tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post206289604898713436..comments2024-03-22T03:09:35.026-07:00Comments on Greatly Blessed: WAY Comes Home - homeschool wellnessgrtlyblesdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-17259524205409101942014-09-21T12:36:59.288-07:002014-09-21T12:36:59.288-07:00Sounds like she's making great progress! I...Sounds like she's making great progress! I'm glad the new place is working out for you. :)grtlyblesdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-6643410108561366702014-09-18T23:13:31.112-07:002014-09-18T23:13:31.112-07:00I am being cautiously oprimistic of coarse, but si...I am being cautiously oprimistic of coarse, but since the move, we are all feeling the burden of our last monster house trouble gone forever and it feels amazing! Our girl does not talk yet, though as of late, like just a few hours ago she signed and then spoke actual words while signing. There wasn't a dry eye in the room!!!!!! Her ability to communicate with sign has taken off, nearing 40 plus signs and counting and going from a single sign to stringing up to 4 signs together! And the amazing thing is this is the same child only 6 months ago when she began her speech therapy that was given a 0-6 month development in speech and now was evaluated again and is at a solid 15-20 month level, even up to 24 months!!! :-) So though her " language" is delayed, she is able to communicate and this has brought about positive changes in her. Shes way way affectionate, and is seeming to attach, finally! Ya, she has a long way to go, we all do as a family, but each day my son says, Mom we are nearing a major breakthrough, I can just feel it. I don't want to get my hopes up, but still its hard to dismiss how well she has been doing! The other day she was tired and hungry in the car and got upset, but the whole time, she continuously signed what she wanted. So not like her! I just see so many good changes moving, And While I don't know what the future holds, I know it took a radical change in our lives to get us to this point. As a family, we just needed simple living, a clean slate and a new beginning and so far, so good. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-71461865405308019212014-09-18T18:49:39.939-07:002014-09-18T18:49:39.939-07:00I'm glad to hear things are going better since...I'm glad to hear things are going better since the move! Having the very same medical issues you have does make it seem like she's perfect for your family. grtlyblesdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-31297635899179978682014-09-18T18:48:47.892-07:002014-09-18T18:48:47.892-07:00It made a huge impression on them. I loved the id...It made a huge impression on them. I loved the idea; so clever, yet I never would have thought of it on my own. grtlyblesdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-26928758080199690112014-09-18T18:48:11.624-07:002014-09-18T18:48:11.624-07:00We had a great time trying it out, and I look forw...We had a great time trying it out, and I look forward to using the finished books with my younger kids. :) grtlyblesdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-61544252942939063942014-09-18T13:09:47.575-07:002014-09-18T13:09:47.575-07:00Hey Shecki!
I saw your posts on the china boards ...Hey Shecki!<br /><br />I saw your posts on the china boards and am happy to see you still, responding with " your" story. I totally respect the fact you have been honest and open about what you are going through and support you! It is tough to find others who get these struggles. I have a relatively easy child, but she has issues that would be stressful anyways. Period. She and I have our ups and downs, but since moving,we have been doing better. I am always cautious of coarse BUT, I believe strongly, a good majority of whats happening is partly due to my response/ understanding towards her.I feel I AM capable of bonding to her but its so slow for ME even though it typically takes me awhile with all kids! I question, everything, As she continues to receive only diagnoses that people in our family have and now I " adopt" and she ends up being " exactly" like me!!!! I sit here trying to do this and that and realizing, to just throw out the " adoption" rules and literally parent her like my other kids and its working for her. I just can't wrap my mind around any of it, I struggle with her yet others are open to say, she belongs to your family because she IS yours, to many striking similarities. So, I have been trying hard to figure this all out, trying hard with and for her and have come to the realization that if she IS truly part of us, this family, that I am going to treat her, raise her, get her ONLY the therapies any of us have received, I am going to continue to do My full, hands on, in your face, out of the box parenting style with her and in the end, its truly all I CAN do. I am trying hard to make the decision, daily, to take expectations and pressure off of us all, as its not helping me. At. All! I can only do for her, what God has trained me to be, and the rest is up to her. I've beat myself up so much emotionally over this, until many people pointed out, God wants me, has equipped me to deal with certain issues, and so far, she has got them all! I just need to trust the very specific parenting " skills" God has given me to help this precious, but mysterious child. But the ball of " her" thats unraveling, so far, is a near complete replica of our family. :-0. Shecki, I gotta believe God trying to teach us something? I love God, know him, have met him and came back down to earth barely surviving and yet did, I know many of the secrets of heaven, yet I still don't always trust HIM. Really, this is all you and I can do, trust God, wait in him to reveal HIS plan. I think of you often and pray for your family! I can't imagine doing all that you do, truly they say God doesn't give us more then we can handle, right! LOL Can I just forget that last phrase I said, cause there are times I don't believe it, or want too!! But seriously, if that phrase is true, Shecki, YOU must be stronger then you think! No matter the final outcome with Luke, God must have huge plans for you and I pray those plans will soon be revealed. Far as bonding to him, if you get there, great, but if you don't... Dont be hard on yourself, life is very hard for you and you are feeling that! Its hard to feel " anything" when life has been ripped to shreds and you are trying to sew pieces of your frayed life back together! I think both of us are in shock and I am finally " trying" to claw and sew my life back! WHY I have chosen to make some HUGE changes for my family as we all need it, so far its helping our youngest and sometimes thats what is desperately needed. Not change for " her, but change for ALL of us! :-) Keep us tuned to how things continue to go, no matter the outcome, irregardless...i am rooting for your family! :-) <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-10005956705176648182014-09-15T08:51:42.091-07:002014-09-15T08:51:42.091-07:00I love the glue and glitter activity where you sha...I love the glue and glitter activity where you shake hands and learn about the spread of germs. I'll have to do that with my kids because they don't wash their hands enough!Susan Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434894089680185165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-55823401743375838042014-09-15T05:28:35.838-07:002014-09-15T05:28:35.838-07:00We're so glad your family enjoyed the lessons!...We're so glad your family enjoyed the lessons! Thank you for your review of the material; your feedback is enormously helpful. How wonderful to see photos of your beautiful children! Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232774742017886878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-66076526423354279412014-09-14T13:33:16.340-07:002014-09-14T13:33:16.340-07:00Absolutely! :) Fun, and setting healthy habits f...Absolutely! :) Fun, and setting healthy habits for life, I hope!grtlyblesdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-2478919334441831562014-09-14T05:31:25.172-07:002014-09-14T05:31:25.172-07:00Looks like The Way worked. Your kids appear to all...Looks like The Way worked. Your kids appear to all be having fun!Terrihttp://www.ttierneyclark.com/noreply@blogger.com