So, we don't have cable, but i hear everyone talking about this show that follows "extreme couponers". I'll admit it- i'm totally jealous. I want to be that person. When i see the ladies (and men) at the grocery stores with their binders and folders and they have a coupon for virtually everything, I look at them and see them with a big red cape on, standing in that famous superhero pose. I want to be like that! I mean who doesn't? To buy $400 worth of groceries for $3.25 is freaking amazing to me! (okay that might be exaggerating)
I decided to look into this extreme couponing thing, and it looks fairly easy. I mean I have a college degree, i've raised 4 kids, run childrens ministries- how hard can couponing be right? WRONG! There is alot to it!
I've started with registering to a couple different websites that offer printable coupons. Here are a couple that I liked:
http://www.couponmom.com/
http://www.couponnetwork.com/
Next, I made my grocery list according to my menu- yes i do a 2 week menu. I shop for groceries every pay day which equals out to roughly every 2 weeks- I've found over the past few years, that if i shop with a menu in hand it cuts out on the temptation of just throwing stuff in the cart according to what my tummy is grumbling for! Seriously, this works- and besides that, you don't have to worry about what to make for meals- you know ahead of time, and if you're anything like me, you are totally annoyed at the same question every day "mom what's for dinnnnnnnner?" I have a menu posted on a dry erase board in my kitchen and I haven't been bugged by this question in a very very long time :0) Anyhow, back to the topic at hand- coupons...so now that i have my grocery list, I went through the websites and local paper ads and clip and print coupons on the things that I will be buying. Can I just say that i've never been more excited to grocery shop! I can't wait to try this out! I'm sure I will get better at this with time, and if you follow my blog, i will most definitely report back to you with my savings!
Extreme couponer? hmm maybe not- yet!
Love- Angy
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Let's be honest...
My girlfriend Michelle stopped by the house this morning after walking all the kids to the bus stop... we were chit chatting in the dining room with Summer (my 13 year old) and the subject of snakes came up. Summer went on and on about how she spent the night at her friends house last week and that friend had a snake that escaped while she was there- she said she was completely terrified and it totally freaked her out that a snake was on the loose. Then Summer shared a story that had me crying from laughing so hard. She told Michelle that when she was a toddler, myself and her Uncle Josh took her to the zoo in Minot and we lied to her and told her there was a spider monkey in an aquarium, we lifted her up to see it and at that very same moment a snake struck the glass in that aquarium, not a monkey at all. I vividly remember said incident- and truthfully, it made me laugh just as hard all these years later, as it did the day it happened. And yes, I purposefully told her there was a spider monkey in that aquarium knowing it was a snake. And yes, I knew that she hated snakes, and yes I was hoping for some sort of reaction that would nearly make me pee my pants from the hilarity.
Does this make me a bad person?
Be honest- have you never done something at the expense of your kids just to get a good laugh?
I know those sick people exist- i've seen the videos on youtube! (and i have laughed til my belly hurt!)
these are some of my favorites:
My point is, we've all done it- in some form or fashion... whether its jumping out from around a corner and yelling boo, or waking your children up with a chainsaw- I think its just one of the many privileges and blessings that come from being a parent...
Now go and plan out your next prank- I know you're thinking of one :)
Does this make me a bad person?
Be honest- have you never done something at the expense of your kids just to get a good laugh?
I know those sick people exist- i've seen the videos on youtube! (and i have laughed til my belly hurt!)
these are some of my favorites:
My point is, we've all done it- in some form or fashion... whether its jumping out from around a corner and yelling boo, or waking your children up with a chainsaw- I think its just one of the many privileges and blessings that come from being a parent...
Now go and plan out your next prank- I know you're thinking of one :)
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Calling...
