the week) to get back to Charlotte,NC so he could see his wife and go see his Oncologist doctors.
Apparently he blacked out while he was driving on I-85 and got into an accident. He was taken to the nearest regional hospital. My friend Darlene was called and I don't envy what ever was going through her head on the way there.
When she got there he was in bad shape. He had a heart attack that caused him to black out but otherwise not even a scratch on him. The car only was scratched down the side as he probably hit the guard rail. He has a blood infection, but due to his cancer treatment his body is unable to fight it off through normal means.
They are working hard on getting him home so he can access his team of doctors and that is the way we are praying.
This should have ended differently but there must have been angels protecting this man.

Here is the other one.
For the last 3 years our family has been following a story of a family who has been battling cancer with their middle child Victoria. We had personally known them while we went to the same church until 2007.
She was a true warrior along with her parents. She held on til the very end until last Sunday Nov. 1. She passed away into the arms of LOVE. She now is dancing in front of The King of Kings.
She was surrounded by her mom and dad while she passed on who told her they loved her. She was a truly a blessed child and her parents are even more of a blessing.

I Do not know why things like this happen especially to the young. It upset me more than anything. How do you explain this stuff to your own kids. We hugged our kids a bit tighter and as always told them we love them.
Something I was reminded of about that situation was that to this family, every day was a miracle they got to hold for just one more day. Even while life spun on around them, they took the time to be a family and enjoy the moment.
While they aren't having a funeral or a memorial people are doing things to recognize Victoria's life. Some are releasing 6 pink balloons, while others have released butterflies, and planted a memory garden.
I hope even if it helps them a little that as they walk through their healing process that they can plant a memory garden. especially something with pink flowers.

Much LOVE to the Martinsen Family

Be blessed and hug your loved ones tighter today.