Ok folks since December Q has been in jail a couple times. This girl just would not try. She was on the verge of returning to stay with her Aunt in Liberia, her Aunt suffered a heart attack (who knows if she really did) so they travel plans were put on hold. Q was aware of all ther choices she was making this girl definatly knows right from wrong. So a couple weeks ago she spent another night in jail and returned home throwing the same fits but this time Mama changed the rules, and Q responded. Thank you for all your prayers keep em coming. She has been home for over 1 1/2 years, we have never even had one full great day. Well folks we are going on 2 weeks. Q has been on house arrest since the beginning of Dec. they call and check in or drop by daily. This has been awesome, they document everything. So all of a sudden things have changed even on paper. Everyone is shocked. Only Jesus!! This is the Q we knew was there but hadn't met yet. It took 1 1/2 years to finally meet our daughter. She thought there was a monster in ther attic, so one morning she woke up and said it was under her bed. I said get up now and look. She would not. Wild Mike came in and crawled under, he came out laughing so Q looked under. In shock she said Mama your right, you were right, you told me the truth the whole time. She has woken with a smile since, slept well, and has not been so angry. Jesus broke something. Our hope is she can heal forward from here. Keep praying and keep believing...Tuesday, January 22, 2008
I believe in Miracles!!
Ok folks since December Q has been in jail a couple times. This girl just would not try. She was on the verge of returning to stay with her Aunt in Liberia, her Aunt suffered a heart attack (who knows if she really did) so they travel plans were put on hold. Q was aware of all ther choices she was making this girl definatly knows right from wrong. So a couple weeks ago she spent another night in jail and returned home throwing the same fits but this time Mama changed the rules, and Q responded. Thank you for all your prayers keep em coming. She has been home for over 1 1/2 years, we have never even had one full great day. Well folks we are going on 2 weeks. Q has been on house arrest since the beginning of Dec. they call and check in or drop by daily. This has been awesome, they document everything. So all of a sudden things have changed even on paper. Everyone is shocked. Only Jesus!! This is the Q we knew was there but hadn't met yet. It took 1 1/2 years to finally meet our daughter. She thought there was a monster in ther attic, so one morning she woke up and said it was under her bed. I said get up now and look. She would not. Wild Mike came in and crawled under, he came out laughing so Q looked under. In shock she said Mama your right, you were right, you told me the truth the whole time. She has woken with a smile since, slept well, and has not been so angry. Jesus broke something. Our hope is she can heal forward from here. Keep praying and keep believing...
Rally in Madison
Every kid deserves a chance to fight for what they believe in. In our house that is the right to the best education possible by the best licensed teachers there are. And this guy is tops!! Now when a teacher can make 11-13 year olds love history we love the guy!! :)
Monday, December 31, 2007
Special Needs For Special Kids
written by Nancy Thomas
Children with broken hearts and wounded minds have special needs. When children have had an early separation, abuse, neglect, or medical intervention they are at high risk for attachment Disorder.
If you had child "A" with diabetes and child "B" standing next to him that was healthy would you look at child "A" and say, "He doesn't look like he has diabetes to me!"? People do that all the time to people with an emotionally disturbed child!! How rude and discounting! What if child A & B were both at a birthday party and were both given a big piece of birthday cake because " all children should be treated the same"? Child "A" could end up in the hospital. It is the same with children who have special needs because of mental illness. If they are both given the same privileges a child with Attachment Disorder will not feel safe and could end up in the hospital (psych hospital)!
Picture yourself as a parent of child "A" that must be given insulin injections to stay alive. Imagining how painful that must be to have to cause pain to a loved one to keep them healthy! What if some well-meaning, clueless person stood by as you had the needle poised to inject your child with life sustaining insulin and said " Oh! Don't do that! It's mean! I don't do that to my children and they turned out fine!" Would it make it any easier to do what must be done for your child? Would it help the child who must endure the injections? Why then do folks then feel it is ok to do it to parents with children who have wounded minds?! Children that are sexual perpetrators or violent with other children. Others parents do not understand how quickly one of these children can grab a crotch or poke out an eye and often judge and condemn parents for keeping their child in close and out of trouble rather than realizing how difficult it is to watch them every second to keep them and others safe. How tacky it is to explain to every intruder that your child has this problem and how humiliating for the child to hear it told to all!