Deut. 15:10-11 You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake. For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’
Prov. 19:17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
James 1:27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Isaiah 58:6-14 "This is the kind of fast day I'm after: to break the chains of injustice, get rid of exploitation in the workplace, free the oppressed, cancel debts. What I'm interested in seeing you do is: sharing your food with the hungry, inviting the homeless poor into your homes, putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad, being available to your own families. Do this and the lights will turn on, and your lives will turn around at once. Your righteousness will pave your way. The God of glory will secure your passage. Then when you pray, God will answer. You'll call out for help and I'll say, 'Here I am.' A Full Life in the Emptiest of Places "If you get rid of unfair practices, quit blaming victims, quit gossiping about other people's sins, If you are generous with the hungry and start giving yourselves to the down-and-out, Your lives will begin to glow in the darkness, your shadowed lives will be bathed in sunlight. I will always show you where to go. I'll give you a full life in the emptiest of places - firm muscles, strong bones. You'll be like a well-watered garden, a gurgling spring that never runs dry. You'll use the old rubble of past lives to build anew, rebuild the foundations from out of your past. You'll be known as those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate, make the community livable again. "If you watch your step on the Sabbath and don't use my holy day for personal advantage, If you treat the Sabbath as a day of joy, God's holy day as a celebration, If you honor it by refusing 'business as usual,' making money, running here and there - Then you'll be free to enjoy God! Oh, I'll make you ride high and soar above it all. I'll make you feast on the inheritance of your ancestor Jacob." Yes! God says so!
I've been feeling a stirring. God is doing a work in me and I can't ignore it. There is a pretty little phrase that is being flippantly thrown around in the Church today: Be the hands and feet of Jesus. I agree, wholeheartedly, but what does that really mean? I don't think many people know, or care. It's just become a catch phrase- Christianese- the Sunday school answer.
But think about it- "Be the hands and feet of Jesus." Not the mouth, not the heart, not the mind- although those things are important too- but the HANDS and FEET, that is calling us to DO something, to physically do "something".
To me, its not just a pretty saying. Its a challenge- a command. Jesus didn't just sit on the temple steps and just tell everyone the good news. He didn't just hear about the needs of the people and offer up a prayer to the Father. He didn't just "feel" broken hearted for the lost, dying, hungry & poor- it didn't just "move" Him to tears...
Jesus was a doer. He walked through the dusty roads, crowds in tow, teaching & preaching. When He learned of desperate needs, He sought those people out and changed their lives. He went to the places that no one else would, He spoke to the people that everyone else had forgotten, He LOVED the ones who were the most unlovable.
If Jesus Christ is the perfect example of what our Father in Heaven asks of us, and desires from us in our life on earth, then the phrase "be the hands and feet of Jesus" should become much more than just a phrase. It seems to me that it should be a call to action. If you consider yourself a Christian, a follower of Christ, then your heart should be wrecked by the needs of the people all around you. Poverty, and homelessness and the hungry, and those who don't know of Jesus- those things should be absolutely devastating to you- it should bring you to your knees, it should cause you to cry out to the Creator of the universe on their behalf. It should overflow your heart with compassion, and grace. It should burden your spirit and cause you to be a doer too.
The King of Kings, the Lamb of God, the Great I am... He passionately loves each and every one of us. He has generously given each of us giftings and talents to be used to grow His kingdom. We may not all be great at doing the same things, but we can't ignore, that as children of God, we have an undeniable calling that is the same- we are one body, one Church, one heart- and God has called us to be His hands and feet.
He is stirring me... go to a quiet place, and humbly bring yourself before the throne of God- i think you'll find that He is stirring you too...
Grace & Blessings,
Angy
Calling...
Deut. 15:10-11 You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake. For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’
Prov. 19:17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
James 1:27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Isaiah 58:6-14 "This is the kind of fast day I'm after: to break the chains of injustice, get rid of exploitation in the workplace, free the oppressed, cancel debts. What I'm interested in seeing you do is: sharing your food with the hungry, inviting the homeless poor into your homes, putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad, being available to your own families. Do this and the lights will turn on, and your lives will turn around at once. Your righteousness will pave your way. The God of glory will secure your passage. Then when you pray, God will answer. You'll call out for help and I'll say, 'Here I am.' A Full Life in the Emptiest of Places "If you get rid of unfair practices, quit blaming victims, quit gossiping about other people's sins, If you are generous with the hungry and start giving yourselves to the down-and-out, Your lives will begin to glow in the darkness, your shadowed lives will be bathed in sunlight. I will always show you where to go. I'll give you a full life in the emptiest of places - firm muscles, strong bones. You'll be like a well-watered garden, a gurgling spring that never runs dry. You'll use the old rubble of past lives to build anew, rebuild the foundations from out of your past. You'll be known as those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate, make the community livable again. "If you watch your step on the Sabbath and don't use my holy day for personal advantage, If you treat the Sabbath as a day of joy, God's holy day as a celebration, If you honor it by refusing 'business as usual,' making money, running here and there - Then you'll be free to enjoy God! Oh, I'll make you ride high and soar above it all. I'll make you feast on the inheritance of your ancestor Jacob." Yes! God says so!
