Why do some get their miracle from God and others don't?

I just finished watching Miracles from Heaven.  It was such a wonderful movie.  If you haven't seen it the movie is about a little girl from Texas who has a disease that causes her intestines to not digest food. Her mom gets her an appointment with a doctor at Boston Children's Hospital who is an authority her condition but he doesn't give the family any hope.   There is no cure for it only experimental treatments.  She continues to get sicker and sicker with no hope for the future. She tells her mom she is ready to die because she is in so much pain and knows she isn't going to get better.  Once home she climbs an old hollowed out tree with her sister and falls down the middle of it. She is knocked out and it takes the fire department over 3 hours to get her out. Because the tree is completely hollow they can't cut the it down for fear it will collapse and crush her.  For whatever reason the fall healed her. She came out of the fall with only a few cuts and scrapes and her digestive system just started working again.  She told her parents she talked to God and told him she didn't want to go back but He told her she needed to and that she would be okay.  
I tell you all this with the big question "Why did her miracle get answered?"  When Dad was in the hospital he had so many people praying for him.  We all prayed for a miracle, that he would be healed and come home but that didn't happen. I remember sitting by his bed talking to him and praying over him.  I remember Royette doing the same as well as the pastor from their church.  I know everyone at her church was praying the same thing, that he would recover from the complications from surgery.  So why didn't God grant us our miracle?  I wish I knew the answer to that. I wish I could understand God's plan for us and what we are suppose to learn from Dad's passing.  We hear, when there is a death in the family or someone is injured, that God is in control and has a plan for everything.....WOW is that hard to grasp. As I sit here typing this blog on Christmas eve I keep thinking about the miracle that is Jesus Christ. God gave us his only Son as a sacrifice for our sins.  I know that should comfort me. I know my dad is in heaven and that he isn't feeling any more pain or sadness but that doesn't make me miss him any less.  I still get angry. Angry at the doctors thinking they missed something.  Angry at myself for maybe not praying enough.  Anger and sadness that I won't ever talk to him again.  Angry at God that we didn't get our miracle.  

It's Christmas Eve Eve

I am sitting here listening to talk radio and Aurorra is in the living room wrapping presents she bought with her Christmas money.  She is such a giver. She took HER money she got as a gift and used it to buy gifts.  What a blessing she is.  Jon and Tristan are off doing their guy things.  I know they stopped at the gun store and they probably will end up at Tractor Supply before the day is done and I'm sure they will find something completely unhealthy to eat for lunch since that is what guys do.  I know Tristan loves spending time with Jon. I think it is good for him to spend time with men who will set an example of what it is to be a gentleman.  
I am praying everyone is able to spend time with the ones they love and remember the ones we have lost.  I pray you all will give thanks for the blessings in your lives and remember why we celebrate this season.  We were all given the biggest gift. The gift of Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.  The gift of a baby who grew to be the savior of the world . The gift of eternal life is ours for the asking if we believe in Him.
Merry Christmas!!

What causes a bully to be a bully?

Our grand kids lived with my husband and I for 8 years.  We didn't intend to keep them that long but it just worked out that way.  I knew early on that 2 of them, Aurorra and Tristan, were different.  Aurorra was always a little quirky and Tristan was always like a bull in a china shop.  He would just do whatever he wanted and didn't think of the consequences.  He was kicked out of a mother's day out program when he was 2 because the teacher just couldn't handle this energetic little boy that never seemed to sit still and was always into something. We decided to home school them when Arkansas implemented common core. I had read a lot about it and knew I didn't want the kids in a school that taught common core studies.  Another reason we decided to home school was Tristan. He was in kindergarten by then and always in trouble. He was bored and just couldn't seem to sit still for long.  We took him to the doctor and got the usual prescription for ADHD medication.  It did help him in school only because it zoned him out and he didn't have any desire to cause trouble.  I hated it because he just wasn't our Tristan when he was on it.  Now Tristan is all boy but the medicine made him more like a zombie......I hated it.  We home schooled for 3 years and then they went back to live with their mother and that meant they would be back in public school.  I knew Tristan would have a hard time adapting because he has always been a creature of habit and doesn't like change but I thought Destiny and Aurorra would be okay.  They both did fine when we lived in Arkansas and I thought that would continue in Louisiana. I was not surprised that Destiny thrived in school.  She has always been very competitive and loves to be the head of her class and all the praise that goes along with that.  I was surprised at how bad Tristan and Aurorra have been bullied.  Now I know Aurorra is quirky but she is quite the social butterfly so I thought she would fine her niche....she didn't.  Middle school is terrible especially if you are a little different.  The kids have been ruthless to the both of them and what is even more sad is the lack of empathy from the teachers and faculty at the school.  So why are they bullied?   What makes a child or young adult think this is acceptable behavior?  Does it start in the home? I always told the kids if I EVER found out they bullied or picked on anyone life for them would become very difficult. I guess parents don't do the same with their kids.  I think it is so sad that these 2 kids, and I am sure dozens more, hate going to school everyday because they know when they get there they will be picked on, insulted, and tormented the entire day.  I think it is sad that you have kids in middle school committing suicide because they just can't take the bullying anymore and what is even sadder is the parents of the bullies don't seem to teach their children that it is wrong to pick on or bully someone just because they are a little different or don't fit in how you think they should.  God made us all different, that is what makes us great.  How boring would life be if we were all the same?  Being unique or quirky shouldn't be seen as a reason to pick on ANYONE. I know Tristan and Aurorra just want to be accepted for who they are.  They are amazing kids who just want to be liked, they want to have friends and do the things kids their ages do.  Bullies make that almost impossible. Most days I just want them to come back home so I can teach them here and protect them from the jerks and bullies of the world but I don't know if that is the answer. Will cause more harm than good? Maybe for just a couple more years until they are old enough to understand the hatefulness that is in the world and be able to stand up for themselves. Their mom is doing an amazing job and everything possible to protect them but she can't be at the school all the time.  She can't be there to stop them from being bullied and she can't count on the school to step in and stop the bullying from happening.  So what is the solution?  I wish I knew but I am afraid of what could happen if they get pushed too far. Please pray for the Tristans and Aurorras of the world. Pray that they are able to ignore the ugliness that is around them and concentrate on their studies. Pray for the bullies of the world that they would open their eyes to the damage they are causing with their behavior.  Pray for the parents of the bullies that they would see the damage their children are doing to other children.  Pray for the parents of the bullied that they can make their children understand that there is ugliness in the world but they are special and loved.  

http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/facts-on-bullying.html