Prayers

For the last week or so Mckay and I have not been feeling 100%. Last week Mckay got Pink Eye, then it spread to his ear, then he caught my cold. For the most part he has still been happy. Last night about 30 minutes before bed Mckay just started crying and crying because his throat hurt. When we said our bed time prayers Cassidy prayed for "Mckay to feel better and his throat to stop hurting." This only made Mckay cry even harder that his throat was hurting, but it helped him get to sleep.

As I was sleeping I felt Mckay climb into bed with me. He snuggled close and gave me a hug. Then he started to cough and cough. Taylor and I tried to get him to sit up, or to drink and not much was helping. I asked him how he was feeling. He replied, "My throat and ear doesn't hurt. I am just coughing." I finally sat up in bed to have him sleep in my arms and try to prop him up some. Mckay's head was laying on my chest. As I kissed his head he looked up at me and said, "Cassidy should have prayed that my cough would go away too," then he fell asleep.

At first I laughed a bit. Then after a moment I realized that the Lord was teaching me a lesson. Children have such great faith. Mckay truly believed that a prayer would heal him. As I lay there in the dark with him on my lap I felt ashamed that I did not have that complete faith. I knew he would get better, I just didn't expect a miracle right then. Cassidy and Mckay knew we could have our miracle immediately.

With my child in my arms I said a small prayer to my Father in Heaven. I asked that Mckay's cough would go away. I knew Mckay had the faith that it would work, and so I believed too. At the end of my prayer Mckay stopped coughing, and did not cough for the rest of the night.

The Lord cares for us, and watches out for us. He will answer our prayers. I am grateful I for my cute kids who have taught me this great lesson in Faith.