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Around six months after our son Todd’s death， our younger son Brandon （then almost three） began stuttering①. Brandon and I went for a walk each night， and about this time we saw a dead， decaying② bird lying on the side of the road. Brandon referred to③ the bird as being "dead， just like Todd." He spoke of Todd often， and many people suggested that he needed professional help to deal with Todd’s death.
As I prayed about Brandon’s problem， it seemed that the Lord was telling me to bury the bird. But I argued against④ this. I did not even want to touch this one！
Finally， I gave in. We scooped⑤ up the bird in a bucket and brought it home. I told Brandon to shake the bird and call it； I did the same. I then told him that only Jesus could wake the little bird. I quoted⑥ the Bible and told him that one day Jesus would come back and call with a loud voice， and all who loved Him would come alive again. I said we would see Todd the minute Jesus woke him.
The next morning when Brandon woke up， he did not stutter， and he has not stuttered since that date. A miracle？ Yes， I believe it was， and even though the idea to bury the bird seemed ridiculous⑦ to me it had been the answer to my prayers.
Never stop believing because miracles happen everyday！
我們的儿子托德死后大约6个月，我们的小儿子布兰登（那时大约3岁）开始口吃。我和布兰登每天晚上都出去散步，那次我们看见了一只死了的腐烂的鸟躺在路边。布兰登说：“这只鸟死了，像托德一样。”他总是提到托德，很多人都说他需要专业帮助帮他面对托德的死亡。
之前我曾经为了布兰登的问题向上帝祈祷，而现在好像上帝正指引我要把这只鸟埋起来。但我却不想那样做，我甚至都不想碰这只鸟！
最终我屈服了，我们把鸟铲进桶里带回了家。我让布兰登摇一摇那只小鸟并叫叫它，我也那样做了，然后我告诉他只有耶稣能把小鸟弄醒。我引用了《圣经》里的故事，告诉他有一天耶稣会复活，然后大喊一声，所有爱他的人都会重生，我说等耶稣叫醒托德我们就能看到他了。
第二天早上布兰登醒来就不结巴了，而且从那天起再没口吃过。这是奇迹吗？是的，我相信这是奇迹，即使埋葬鸟的想法对我来说很荒谬，但这是对我的祈祷的回应。
永远不要停止“相信”，因为奇迹每天都会发生！
As I prayed about Brandon’s problem， it seemed that the Lord was telling me to bury the bird. But I argued against④ this. I did not even want to touch this one！
Finally， I gave in. We scooped⑤ up the bird in a bucket and brought it home. I told Brandon to shake the bird and call it； I did the same. I then told him that only Jesus could wake the little bird. I quoted⑥ the Bible and told him that one day Jesus would come back and call with a loud voice， and all who loved Him would come alive again. I said we would see Todd the minute Jesus woke him.
The next morning when Brandon woke up， he did not stutter， and he has not stuttered since that date. A miracle？ Yes， I believe it was， and even though the idea to bury the bird seemed ridiculous⑦ to me it had been the answer to my prayers.
Never stop believing because miracles happen everyday！
我們的儿子托德死后大约6个月，我们的小儿子布兰登（那时大约3岁）开始口吃。我和布兰登每天晚上都出去散步，那次我们看见了一只死了的腐烂的鸟躺在路边。布兰登说：“这只鸟死了，像托德一样。”他总是提到托德，很多人都说他需要专业帮助帮他面对托德的死亡。
之前我曾经为了布兰登的问题向上帝祈祷，而现在好像上帝正指引我要把这只鸟埋起来。但我却不想那样做，我甚至都不想碰这只鸟！
最终我屈服了，我们把鸟铲进桶里带回了家。我让布兰登摇一摇那只小鸟并叫叫它，我也那样做了，然后我告诉他只有耶稣能把小鸟弄醒。我引用了《圣经》里的故事，告诉他有一天耶稣会复活，然后大喊一声，所有爱他的人都会重生，我说等耶稣叫醒托德我们就能看到他了。
第二天早上布兰登醒来就不结巴了，而且从那天起再没口吃过。这是奇迹吗？是的，我相信这是奇迹，即使埋葬鸟的想法对我来说很荒谬，但这是对我的祈祷的回应。
永远不要停止“相信”，因为奇迹每天都会发生！