It's a Miracle!!

Yesterday was fast and testimony meeting at church. Members of our congregation are invited to come up and share their testimonies on the first Sunday of the month. Sometimes it gets boring and, personally, I get kinda tired of watching people cry. It's not my scene.

However, yesterday was a good day. Most of the testimonies were enjoyable to listen to. There was a return missionary, Matt Haskell, that bore his testimony. He spent two years on his mission in Australia and just came home last week. That was a good one. Then there was Mark Berghoff that shared his testimony. He mentioned a little funny when he said that in high school his daughter, Cassidy, had skipped school with Matt and he was furious. But now things have turned around and he invited Matt to go over to BYU and get Cassidy out of class anytime he wanted to spend the day with him. We all laughed. It was cute.

My favorite testimony, however, was my son, Jacob. Yup, that's right! Jacob asked if he could bear his testimony and I, of course, encouraged him. I was a little nervous about what he was going to say. He then walked up to the podium, adjusted the microphone (I think he learned from watching) and said: "I have a lot of bad days at school. Last week I had a lot of good days and it was a miracle! My Mom and Dad were really happy and that is a miracle!"

Now, I'm not saying that Jacob is a "bad" kid because he's not. He is challenged with impulsivity, hyperactivity and with a difficult ability to focus. He is in a special day class at school for children that have behavioral challenges like his. So, yes, it is a miracle that Jacob had a great week. We are so proud of him for his great week as well as his ability to recognize that his Heavenly Father loves him and is there helping him.

Some Sundays are just so much better than others! Oh, and the fact that Mom and Dad were happy wasn't necessarily the miracle . . . in case you didn't know!