Brent's Miracle: His Dad Came

Dear Kids,

I have to tell you about a miracle that happened a few nights ago.

We are in the play "The Music Man" right now as a family with SGMT. Your dad, talented soul he is, is the lead of the play. We REALLY prayed about whether to do the play or not (because of a lot of reasons) but felt like we should move forward with it. Because of your dad being Harold Hill we decided to be in it all together as a family (with the exception of Elijah, poor kid).

Well, it is a six week run. A LONG run. Your poor dad has been so tired. But he has been able to pull off this role and has done an amazing job at it. Well, last week (about 10-12 days ago) he got a cough. Usually he gets over stuff really fast, but not this time. The cough kept getting worse and worse. We have tried EVERYTHING (truly everything we know, medicine, natural medicine, blessings, prayers...) in order to get rid of it. He has been able to make it through the show, but a few nights were a little rough.

Well, when we got to the play to warm up on Monday we didn't know how he was going to pull it off. For 3 nights straight he only slept 1/2 hour each night (literally) because of how bad he was coughing, and he made a trip up and back from Idaho Falls in there (on Sunday) for extra work, not sleeping the whole time. This is truly no exaggeration. He hadn't been able to sleep at all for 72 hours. And the previous week he only slept 2-3 hours each night. I have no idea how he was functioning.

Monday during warm ups he coughed all the way through both songs he tried to warm up with. His energy was so down, he barely could walk and comprehend what people were saying to him. He looked at me and had no idea how he was going to make it through and what he was going to do. He has no double and no understudy, so he has to perform or the show is cancelled.

Well, we got dressed and ready to perform. The whole time I was singing through the first song of the show on stage, I was just praying my guts out for Brent. He came onto stage and I just kept praying, then I had a very distinct feeling that his dad was there by his side. His dad died years ago when Brent was 17 (for those who don't know) of suicide. We know his dad (Milton) has done so much work on the other side and his soul is in a very good place. Well, when Brent came on stage, I felt Milton immediately. Brent went through every song and every line of the first act with no problems, no coughs, clear voice... His energy was amazing and he has energy to spare. I couldn't believe it. It was truly a miracle. He was amazing on stage.

I went up during intermission to Brent's changing room and looked at him with my arms out proclaiming, "It is a miracle!". Brent looked at me and said, "Yes, literally it really is." Then he told me how before the play started he closed the door to his dressing room and sat on his chair. He said, "I didn't even have the energy to kneel down and be able to get back up. Then I looked at the heavens with my arms out and prayed 'Lord, I need a miracle right now... will you please send me my dad?'... And he came immediately and has been with me." (picture of Brent as a baby with his dad)

The rest of the show went GREAT. Then as soon as the show ended and we got back in the car to come home, his dad left and Brent started coughing again! Luckily that night Brent got 3 hours of sleep, which is more than he has had for a long time, then he had to get on the road again for some work projects until tonight.

I think he needed this experience with the play for a lot of reasons... but one of the biggest reasons was to have this experience with his dad.

Kids - I am so grateful for your dad. I am grateful for his faith. I am grateful he is willing to push through hard things. I am grateful that he believes in prayer and that he believes in help from the Lord. I am grateful for his talents and his abilities. I am grateful he has chosen life. I am grateful he is not bitter at his father and the myriad of crazy struggles in the soap opera he grew up in. I am grateful and praise my Lord that forgiveness and repentance is real, especially on the other side. I am grateful for miracles in our lives.

I love you,

Your Mom