This and That

My apologies for the long delay in blogging! I have only had one counseling session in the past three weeks due to the holiday weekend and counselor being on vacation. My last session was two weeks ago and was spent talking with Jerry’s wife, Rita.
Rita has been a Special Ed Teacher for the past umpteen years and is considered an expert in her field. We spent the hour talking about Keaton and his special needs. Rita gave me tips on how to handle different situations at home and at school. Both Jerry and Rita are truly blessings sent from above.
Rita suggested I get the book titled, “Finding your child’s way on the Autism Spectrum.” It is a book written by Dr. Laura Hendrickson who is a biblical counselor, former psychiatrist, and mother of an adult son with Autism.
I read the book in two days and was sooo encouraged. I think that ANYONE with a child on the spectrum should read this book! I will blog soon on the book. I should probably blog about Asperger's too... Hmm...

Kyla had her endoscopy a couple of weeks ago. Everything went well. I still haven’t heard back from the GI Specialist. I should be hearing something any day now…

I decided to try out a new church last week, Faith Baptist. I was a little apprehensive because of how big it is!! I actually made a list of the pros and cons and decided to give it a try. Because they are so big, they have a lot of resources available. The one huge thing that was a “pro” on my list was the big children’s ministry they have for all three of my children.
It was just me and my oldest daughter Kyla that went last week. I loved the music and the message was great as well.
I decided to go back again this week and take all three kiddo’s. Kelsie, my 7 year old, LOVED it and Keaton had some issues at first and then was “okay”.
I talked to one of the children’s ministry leaders and he said that when Keaton comes back (in 2 weeks) he can be in a small group setting for class, only three children. I believe this would be so good for him considering his social issues. When talking to Keaton about it, he wants nothing to do with it. Change is very difficult for him. When he is out of “routine” he goes crazy-psychotic. I would appreciate all the prayers I can get!! =D

What else has happened in the past three weeks…
OH!!! Kyla’s dad got married! YAY!!!! Congrats David and Kim!!! David, you are AWESOME and Kim, I am proud to have you as Kyla’s step-mommy!!!! I love you guys!!

Anyway, I have counseling tomorrow night then not again for 2 weeks. Crazy summer schedules!

I will end with something Jerry said about a month ago in counseling.
Biblical LOVE- Self-sacrificing for the good of another without demanding anything in return, or that the person being loved is deserving