I've been feeling a stirring. God is doing a work in me and I can't ignore it. There is a pretty little phrase that is being flippantly thrown around in the Church today: Be the hands and feet of Jesus. I agree, wholeheartedly, but what does that really mean? I don't think many people know, or care. It's just become a catch phrase- Christianese- the Sunday school answer.
But think about it- "Be the hands and feet of Jesus." Not the mouth, not the heart, not the mind- although those things are important too- but the HANDS and FEET, that is calling us to DO something, to physically do "something".
To me, its not just a pretty saying. Its a challenge- a command. Jesus didn't just sit on the temple steps and just tell everyone the good news. He didn't just hear about the needs of the people and offer up a prayer to the Father. He didn't just "feel" broken hearted for the lost, dying, hungry & poor- it didn't just "move" Him to tears...
Jesus was a doer. He walked through the dusty roads, crowds in tow, teaching & preaching. When He learned of desperate needs, He sought those people out and changed their lives. He went to the places that no one else would, He spoke to the people that everyone else had forgotten, He LOVED the ones who were the most unlovable.
If Jesus Christ is the perfect example of what our Father in Heaven asks of us, and desires from us in our life on earth, then the phrase
Prov. 19:17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
James 1:27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Isaiah 58:6-14 "This is the kind of fast day I'm after: to break the chains of injustice, get rid of exploitation in the workplace, free the oppressed, cancel debts. What I'm interested in seeing you do is: sharing your food with the hungry, inviting the homeless poor into your homes, putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad, being available to your own families. Do this and the lights will turn on, and your lives will turn around at once. Your righteousness will pave your way. The God of glory will secure your passage. Then when you pray, God will answer. You'll call out for help and I'll say, 'Here I am.' A Full Life in the Emptiest of Places "If you get rid of unfair practices, quit blaming victims, quit gossiping about other people's sins, If you are generous with the hungry and start giving yourselves to the down-and-out, Your lives will begin to glow in the darkness, your shadowed lives will be bathed in sunlight. I will always show you where to go. I'll give you a full life in the emptiest of places - firm muscles, strong bones. You'll be like a well-watered garden, a gurgling spring that never runs dry. You'll use the old rubble of past lives to build anew, rebuild the foundations from out of your past. You'll be known as those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate, make the community livable again. "If you watch your step on the Sabbath and don't use my holy day for personal advantage, If you treat the Sabbath as a day of joy, God's holy day as a celebration, If you honor it by refusing 'business as usual,' making money, running here and there - Then you'll be free to enjoy God! Oh, I'll make you ride high and soar above it all. I'll make you feast on the inheritance of your ancestor Jacob." Yes! God says so!
I've been feeling a stirring. God is doing a work in me and I can't ignore it. There is a pretty little phrase that is being flippantly thrown around in the Church today: Be the hands and feet of Jesus. I agree, wholeheartedly, but what does that really mean? I don't think many people know, or care. It's just become a catch phrase- Christianese- the Sunday school answer.
But think about it- "Be the hands and feet of Jesus." Not the mouth, not the heart, not the mind- although those things are important too- but the HANDS and FEET, that is calling us to DO something, to physically do "something".
To me, its not just a pretty saying. Its a challenge- a command. Jesus didn't just sit on the temple steps and just tell everyone the good news. He didn't just hear about the needs of the people and offer up a prayer to the Father. He didn't just "feel" broken hearted for the lost, dying, hungry & poor- it didn't just "move" Him to tears...
Jesus was a doer. He walked through the dusty roads, crowds in tow, teaching & preaching. When He learned of desperate needs, He sought those people out and changed their lives. He went to the places that no one else would, He spoke to the people that everyone else had forgotten, He LOVED the ones who were the most unlovable.
