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"And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive"

We beleive in the power of prayer - because we believe in the power of our Lord. Speaking solely for myself here, I have never been a big prayer person. Sure, when we are in the midst of turmoil it is easy to pray. Perhaps, this situation would incline you to think that we are in the midst of turmoil. I would say no. I would say that we are in the midst of an incredible healing that is to take place. Of course, we do pray on the 'bad days' that are so hard on us emotionally and spiritually but I think in those times it is even harder to give thanks and pray. We also, however, pray on those good days. We ask the same things over and over again. But the word is truth. The word says "and all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive". Meaning, very simply, that if we pray and ask & beleive - He will give it unto us.

I pray, always, for the faith of a mustard seed. Why? Because it is difficult when doctors are telling you one thing (like, oh say, your baby has a life threatening genetic disease) to have faith. Yet, the Lord provides to to us.

I do not claim to know how to pray. I don't know the words to say. I dont know the scriptures to speak. I don't know alot ... but what I do know is that out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. I know that when I cry out to my Father, He hears me. I know that I can talk very plainly to Him. I can confess whatever I want to confess. I can ask whatever I want to ask. It's true that He already knows. But God is a great therapist - the best even. The best thing though - He doesn't prescribe us drugs or diagnose us with things that are meaningless - He simply gives us peace and answers our prayers. How incredible is that?

So, in closing, here is our prayer. We continue to pray. We ask repeatedly. And in the end, He WILL have all the glory. We will shout from the rooftops, tell everyone we meet, proclaim it anywhere and everywhere - when our daughter is totally restored back to us and the doctors are baffled - we WILL CLAIM VICTORY IN JESUS' NAME!

We ask that Cayleigh's xrays, MRI, Bloodwork, brainwave Neurological Scan, Muscle test and all her bones be normal. We ask that she begin to swallow, suck, and cry. We ask for a complete healing, by your stripes, and that she comes home soon.