Unsharpened Tools

Today the Lord, with a crude instrument to work with, performed a miracle in our lives.  I am referring of course to myself.  Here's how it happened: Last night when we went up to see Deana and Christi in the hospital I had the opportunity to give Christi a blessing.  Deana had set this one up with the hospital branch so that someone could come assist me.  She thought that the other kids would behave themselves better in the forever young center (games, toys, etc) than in Christi's room, so it was just a young man from the branch and I with Christi at the time.  I remember laying my hands on her head and saying what I thought sounded like a familiar phrase with just a little more detail. I said that her body and care takers would be blessed to be able to signify what was needed to the physicians in order for her needs to be adequately met.  I had hoped it wasn't uninspired filler - I had said those types of things in enough blessings.  It seemed unremarkable enough that when Deana asked what was said in the blessing I don't believe I even mentioned it to her.
The next morning (today), they clamped Christi's EVD tubing four hours before surgery. Then about an hour before surgery or so, Deana accidentally disconnected her EVD tubing near her head and the CSF began to leak out onto the bed.  The Neurosurgery team was right there and they were able to take care of it right away - and reassure Deana that all was OK (one thing I love about her is her open and forthright nature).  As they came in and clamped it off, they noticed that it was merely dripping. They had expected more flow to be coming out since she had been clamped for a few hours.  Noticing this left a question in their minds, and when they went in for surgery, they checked on the position of the catheter in the brain.  I suppose they normally do this, but this time likely with more scrutiny.  They found the tip to be turned, or positioned incorrectly or inefficiently in some way and corrected it.  When they dd so, they found that the shunt was indeed not functioning the way that it should and she was under a bit of pressure.  The problem was resolved and the rest of the procedure went well also.  We hope now that as long as the bleed is stopped we may be able to bring her home this weekend.  Oh, what a joy it would be to be back together again as a family! Deana and I have yet to be able to celebrate our anniversary (which is now over a month overdue).  With heaven's help we hope to be able to establish a better trajectory for Christi than she has had the last few months.
I am overwhelmed with gratitude at the way the Lord has heard our heartfelt prayers and been true to His word to the letter!  His voice, still and small enough through me that it didn't seem noteworthy, has been fulfilled!  How good He is to us!! He turned what looked like a dangerous mistake into not only a good thing, but a real and very specific answer to prayer and a significant blessing. Had the doctors not noticed the catheter tip in the head (which stayed in place the whole time) even if she were allowed to come home we would have been back in short order as the pressure increased in her head. The degree to which He is mindful of us communicates His deep and personal love! It is amazing to me how effectively the Lord can work with such an unsharpened tool!