Answered prayers

I heard a sermon when I was in college that urged writing down your prayers. The minister urged this for a few reasons but the ones that stick with me today are these: 1. When you're writing, you're focused so there is none of this lack of focus that internal prayers sometimes have 2. You can review your prayers later and see how God was working when you didn't know the details yet.

As I visited my blog this morning to post the photos of Baby Josslyn, who had been the center of many of my prayers in recent weeks, I saw God's work. Then I saw the post about Sgt. Jacob Rich, who has also been in my prayers in recent months, and remembered the news that I heard about him this week and saw God 's work again. Sgt. Rich is involved with the Tug McGraw Foundation (yes, in honor of Tim McGraw's dad) and through that involvement a surgeon at Duke University's School of Medicine heard about his cancer and contacted him. The surgeon thinks that he can help Sgt. Rich and is flying him to North Carolina for a consultation- free of charge. If that isn't the most beautiful thing...I don't know what is. 

So please, please continue to pray for both Baby Josslyn as she develops and Sgt. Rich as he explores new treatments and remain heartened that God does hear our prayers and He still works miracles.