Jan. 4, 2007 - NEW WEBSITE!
It's a new year... so I have a new blog! I'm transferring this blog... I only wish that I could have transferred the comments, as they have been such an encouragement to me personally.
So, please come join me HERE!
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Jan. 3, 2007 - But I Don't Wanna!!!
Over the past few days, I have been preparing to send one of our children off to public school. Yes, you read that correctly. Me, the woman who vowed that none of my children would ever attend a Godless school, is preparing to do just that. Why, you may ask? Because I have absolutely no say in the matter.
A little, yellow school bus will be coming to our house (I can just hear our neighbors gasping right now) and be picking up our 3-yr. old foster son. He has to go away to preschool through the public school system because he qualifies for services. Because he is still a ward of the state, the state must ensure that he gets all services that he qualifies for (and because the birth parents want whatever we don't want). Why does he qualify? Because he lacks social skills. Why does he lack social skills? Because he has Reactive Attachment Disorder. How did he get Reactive Attachment Disorder? From the incredibly unstable life he had for his first 2 years. What will be happening to him next week? He'll be yanked out of a stable home and shoved into a strange place for half of his day. What is the best course of treatment for a toddler with RAD? To be stuck next to his mama's side at all times. Will this be possible? No, because he will be at preschool because he qualifies for services. Will this most likely wipe out the 16 months of work we've done with him so far? There's a good chance it will.
Can you hear this mama kicking and screaming all the way??
Sigh...
Hopefully, this will all be over soon. There is a pretrial date next week. Then a trial date will probably be set within a month. A decision normally comes 2 weeks after that. Then our home will be considered the boys' adoptive home and not their foster home. Then I can yank my little one out of preschool and get him back home... where he belongs.
The other children are upset that we'll be missing a child for half of the day. It's kind of funny, because they feel sorry for him that he has to go away to school. They have absolutely no desire to do school away from our home. He will even be eating breakfast there, so it will be strange to have an empty seat at our table in the morning.
In the meantime, I tread in a foreign land... permission slips, supply list (do you know how hard it is to find a decent little backpack this time of the year??), parent/teacher conferences... oh my.
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Dec. 29, 2006 - Prayer Update
Little Kyle's battle is over. Kyle died this afternoon at 2:55pm. I'm sure that his parents that he left behind would appreciate your prayers. To lose a child must be horrific. I've spoken to parents of chronically ill children that have passed away. I've been told that when a parent's life has revolved around caring for a child such as this and then the child passes way, the adjustment is incredibly difficult. Many parents with children with severe illnesses have never led a "normal" life to begin with. Please pray for Kyle's parents as they begin a different chapter in their lives.
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Dec. 27, 2006 - Life & Death
I'm still here! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! We had a very nice one.
I haven't been blogging because... well, I just haven't been feeling that merry. There seems to be a cloud of death lingering around, and I am burdened for these dear families. I already wrote a few weeks ago about our sweet neighbor, Mr. Veech, having a heart attack. Our foster boys' speech therapist's (who is also a dear friend) father passed away after much suffering from cancer. There was a horrible accident on Christmas day by my father's house in Indiana. A mother and 2 children died. We were just there 2 days earlier.
And now, 2 other families are about to lose a very loved one.
Please pray for Melissa Snow. A brain tumor was discovered about a year ago, just after she had given birth to their 7th child. According to her husband, things are near the end and Melissa will soon be entering God's presence. My heart just breaks for this fellow God-loving, homeschooling family.
Please also pray for a dear little 8 yr. old boy, Kyle, who lives in Ohio. I was introduced to Kyle about 2-1/2 years ago, when our Carolina was having a lot of problems. Kyle has been plagued with lifelong health problems. In 2004, Kyle developed an infection in one of his lines. Both legs and his 2 thumbs had to be amputated. Kyle has been fighting battle after battle. And now, his sweet body just can't take much more. There is nothing more they can do for him, except to try to control his pain. He is home and on hospice. It appears that his battles will soon be over. Please pray that he would be pain-free during his final time here. And please pray for his parents... what amazingly strong people they are.
I apologize for my lack of posting here over the last few days. 'Tis the season to be merry and jolly, however my thoughts have been drifting towards death and the immense suffering of others. After Christmas sales, preparing menus for New Year's, etc. seem so trivial. Please remember those families for whom Christmas will never be the same.
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Dec. 21, 2006 - Christmas Traditions - Part 4
* Sleeping under the Christmas tree! One night close to Christmas (or sometimes on Christmas night), all children that are not in a crib get out their sleeping bags and sleep by the lit Christmas tree. I put a Christmas music cd in the stereo, press repeat all, and they just drift off to dreamland. Usually, my husband and I will sit on the couch, watch them sleep and talk about them. I love watching my children that play hard sleep hard.
It has started already. Today I found a homemade gift, wrapped in white copy paper under the Christmas tree. The tag read, "To: Mary Rose; From: Aunt Carolina." Carolina is my almost 8 yr. old. Mary Rose is her 9 yr. old sister's doll. Too funny. I guess they have already started creating an extended family!
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