Some are still calling it a miracle. Even now, almost two years later, we are awed by this dramatic answer to prayer. We have, however, seen God work throughout our lives in other circumstances and crises. We've learned to trust God, to speak to Him and to anticipate His response. But we didn't learn this on our own.
Prayer is a vital ingredient of family life at every stage.
Right from the start, I developed a personal relationship with Him and knew He heard me when I prayed. When I was 8 years old, I would go into my little bedroom, close the door, kneel by my bed and talk to the Lord not only about my present anxieties and longings, but also about my future. Dr. Dobson's Great-Grandmother Alice McCluskie Jim also learned to pray at an early age. His father was a great man of prayer and his mother was a godly woman, but he says his grandmother and great-grandmother had the greatest spiritual impact on him. They talked about the Lord continually and took every opportunity to teach him about Jesus.