If Jesus Christ is the perfect example of what our Father in Heaven asks of us, and desires from us in our life on earth, then the phrase
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Warning: the following blog talks about "lady stuff"... men beware
aging gracefully... sounds blissful doesn't it? what does that even mean? so as my 34th birthday hunts me down like a pack of wild hyenas after the Lion King, i'm finding myself thinking about this phrase "aging gracefully" more and more... i'm almost losing sleep over it... i'm realizing that i feel like i'm the total opposite of said phrase and its making me a grumpy pants :/
case in point: this morning i was on the computer, checking emails, fb'ing, reading the news- my normal morning stuff, when all of a sudden i hear music- it's the song i have as my mamma's ringtone, so i thought she was calling. So i jump up from the computer desk, I nearly break a hip because the handle of the chair is wedged underneath the glass desk, all the while balancing out a flat screen monitor that nearly topples over, i dart towards the bedroom, and realize my phone is in my hand- and its not ringing! I walk back to the computer and the song that was playing was from the music player on my blog. If this were any other day, i may have laughed till i peed my pants, but today isn't just any day. Today is Wednesday, and i've been thinking about this getting older business for several days now. So today, when i almost destroyed the computer area by leaping out of my seat as graceful as a geriatric gazelle, the situation at hand was not funny- not funny at all.
do you ever feel like you are losing your mind?
do you walk into a room, full speed ahead, on a mission- and then spend the next 15 minutes trying to remember what that oh so important mission was?
do you run around your house frantically looking for keys that are in your hand or your pocket?
have you ever dialed a phone number, the person answers and you blank out- you forgot who you called?
Gosh i hope its not just me... i'm going to choose to blame all of this on menopause... 33 year olds aren't suppose to be thrust into this wonderful stage of life, til they are a seasoned older woman- i didn't have a choice- my inside lady parts decided to revolt and because they have a medical degree, and mine is in criminal justice- i decided to listen to my doctors and opt for a total hysterectomy... so here i am. a 33 year old who feels like a 70 year old. hot flashes, short term memory loss, taking my shot of metamucil every morning, boobs that are heading south faster than a college student trying to get to Cancun for spring break... ughhhh.
I have a blessed life, so i'm not going to complain "too" much ;) its just that, i feel way too young to be going through some of these things, and this is my blog- so i can write whatever i want!
Thank you for listening to me rant- but if you want to make me feel better, leave a comment assuring me that what i'm going through is just a phase, or just stress from moving, or blame it on menopause or just say something witty that will make me giggle...
love- Angy
case in point: this morning i was on the computer, checking emails, fb'ing, reading the news- my normal morning stuff, when all of a sudden i hear music- it's the song i have as my mamma's ringtone, so i thought she was calling. So i jump up from the computer desk, I nearly break a hip because the handle of the chair is wedged underneath the glass desk, all the while balancing out a flat screen monitor that nearly topples over, i dart towards the bedroom, and realize my phone is in my hand- and its not ringing! I walk back to the computer and the song that was playing was from the music player on my blog. If this were any other day, i may have laughed till i peed my pants, but today isn't just any day. Today is Wednesday, and i've been thinking about this getting older business for several days now. So today, when i almost destroyed the computer area by leaping out of my seat as graceful as a geriatric gazelle, the situation at hand was not funny- not funny at all.
do you ever feel like you are losing your mind?
do you walk into a room, full speed ahead, on a mission- and then spend the next 15 minutes trying to remember what that oh so important mission was?
do you run around your house frantically looking for keys that are in your hand or your pocket?
have you ever dialed a phone number, the person answers and you blank out- you forgot who you called?
Gosh i hope its not just me... i'm going to choose to blame all of this on menopause... 33 year olds aren't suppose to be thrust into this wonderful stage of life, til they are a seasoned older woman- i didn't have a choice- my inside lady parts decided to revolt and because they have a medical degree, and mine is in criminal justice- i decided to listen to my doctors and opt for a total hysterectomy... so here i am. a 33 year old who feels like a 70 year old. hot flashes, short term memory loss, taking my shot of metamucil every morning, boobs that are heading south faster than a college student trying to get to Cancun for spring break... ughhhh.
I have a blessed life, so i'm not going to complain "too" much ;) its just that, i feel way too young to be going through some of these things, and this is my blog- so i can write whatever i want!
Thank you for listening to me rant- but if you want to make me feel better, leave a comment assuring me that what i'm going through is just a phase, or just stress from moving, or blame it on menopause or just say something witty that will make me giggle...
love- Angy
Thursday, March 17, 2011
spontaneous combustion
First and foremost, I MUST give praise to my God- He is so good to us- to me- to my family. The best decision i have ever made was giving my life to Christ 11 years ago.
