I have always believed that God finds a way to communicate with us to answer our questions, our prayers. It's not just from the Bible but from other people, situations/circumstances in our life. I never thought it will come from a television show.

I don't watch Little House on the Prairie (although I might have had when I was very young), but for some reason, today, I didn't change the channel when it started.

The scene was, the Dad woke up in the middle of the night, found out there was a tornado getting closer to their property, he woke up his family (wife and 3 daughters) and get them all to their "safe" house (not basement). He went back to the barn to free the horses and cow(s?). The woke up next morning to find out a calf died, their chickens are dead, the whole crop destroyed, barn and house need repairs badly. The Dad, having had enough of this every year, couldn't take it anymore. And said in despair, that he never hurt anybody, he has followed His teachings and what He wants done - why is this happening to them? He doesn't have any strength anymore, he's tired. He has given up. His wife observed that he's angry at God.

I can't remember everything he said, but I was very surprised to hear it - because at some point I have uttered those same words.  I got angry at God at some point, albeit very very briefly, for taking our son from us.  But that was the selfish in me feeling that, because I know Briar was His gift for us and He has a different plan for Briar.

One of the daughters in the show went to the church and talked to the priest/pastor about what happened, and the pastor told her, "God sometimes does not intend to save us from mishap but to give us the courage to get through it." - or something like that...

It's a touching show/episode.  It stirred something inside me and it has opened my eyes.

Oh, if you are interested in knowing how the show went...

The dad has decided to go back home and sell the farm.   The children don't want to leave.  The day or two after the tornado, a couple in their sixties or seventies, came in and offered to buy the farm with a condition that the dad will help him fix up the barn and house since he's too old to fix it up himself.  The farm was the couple's first property after they got married, and they regretted leaving the farm.  On the last day before the family was to leave the farm, the dad realized that he made the decision by himself and has not even consulted his wife about it.  And he realized that he was not the only one affected by what happened but the whole family.  They decided they will stay in the area and buy a small property.  The old man have been having second thoughts after he talked to one of the daughters.  He knew how it felt like when they left the property and he doesn't want the family to feel the same way.  His wife said, she'll be happy where he is, wherever he decide to stay.   The family kept the farm, the dad's faith was restored.