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A feeling of peace.

Today I woke up, with a spring in my step.

I realized something as I left on the trek to get David.  I am at peace.

I felt an incredible sense of peace when I realized that.  It was inspiring.  As I felt this, I was crossing the dam near our home.  Headed south west into Montana.

I don’t know how to put it into words.  But it was like all of a sudden, the troubles of the past week were lifted from my shoulders.

Does that mean I think everything is going to be golden with David’s return home?

Not on your life.  But I also realize that there are some things that are outside of our control.  Trying to control David is like trying to figure out how a tornado works.

You have good intentions, but very little chance of success.  An early warning system is ever elusive.

I think that I owe this sense of peace to someone else.  First of course, I have been doing a lot f praying, and we have had a lot of prayers from many, many, many people. So I thank God.  For helping me find peace through Him. Get Your Joy Back

The other thing is this book I had the good fortune to be part of the pre-launch party for.  “Get Your Joy Back”  by Laurie Wallin.  This book has helped me examine many facets of my life as the parent of a special needs child.  I fear that I have been remiss however, in not sharing it with my bride.  That will change, as I am going to get her a copy all her own.

Why?

Because my copy has been highlighted to no end with those portions of the book that struck me as important.  I can’t say what my bride will find important in this book, so she gets her own copy.

So thank you everyone, for your thoughts, your guidance, and most of all, your prayers.

Carl

P.S.  If you click the image above, you can enter a give-away through the 29th of January 2015.

the art of positive thinking

Monday, when I pick up my son, magic will happen.  He will see that I love him unconditionally. you still matter

He will see that I am accepting of him.

He will see that we are embracing his return to the family.

He will know the love that we have in our hearts.

Tuesday when we arrive home, he will be greeted by his siblings and Mom happily.

He will see that they love him unconditionally.

After that, come what may, everything will be right with our world.

 

If you would like the book that has helped me get through this week, please go here… or click on the image on the right.

they are giving a copy away soon.

I now pronounce sentence. 72 hours and a prayer

The appeal to Medicaid to further fund services has been denied.

As a result, I will be picking up David from the facility on Monday.  We then come home to begin a new chapter in our lives as a family.

We had an IEP meeting for him this morning.

Short term he will be homebound working on school materials supplied by the district. Long term we are applying to a day program for him.

During the IEP meeting we got a look into the life of David.

  1. Minimum five hours a week of intensive group therapy.
  2. Weekly individual therapy.
  3. Weekly family therapy.
  4. He is in a self-contained classroom for all but two classes. Those two classes are Art and Physical Education.
  5. His therapist makes regularly daily contact throughout each day to ensure that David knows she is checking on how he is doing.
  6. He has 24×7 staff support of some kind.
  7. Staff has to keep eyes on him at all times.
  8. He needs constant redirects to keep on task.

I can’t recreate this environment in my home.  It just isn’t possible.  We asked for 45 days to transition him home.  We were given 72 hours.

This is a recipe for disaster.  I pray that I am wrong, but I don’t think that I am.  I give us 2 weeks before all hell breaks loose in our home.  It might not take that long.

Please, pray for our family.  brokenI am thankful for this book “Get Your Joy Back”  it has helped me this past week as we have struggled to put some kind of plan in place to support David during this period.  By supporting David, our whole family will be supported as well.

 

Today I ask for strength in getting through this period successfully.  Honestly, I have nothing left but prayer and Hope.

Lord, I give our lives over to you.  That we may see what your plan for our son is, and through him your plan for us.  Please forgive me my short comings in the coming weeks as I rally against the system that has abandoned our son and our family.  Through your strength and goodness, we will survive. Through these trying times in our life, please lift us in your heavenly embrace.  So that my cup may runneth over, rather than act as a sieve.  Amen.