1. More Sign Language Some evenings you can find John and I sitting on the couch watching Signing Time. Yep, the kid's show on PBS. We are trying to learn more American Sign Language. I'm hoping Jackson will pick up on more of it and communication will become easier and less frustrating for all of us. This month I learned my colors and freshened up on my ABC's. I learned a few basic signs as a little girl because my cousin was deaf. I wish I would have learned more. But I'm surprised how Continue Reading
A Lesson in Perseverance…
Each day he walks into that room with a smile on his face. For half an hour he works hard on something that comes so easily to so many. Each day my son teaches me a lesson in perseverance and he doesn't even know the meaning of the word. Romans 5:4 says Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Hope is the sound of his little voice repeating what the speech therapist asks. Each Continue Reading
Celebrating Every Word…
Jackson didn't babble much as a baby. While his friend's were squealing and making all kinds of racket, Jackson sat back and let it all soak in. As a toddler he'd learn a new word and say it constantly for weeks. Then he'd suddenly stop. He did that with Mama, Dada, bye, hi, up, down, more and uh oh. It was so strange to hear him say a word for so long and then it vanish from his vocabulary. I went months without hearing the word Mama. This week our speech therapist said it's typical for Continue Reading
Trusting God to Fill the Gaps….
Last week during my quiet time the same verse popped up in both of my devotions. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6) I've read this verse a thousand times, but I wrote it down because if it showed up twice God was obviously trying to tell me something. I jotted these words in my journal: trust God to give me exactly what I need, to parent Jackson on this Continue Reading
Eight Things I Learned In January…
1. A Few Minutes with Jesus Each Morning is a Life Changer (Duh!) Deep down I have always known this. But motherhood is chaotic and quiet moments with Jesus are hard to come by. Jeannie Cunnion in her book Parenting the Wholehearted Child, says we get so wrapped up in the daily obligations of parenthood that we forego our own intimate encounters with God and neglect our own parch souls in the process. As the holidays came to a close, my soul was dry and my attitude was in need of a Continue Reading