Answered Prayers and Miracles

The other night I was driving home from Montpelier with the kids following a well child check for buddy and Mariah's basketball game, and as we came over the overpass we were met with a wall of fog.  It got more and more difficult to see where we were going and I asked Brandt to say a little prayer that we could get home safely.  Within seconds after he said amen, the fog was completely gone and he said another quick prayer of thanks.  It was clear the rest of the way home until we got to St. Charles and it didn't get too thick to see again until right when we got to our driveway. Brandt said it was a miracle and I have to agree.  I believe there are miracles around us every day, we just have to stop moving long enough to see them.  I'll be the first to admit that I probably don't take time in my busy life to recognize a lot of answered prayers and miracles, but here are a few that I have noticed.  A couple months ago Brandt, Kylie, and I participated in the stake roadshows with our ward.  We always try to pray before we drive anywhere, so on the night of the performance in Garden City Brandt prayed very specifically that I wouldn't wreck into any deer.  While we were driving we came within feet of hitting a deer that was right in the middle of the road.
  Brandt often has a difficult time settling down, especially at bedtime, and he often wakes up in the middle of the night, sometimes because of scary dreams.  Many times it has been praying and humming or singing primary songs that have helped him calm down enough to sleep.
  In November my mom was very ill and Dr. Campbell ended up finding through a CT that she had diverticulitis with an abscess, which is something people die from if not treated quickly enough.  She was admitted to the hospital and did miraculously well being well enough to be discharged by the next evening-much earlier than expected. Although she was still quite sick, another miracle occurred when she was able to make the trip down to Lewiston for our huge Bodily/Wheeler Thanksgiving the very next week, which is something she had looked forward to for weeks and something that only happens every 2-3 years.  I know that it was because of the fasting and praying that was done on her behalf that it was able to happen.
 More recently we had a bit of a scare with Bryce's health.  He hasn't been feeling well for months but all of his basic labs and checkups turned out ok so it was chalked up to being overheated in the summer and fatigued with the work and stress of the house this fall and still not sleeping well this winter.  In December he ended up having a surgery for something different and it was discovered through some more lab work that his testosterone levels were extremely low for his age.  More testing last week showed that his prolactin levels were abnormally high, leading Dr. Larsen to believe that he has a pituitary tumor, which is most often the culprit. Over the weekend there were many family members who fasted and prayed for him as well as put his name on the prayer roll at the temple. Sunday evening he was given a blessing by his brother in law and his dad.  He had an MRI of his brain yesterday and it didn't show any signs of a tumor or other masses of any kind. While we still know that there is a problem that will have to be treated, what a relief to know that it wasn't what was originally suspected.  I'm so thankful for the power of fasting, prayer, and priesthood blessings and for the comfort of never having to face our fears on our own!