christmas miracles...

What is about Christmas, it seems blessing are greater and sometimes sorrow is so much deeper. We as a family have had are share of sorrow at Christmas and great blessings. This year although has had its struggle and moments of deep sorrow it seems it is overflowing with great blessings too. WOW how blessed Ammy and Beth were by so many of you over the holidays and before. It was amazing to see how many people reached out to help this be so special of a christmas for them! Thank you seems so little to say when you have touched all of our lives so greatly!
I wanted to share with you a moment I am sure to remember all my life. As I am sure you are all aware of the snow canceled church for two weeks in a row and even on Christmas eve. So come Sunday the 28 we are all ready to see friends and family and watch the kids do the Christmas play at church. This year Ammy got to be the star in the christmas program. How fitting as she shinned that morning but not as the star but as herself. As the miracle she is! The kids part of the service was yet to start and we were singing as a congregation. To tell you the truth I don't remember the song just what I saw when I looked at Ammy at that moment.(side note from Bethany, the song was titled Mighty to save, which fit the moment perfectly) She was wearing a dress of gold for her costume and a smile that shinned even brighter then her dress. She was dancing to the music... Yes dancing.... tears sprung to my eyes. Just months ago I remember sitting with the child life specialist as she prepared me in how to best help Beth and Ammy and explain to my children that Ammy would most likely never walk again. I remember the look of amazement and shock on the doctors face as she raised her foot off the hospital bed. Even then he said she was the talk of the hospital, a miracle. Just a few months later she is dancing while singing to our God, the one who healed her, who allowed her dance again! I will never understand why God says Yes to some of our prayers for miracles and no to others. For this moment I choose to just be so very thankful he said yes to this miracle in our lives.
Thank you for all your prayers!
When Ammy was born Brian and I had not yet had kids, so while we waited for that answer to prayer we spent our time holding and loving on her. Each year I got her an ornament to remember something from that year. This year her ornament was an angel and on it's wings it said "Tis a gift to dance". I am so thankful she was given this gift again.
Thank you for letting me share this special memory with all of you.