Some pretty amazing things have been happening in our household!
There is a true hero, a man by the name of Troy Yocum, he is a disabled Iraq Vet, and he hikes across the US to raise awareness, and funds, for military families and veterans. His website can be found here: www.drumhike.com He has partnered with a wonderful organization called "Wish Upon a Hero". Troy grants "wishes" to military families. I went to their website, made a wish- and Troy hand picked us to have that wish granted. http://www.wishuponahero.com/wishes/?id=869083 thats the link to the wish i made... In less than 3 days, Troy was able to raise over a $1000 and his foundation purchased a giant playset for Roo from Lowes! Its being delivered in just a few days. Just yesterday, Troy and his wife and their 2 adorable dogs, pit stopped in Orlando to speak at the American Legion and meet our family. Roo was a big part of yesterday's event and even got up in front of the crowd and read a thank you letter that he wrote to Mr. Troy.
As the events of the day unfolded, my heart was heavy- i was feeling burdened for veterans specifically. I couldn't shake that feeling all day long... I've been praying so hard that God will tell me what to do with my free time while the kiddos are in school- I want to productive, I want to be impactful, I want to reflect Jesus to people in a meaningful way... I'm passionate about missions and serving- this I know. It takes some people their entire lives to figure out what their "destiny" is, but i've known mine since I was a little girl. But yesterday, God did something in my spirit- in my heart- HE revealed to me, that I can combine my passions and have a real impact on His kingdom... When we think of missions, we all picture going overseas- feeding the hungry in Africa, building water tanks in Nicaragua, preaching to the lost in India- those kinds of things- but God has done this new thing in me, He has changed my view of what "missions" is- FOR ME. It is still all those overseas things, but beyond that, anything outside the doors of my own home is a mission field! Some of you may be thinking "duh Angy"! Well, sometimes, i'm slow, or rebellious, or just don't pay attention, and it takes me a little longer to come to these conclusions :)
After hearing the staggering statistics about the suicide rate of Veterans sky rocketing year after year, and hearing stories of soldiers, young and old, coming home from the war and not be able to reintegrate into every day life due to the horrific things they've seen and been through... it all came together for me... and it happened in front of a room full of people and it was so overwhelming that all i could do was weep... It happened yesterday while our countries National Anthem was being sung at the Hike for Our Heroes event.
It is no coincidence that out of every place i've ever lived, right here in Florida has the biggest need in regards to Veteran homelessness. There are serving opportunities everywhere, and more than that, I can still be a missionary by reflecting Jesus to those I serve and helping to build God's kingdom through service and servanthood.
It baffles me daily, that God chooses to use me in any way- it is humbling to know that the Creator of the Universe wants to use me in His perfect plan... I'm so excited to begin this new adventure, and to be an ambassador of Jesus while doing what I love to do!
The very first event I will be volunteering at is taking place this Saturday- Thomas and I will serve side by side at the Cocoa National Guard Armory- the link for that event is here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157458184305049
Praise God for His mercy, for His grace- for having patience for people like me who a take little longer than others do, to figure out what magnificent thing He has in store for them...
What is it that God is stirring your heart to do? Share your blessing and leave a comment :)
Some pretty amazing things have been happening in our household!
There is a true hero, a man by the name of Troy Yocum, he is a disabled Iraq Vet, and he hikes across the US to raise awareness, and funds, for military families and veterans. His website can be found here: www.drumhike.com He has partnered with a wonderful organization called "Wish Upon a Hero". Troy grants "wishes" to military families. I went to their website, made a wish- and Troy hand picked us to have that wish granted. http://www.wishuponahero.com/wishes/?id=869083 thats the link to the wish i made... In less than 3 days, Troy was able to raise over a $1000 and his foundation purchased a giant playset for Roo from Lowes! Its being delivered in just a few days. Just yesterday, Troy and his wife and their 2 adorable dogs, pit stopped in Orlando to speak at the American Legion and meet our family. Roo was a big part of yesterday's event and even got up in front of the crowd and read a thank you letter that he wrote to Mr. Troy.
