Fasting + Praying

Every year, our church does 3 weeks of prayer and fasting in January. I made a prayer list of things I want to seriously pray about on a regular basis and one of the things on the list was Blake deciding to walk. He's been sort of walking for quite a while, but always just between 2 people. As long as there was someone to meet him on the other side, he would walk. Well, I only started to seriously pray about it for 5 days when he started walking all on his own this past Friday! Praise God for answered prayer! I am THRILLED that he's 14 months and walking and not waiting 'til 19 months like Kiera did. Each child is different and each has different giftings.

Last year, I fasted dessert, which was fine for the most part until we had Jared's work holiday party. They always have a buffet and then tables FULL of dessert. So, I missed out on all the amazing sweet things. This year, I decided to not do a food fast and God told me to fast from reading books (except the Bible), since my strict diet isn't for fasting purposes. I was really sad that I would possibly have to miss out on the dessert again at Jared's work holiday party, but then decided I would be strict all week and then cheat this past Saturday. It was worth every single delicious bite, and there were many bites! During supper, I more or less behaved and had potatoes, broccoli, salad, and then one little meatball and a bit of lasagna (SO good)! Then I ate dessert and more dessert! There was cherry cheesecake, layered cakes, nanaimo bars, tarts, a chocolate fountain with fruit, and other things I'm forgetting. I tried some of each! I did pay for it last night, but today I'm feeling great again! God spoke to me and promised healing to me, so that was really encouraging! I'm still going to stay on this diet and maybe God will use that to heal me, but either way, my hope is ultimately in Him. On a side note, we went to the party with 2 other couples we're friends with and had a great time! We rarely get to go out with friends without kids, so that was a treat! I'm so thankful my parents are willing babysitters!

Another answer to prayer was when we were leaving church on Sunday. I gave Kiera plenty of warning before we were leaving and told her if she left nicely, she could pick a sticker for her chart when we got home. This time, it worked! It was so wonderful to be able to leave with a quiet kid! That was God's grace! It's not hard to find miracles, big and small, once you start looking for them! :)