What happened to trusting and honoring each other for our efforts to help our children? Parents love their children and are doing the best they can for them. How about supporting and encouraging those with difficult children! Yes, there are wacos out there, but thankfully they are few. The rest of us parents are doing the best we can. We all make mistakes but we make less when we are supported and understood than when we are judged and condemned. You want to help? Let a parent know what they are doing RIGHT and give them a hug and a smile!
Children with broken hearts and wounded minds have special needs. When children have had an early separation, abuse, neglect, or medical intervention they are at high risk for attachment Disorder.
If you had child "A" with diabetes and child "B" standing next to him that was healthy would you look at child "A" and say, "He doesn't look like he has diabetes to me!"? People do that all the time to people with an emotionally disturbed child!! How rude and discounting! What if child A & B were both at a birthday party and were both given a big piece of birthday cake because " all children should be treated the same"? Child "A" could end up in the hospital. It is the same with children who have special needs because of mental illness. If they are both given the same privileges a child with Attachment Disorder will not feel safe and could end up in the hospital (psych hospital)!
Picture yourself as a parent of child "A" that must be given insulin injections to stay alive. Imagining how painful that must be to have to cause pain to a loved one to keep them healthy! What if some well-meaning, clueless person stood by as you had the needle poised to inject your child with life sustaining insulin and said " Oh! Don't do that! It's mean! I don't do that to my children and they turned out fine!" Would it make it any easier to do what must be done for your child? Would it help the child who must endure the injections? Why then do folks then feel it is ok to do it to parents with children who have wounded minds?! Children that are sexual perpetrators or violent with other children. Others parents do not understand how quickly one of these children can grab a crotch or poke out an eye and often judge and condemn parents for keeping their child in close and out of trouble rather than realizing how difficult it is to watch them every second to keep them and others safe. How tacky it is to explain to every intruder that your child has this problem and how humiliating for the child to hear it told to all!
What happened to trusting and honoring each other for our efforts to help our children? Parents love their children and are doing the best they can for them. How about supporting and encouraging those with difficult children! Yes, there are wacos out there, but thankfully they are few. The rest of us parents are doing the best we can. We all make mistakes but we make less when we are supported and understood than when we are judged and condemned. You want to help? Let a parent know what they are doing RIGHT and give them a hug and a smile!
Just for today
"Jesus said, 'By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.'"
Today, as we pass from the Old Year into the new, may we accept the following advice for a worthy New Year resolution and remember to apply these principles every day of the year:
Smile at a stranger.
Listen to someones heart.
Hug a loved one.
Tell someone you're thinking of them.
Drop a coin where a child can find it.
Learn something new then teach it to someone else.
Look a child in the eye and tell them how great they are .
Don't hold a grudge.
Don't be afraid to say, "I'm sorry."
Look beyond the face of a person into their heart.
Make a promise and keep it.
Call someone for no other reason than to just say "hello."
Show kindness to an animal. Stand up for what you believe in.
Smell the rain, feel the breeze, listen to the wind.
Use all your senses to their fullest.
Cherish all your today's.
Suggested prayer: "Dear God, thank you for all your blessings of this past year and help me throughout the New Year to always be a channel of your love to every life I touch, and grant that they, seeing Jesus in me, will want you for themselves. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus' name, amen."
Today, as we pass from the Old Year into the new, may we accept the following advice for a worthy New Year resolution and remember to apply these principles every day of the year:
Smile at a stranger.
Listen to someones heart.
Hug a loved one.
Tell someone you're thinking of them.
Drop a coin where a child can find it.
Learn something new then teach it to someone else.
Look a child in the eye and tell them how great they are .
Don't hold a grudge.
Don't be afraid to say, "I'm sorry."
Look beyond the face of a person into their heart.
Make a promise and keep it.
Call someone for no other reason than to just say "hello."
Show kindness to an animal. Stand up for what you believe in.
Smell the rain, feel the breeze, listen to the wind.
Use all your senses to their fullest.
Cherish all your today's.
Suggested prayer: "Dear God, thank you for all your blessings of this past year and help me throughout the New Year to always be a channel of your love to every life I touch, and grant that they, seeing Jesus in me, will want you for themselves. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus' name, amen."
Friday, December 28, 2007
adapting!!
Wild Mike has been having a hard time with his asthma. His breathing treatments get in the way of his favorite pastime thumbsucking. Which I love by the way this boy sleeps great!! Anyways he has figured out a fix to this problem he can do both! He was quite proud of himself too!
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