Our Miracle

Make no mistake, Melody is our miracle. Just the way she is. I have struggled over the past three weeks as well-intentioned people have suggested that if we just have faith, God will heal Melody. Often the suggestion is that we "deserve" a miracle. That God would not allow us to have a child who is not physically perfect. Don't get me wrong, I believe God can and does perform miracles. However, I believe Melody is our miracle, just the way she is. If God chooses to give her completely normal physical function, all the praise and glory will belong to Him alone. But, if He chooses to give Melody to us with imperfections, He will still be God. I don't need a miracle to know that God is God. I already have one. We don't know what Melody's life will be like, but we know that she is God's precious creation and gift to us, just the way she is. We love her and she doesn't need to be perfect to be loved and treasured by our family. What message would that send to our other children anyway? Only perfection is valuable? If there is anything "wrong" with you, we won't love you? Of course not, we love all our children, the good and the bad. Oh, don't get me wrong, I'd love to shield Melody from difficulty and struggle. My heart aches when I think of the surgeries and physical hurdles she may face in her life. But, through the struggle, we will be there with her and God will be there with us.

I just listened to the following song for the first time since we heard the news of Melody's spina bifida. It puts into words so eloquently some of my thoughts. It will make you cry, but it gives me hope. Yes, we have our miracle, even if miracles sometimes hide.



Sometimes Miracles Hide
By Bruce Carroll

They were so excited it was coming to be, two people so in love
and now soon there would be three, for many years they planned it. Now soon it would be true, She was picking out the pink clothes, he was looking at the blue.


The call came unexpected the doctor had bad news, Some tests came back
and things weren't right, said you're gonna have to choose,
"I'll wait a week for your decision" and then the words cut like a knife ,
"I'm sure everyone will understand if you want to end its life".


Though they were badly shaken they just had no choice,
Because they knew God creates no accidents and they were sure they heard His voice Sayin'.


(chorus)
sometimes miracles hide, and God will wrap some blessings in disguise
and you may have to wait this lifetime to see the reasons with your eyes,
cause sometimes miracles hide


It seemed before they knew it the appointed day arrived,
with eager apprehension they could barely hold inside,
The first time they laid eyes on her confirmed the doctors fears
but they held onto God promise they were sure they both could hear.

(chorus)

Though she was not like the other girls they thought she was the best,
and through all the years of struggle neither whispered one regret.
And the first day that she started school and took her first bus ride,
they'd remembered the words that God had spoke and they both broke down and cried.


You see to them it did not matter why some things in life take place,
cause they just knew the joy they felt when they'd look into her face.
They learned that sometimes miracles hide, they said God Has wrapped our blessing in disguise and we may have to wait this lifetime to see the reasons with our eyes, we know sometimes miracles hide. We've learned sometimes miracles hide.