5 Months!! Such a Special Journey

            Today 5 months ago we touched ground in the USA and our precious son became a US citizen. So much has happened in these past months. It is so amazing to watch a child grow and change so quickly in such a short amount of time. He spoke no English and is now speaking in sentences. He walked up on his toe and is now walking flat footed. He did not use his left hand and now he is moving all his fingers and using his hand. He had no concept of what a family is and now understands that he belongs to one. He never had heard of Jesus but now knows that He is someone who can help him and love him and is always with him. God is not only transforming his life but also ours.

            As I sit in many doctors offices and look at all the people God created, He has opened my eyes again breaking my heart for those our society so often forget about. Those who have physical or mental challenges that we label as special needs are often overlooked. God is helping me remember these precious ones. They are special! They are such precious people who God loves and blesses others through. This week God blessed us with opportunities to share His love. One was just in the grocery store where a man in a wheelchair was trying to get something out of the freezer section. I was able to help him. Later in the store we saw him again and I looked him in the eye and smiled and said have a great day. You could tell by the look in his face he was so encouraged that someone acknowledged him as a person. That look still breaks my heart. There are so many who are lonely and hurting.

             Another blessing was a little boy that is wheel chaired bound and can not speak. He has aqua therapy at the same time as Cargan. This precious little boy lives in a facility that cares for kids with needs. God broke my heart again that this little boy does not have a family loving on him everyday. As I shared with the kids all I had learned, Sarah went into action. She had made some Huggable Hearts before for a little girl battling cancer and had wanted to make more. So, she and Cargan who also loves crafts went off to make a Huggable Heart for this little boy. They made a card with the song Jesus loves me pinned to it. Cargan tries to understand everything around him and usually is not very quiet about things that are different about people. Today I saw such compassion and understanding. It was so amazing to watch him love on a stranger. He could not wait to get to the pool today to give this little boy the pillow. The joy in Cargan’s and this little boys faces were priceless. It was such a picture of the love of God being shared between these boys. God is so amazing he is transforming lives right before my eyes and what a sweet blessing to be called into this whole new special journey.

So blessed to be their Mama!

What has been happening???

I can’t believe it has been almost a month already since the last post. Things have been a little crazy but so good.  Cargan has a tight heal cord and walks up on his toe or I can say now he did!! We have been traveling to CHOP every week to have a new cast put on for the past 5 weeks to stretch his heal cord so he can walk flat on his foot. He has been such a trooper but by cast 4 he was trying to get the doctor to tell him how many more! 2 weeks ago he said this was the last one. Cargan let out a huge YAY!!! The doctor put a temporary cast on until his brace comes in 4 weeks (ugh). Two more weeks to go!! We are very excited for Cargan. We have always tried to help him understand we love him just as he is. He is such a precious gift from God.  He is so proud and excited that he can walk flat. The smile on his face is priceless.  He is doing so well.

What next!

I had been asking for prayer about what to do for occupational and physical therapy. All the pediatric places had long waiting lists (6-8 months!).  Well God put every piece together. I started Cargan at Good Shepherd for OT and the wonderful secretary there suggested I try calling again at the pediatric unit in Allentown. I had been praying for weeks that the Lord would lead us to the right place. Well, I called to see where we were on the waiting list. It had only been 4 months so far.  She asked if he is in school. I said we have a flexible schedule with homeschooling and she said she could get us in right away!! This was right when we needed it with Cargan’s casting. I have been praying we would get some clarity on our situation as we have not gotten a clear picture from our doctor. We went to the first PT evaluation yesterday and WOW! Our PT therapist was outstanding. She gave me more information in 2 hours than we had gotten in months and picked up on needs that no one else had mentioned.  Cargan love it there. It is like a huge play area and he also gets to do some aqua therapy. He is so excited!! Please pray for us as we adjust again to a new schedule going to appointments and try to keep balance with our other two precious children, homeschooling and the home front. We are so thankful for God’s leading. He is such an amazing God. I had been really struggling with so much running, all the changes, and frustrations with dealing with 3 locations for his casting. I have spent so many hours trying to get answers. Satan was really hammering me and I was getting down.  I then read a blog from another adoptive mom just sharing the beauty of parenting all children and how God calls us as Christian’s to the hard. You can read more here http://www.nogreaterjoymom.com/2013/09/the-truth-about-my-life-adoption-and.html?spref=fb   It really helped me refocus on all the blessing I have in my hard days. What a privilege to be called to the Hard. What an amazing God that He is always right there with us through it all.

This is another beautiful post about being called.

http://feet2ourfaith.blogspot.com/2013/10/adoption-is-calling.html