Monday, March 21, 2016

Just finished watching Miracles from Heaven in the movie theater with my family.
What a great show. Made me think lots afterward.

The two things that hit me the most were:

When Haley's dad stands up in the Church at the end and reveals that his daughter died, but that he has found a glimmer of faith through the experience and the interaction between his daughter and Anna in the hospital at Boston.

The second thing that caused me to reflect a lot was when Anna's mom, Christy, spoke on how miracles are all around us. I read an article online after we got home that said when Christy Beam started to write the book is when she realized how many miracles had occurred all along their journey. During the ordeal of trying to figure out what was wrong with their daughter and help her find healing, she just kept her head down and put one foot in front of the other. But now, she wishes to say to others dealing with a hardship to keep their head up and look around them at the miracles that occur all around.
There are two ways to live: You can either live as though nothing is a miracle, or live as though everything is a miracle.
I liked seeing that the friend who came over in the middle of the night when the parents rushed to take Anna to the ER, waited until they drove out of sight before opening her car door to take out her little baby. She just didn't want to tell them, perhaps in case it would make them feel bad. The friend was completely selfless and ready to serve and be of help whenever the call came...even if it was inconveniently in the middle of the night. And when the waitress told her employer that she needed the next day off after telling Christy and Anna that she had the following day off and could be their personal tour guide.



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