Thankful for answered prayers!

This was April 2007

"Micah, you have enough hair for 3 people!" my mom said yesterday to my youngest son Micah. He's almost 14 and one of the funniest people I know. He makes me laugh outloud every day and I'm so thankful for that! You may not think having "enough hair for 3 people" is that big of a deal, but if you know anything about Micah you do. Just a little over a year ago, he was completely bald. He had something called alopecia. The doctors said things like, "this is a really severe case", "we don't usually see much progress in kids his age with alopecia", "we can try steroid injections to the scalp" Wasn't looking real good, but I knew Who had the answers. I was thankful all along that it wasn't a life threatening disease, but it was sad to see a 6th grader go through such a thing. But Micah handled it so well, that it helped me to handle it well. Finally in April 08, he went ahead and shaved off what was left of his hair. A couple of friends came out and shaved theirs too! That was amazing! He decided he was finally ready for the steriod shots, which scared me, but I made the appointment and we PRAYED WITHOUT CEASING!! Some of you prayed with us and I thank you! As the time approached for his apointment, he was getting some hair back. The doctors took a look and said, "Wow! What have you been doing? We never see this kind of results in kids with alopecia." I said, "We've prayed." I made sure I said it at least 2 more times. They said, "He doesn't need shots!" Thank you, God! I know that we don't get everything we pray for, and I'm okay with that...hey even Jesus didn't get everything He asked for when He asked for God to "take this cup from me" So why should I think that I should get all my prayers answered the way I want them...but I am very thankful when God answers them with a big fat YES! Especially when it comes to my kids! I don't want to take for granted that Micah has enough hair for 3 people now...God is good and I give Him all the glory for the healing He brought about in Micah's life!! So today, be thankful for your blessings, too!