How could you not believe?

When I first began this blog, one of my intents was to casually impress the good things that were happening in my life to some of my non-believing friends and to show them that these things were not happening out of circumstance, but because I have been blessed by God. Not that I want to be preachy and turn them away, but continuing to be a positive influence in their lives and sharing good news with them would hopefully someday let them see what they are missing.
Right now, as we speak, I am spending the week in Blaine, Washington. My mom moved here last summer, where she and her husband bought a great house with the Puget Sound in their back yard. Also visiting are my grandparents and my sister with her daughter, Riley. We arrived at the airport around 4PM on Sunday, proceeded to get a rental car, picked up Sarah and Riley, and headed to a mall for dinner and activity while we awaited the arrival of my mom and grandparents. It was in this mall that I witnessed, first hand, another one of God's miracles. Here is where the non-believers come in. You see, when Riley was born, she had spina bifida, not a very exciting way to enter this world to say the least. The doctor's said she would never walk, let alone do many other things that the rest of us take for granted, and don't realize is simply a blessing from God, again, not circumstance. Anyway, as I watched little Riley, now creeping up on two years old, I was blown away at God's will as she ran around and played with my kids, yes, I said ran around. Now spending the last two days with her, it is evident that God has answered our prayers and blessed our family in a major way for yet a fourth time. With the exception of a little scar on the lower portion of her back, Riley acts and looks completely normal and there is no doubt that she will continually be blessed with God's mercy, she is a gift. This cannot be circumstance.

"Every good and perfect gift is from above."