Praying Parent. . . .

I joined a Moms' prayer group a couple of months ago.  We meet once a month and pray for our Elementary school, it's staff, kids, ect. . .  We met last about two weeks ago and one of the Moms brought up a book she was reading called, "The Power of the Praying Parent."  We decided that not only would we meet to pray for the school but we would add a Bible study in too.  How cool is that?  There is nothing a group of Moms cannot do when we put our minds to it.  I have always been a big believer in prayer and it's power.  The month of March 1996 proved to me the power of prayer.  March of 1996 my world was turned upside down when my Dad (my hero) fell through the roof of our barn (between 17-23 feet) and was in the hospital for almost 2 months.  He was in ICU for 41/2 weeks and on a respirator for 4 of those weeks.  We honestly did not know if he would make it.  During this time God and I came to know each other on a first name basis.  I prayed every day sometimes for hours at a time.   My Dad is a walking miracle, and those are not my words those are the doctors words.  He has problems with his balance at times and his right arm gives him a bit of a fit too but he is 79 years old.  He turned 64 in ICU.  Dad had a crushed right arm which took  a 51/2 hour surgery to repair and a fractured hip and lacerated kidney. 
During this time I learned the power of prayer.  I prayed for so many things during Dad's time in the hospital.  I mostly prayed that God would let my Daddy come home to his family.
Months after Dad had come home he pulled me aside and told me that there was a time while he was in the hospital that he was at peace with his life and with God and he could have let go.  Then he said he thought about Mom and he could not let go just yet.  He said that God had saved him for a reason and there was more he had to do on this earth.  I am so glad that the good Lord saw fit to save him. I have learned so much from him and I am so thankful for every day.   My Dad and Mom have taught me a lot about God and prayer.  I am very thankful that I had praying parents and I want to give that same thing to my kids.
The book I mentioned in the beginning talks about being a praying parent.  It talks about how you have to pray for every aspect of your child's life.  I am so excited about this book, I have read part of the first chapter and I highly recommend it to any parent.  I cannot wait to get together with our other Moms and discuss it.