Two Miracles Entwine

Two miracles entwined one year.

It is a story told most dear.

The diagnosis was bad you see,

from the Doctor’s office I did want to flee.

My heart was in my throat,

the burden was like a heavy coat.

Treatments I would need, he said.

Swirling thoughts around my head.

How would we tell our family.

I am the man of the house you see.

It was then two miracles entwined.

I got the news about my favorite mare,

A new life in her she would try to bare.

For many times she lost her babes before.

I wondered for us both, what would be in store.

The treatments came and went,

My whole body would be spent.

My fight for life made sense,

as I would watch my mare from the fence.

When I was weak,

she seemed strong.

She passed the dangerous date.

Was it possible, the babe in her was fate?

I asked the Lord to stick around,

I wanted to live to see this birth so profound.

It was the year two miracles entwined.

It was the year I learned my Lord is divine.

It was the year I saw a miracle birth.

It was the year my heart filled with mirth.

The doctor came with good news so dear,

there was nothing more to fear.

Today I watch God's little miracle run and play.

I gladly bow my head to pray.

Thank you Lord for allowing me to stay.

Dee Sturgis 2009 ©