Patterns of Light

I had what to me was a pretty miraculous experience yesterday.  And today I came across this video of David Bednar, past president of my University and now an apostle for my church.  His first description of revelation is what I know I experienced yesterday.



Aaron and Jade left Saturday morning to visit family in Utah.  For whatever reason I felt the need to stay home, which in itself is unusual for me (I do not like sleeping at home alone).  Sunday morning I woke up at an unusually early time before the boys were awake, and decided I would get ready for church.  Why did I feel the need to take twin boys to church by myself?  I had no idea.  Not to mention, until this weekend I spent 2 weeks unable to drive because of my vision, so I was surprised to be able to GET to church.  I got there at 10 and brought the boys to the nursery where there were 3 leaders prepared to watch them, and within 10 minutes I was in an incredible amount of very random and sudden pain and discomfort, talking to a friend about what I should do.  She suggested that it sounded a lot like the kidney stones she had while she was pregnant and that I needed to get to the hospital because it was just going to get worse very fast.  But what do I do with my kids?  Another friend happened to walk into the building at the exact moment I was in tears over how this was possibly going to work.  Both friends offered the solution that one would drive me to the hospital and the other would take my kids home in my car.  By the time I got to the hospital I was in more pain than I can ever remember feeling, and not just pain but completely oblivious to the world around me.  I couldn't see straight or even breathe.  I literally thought I might die.  I ended up in the ER in a hospital gown (that I didn't put on myself) with an IV in my arm and nurses explaining to me how to breathe so I didn't hyperventilate.  Long story short (sort of), after visiting again with my doctor today he's pretty certain that kidney stones were the cause of this episode but that there's really nothing that can be done besides drinking a lot of water and managing future pain with over the counter medicine.

I thought about what it would have been like if I'd suddenly experienced this at home. alone. out in the country. with twin boys. on a Sunday.  Or in the car on the way home from Utah, which is where Aaron was when this happened.  I'm thankful that I don't have to go through life just leaving experiences like this to chance.  My life has been filled with miracles.  I know that when its important I will be led to make certain choices.  And I can't believe how helpful people were to me yesterday!  I know that THEY were also encouraged to help me.  They are angels.

Watch the videos (this is just 1 of 3 parts).