my heart is bursting

Tonight we had family prayer as usual. It was Ethan’s turn. He gave the most moving prayer on my behalf. I’m telling you, this child has faith, and he believes, without a doubt. He is so special and I love him so much. It went like this: “Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for my family and everything is good. Except, one thing is missing. Please dear Heavenly Father, please Jesus, please, heal my Mom’s knee. Please! Please! Please help her to be done with physical therapy so she doesn’t have to go again. Please heal her so she can run and play with us. And help us to have fun at the primary activity tomorrow, that it can be fun, and it won’t be boring. JNA.” I know that I will be healed. How could I not be after a prayer like that? You should have heard him. And I am in the process of being healed. And I know that it will be due to faith and prayers, and especially Ethan’s. He’s made this experience so sweet and spiritual for me. He’s strengthened my testimony of the power of faith and prayer. It has made a huge impact in my heart-- that he would care that much about me, that he would plead to the Father in my behalf, with all the yearnings of his sweet little heart. How lucky and blessed I am. I cannot express it enough. As I thanked Isaac and Ethan for their prayers, I shared with them how I am being healed. I don’t use crutches anymore, and I even chased after a plastic bag in the wind today. Ethan looked at me and exclaimed, “Oh Mommy!” And he threw his little arms around my neck. How did I ever get to be so blessed?!

Also, yesterday I began to research the next step in my surgery process. The meniscus transplant. As I read Dr. Noyes website, I was overcome by the sheer miracle and God’s work it is that I ever even found Dr. Noyes. I am in awe. I’ve learned earlier that Dr. Noyes is one of the leading physicians in the world when it comes to ACL replacement. But now, as I read, I also learned that Dr. Noyes has been doing meniscus transplants for 30 years (most drs. don’t do them at all or even know how still). And he was one of the first to do one. And his research was the first to be published and it was published in a very important journal in that field. Not only that, but his research group is trying to use stem cells from the patient to actually grow them a new meniscus of their own. The US doesn’t allow this yet, and the research is being done in Europe. But when the US okays it, it is already lined up for Dr. Noyes to complete one of these first surgeries. I mean seriously, could I be in better hands? Undoubtedly NO. I cannot thank God enough for his constant care and guidance, blessing and hope through all of this. I can’t believe how much he tenderly cares for me and is helping me every step of the way. I am in awe. I am touched deeply. He is the most amazing, perfect, and loving Father ever. Words cannot describe the way I feel.