As the events of the day unfolded, my heart was heavy- i was feeling burdened for veterans specifically. I couldn't shake that feeling all day long... I've been praying so hard that God will tell me what to do with my free time while the kiddos are in school- I want to productive, I want to be impactful, I want to reflect Jesus to people in a meaningful way... I'm passionate about missions and serving- this I know. It takes some people their entire lives to figure out what their "destiny" is, but i've known mine since I was a little girl. But yesterday, God did something in my spirit- in my heart- HE revealed to me, that I can combine my passions and have a real impact on His kingdom... When we think of missions, we all picture going overseas- feeding the hungry in Africa, building water tanks in Nicaragua, preaching to the lost in India- those kinds of things- but God has done this new thing in me, He has changed my view of what "missions" is- FOR ME. It is still all those overseas things, but beyond that, anything outside the doors of my own home is a mission field! Some of you may be thinking "duh Angy"! Well, sometimes, i'm slow, or rebellious, or just don't pay attention, and it takes me a little longer to come to these conclusions :)
After hearing the staggering statistics about the suicide rate of Veterans sky rocketing year after year, and hearing stories of soldiers, young and old, coming home from the war and not be able to reintegrate into every day life due to the horrific things they've seen and been through... it all came together for me... and it happened in front of a room full of people and it was so overwhelming that all i could do was weep... It happened yesterday while our countries National Anthem was being sung at the Hike for Our Heroes event.
It is no coincidence that out of every place i've ever lived, right here in Florida has the biggest need in regards to Veteran homelessness. There are serving opportunities everywhere, and more than that, I can still be a missionary by reflecting Jesus to those I serve and helping to build God's kingdom through service and servanthood.
It baffles me daily, that God chooses to use me in any way- it is humbling to know that the Creator of the Universe wants to use me in His perfect plan... I'm so excited to begin this new adventure, and to be an ambassador of Jesus while doing what I love to do!
The very first event I will be volunteering at is taking place this Saturday- Thomas and I will serve side by side at the Cocoa National Guard Armory- the link for that event is here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157458184305049
Praise God for His mercy, for His grace- for having patience for people like me who a take little longer than others do, to figure out what magnificent thing He has in store for them...
What is it that God is stirring your heart to do? Share your blessing and leave a comment :)
Friday, March 11, 2011
starting from scratch....
You all know (and love) our special little boy Roo... He is UNIQUE! We have been dealing with doctors for the past few years trying to get a solid diagnosis so that we can help him be more successful in school and in life- if you don't know what the problem is, how can you find the solution right? Roo has had undergone a slew of tests since he was 5 years old. He's gone from doctor to doctor each agreeing on certain aspects of what the bigger issue with him is, some of them disagreeing and proposing different theories... However today- today we saw a real doctor. A doctor who REALLY listened- who really observed- who asked tons of questions and cared about our answers- who actually conversated with Roo and spent time with him. A doctor who thoroughly went over every single piece of his medical history and listened to our concerns.
I've been dreading/anticipating this appointment for the past several days- I literally did not sleep last night- I laid in bed staring at the ceiling going through different scenarios of what the next morning would be like. Wondering how the appointment would go, wondering how this doctor would be any different than all the others- and praying- praying out loud to God that He would have His hand in every second of the appointment and that He would direct this doctor to the proper outcome in regards to Roo and his diagnosis... And HE did.
A handful of doctors and counselors have been testing Roo for autism- we were all so sure that he was more specifically in the category of Aspergers- as any parent of a child with special needs, you know that you don't just go to a doctor or two and "tada" you have the answer. This whole thing has been a process- a LONG, exhausting, emotional process.
So today- walking into that doctor's office, my hope didn't lie in the hands of that doctor, my hope was in Jesus. I just wanted to find out what makes my sweet little boy so special.
Today we learned that Roo suffers from a severe anxiety disorder, and a mild form of Tourette syndrome. We were already aware of his OCD, and ADHD but these new diagnosis were quite a shock.
Roo has "tics", but I always thought that was a part of his OCD & the aspergers- those things can sometimes go hand in hand...
Anxiety? Really? of all the things, Anxiety? So as this brilliant doctor is explaining these things to Thomas and I, I have an overwhelming sense of peace- and I just wanted to burst into tears all at the same time.
Do you have any idea how much time, effort and energy i've spent researching autism? The countless hours i've spent on the phone with school boards, and superintendents, and guidance counselors- the back to back IEP meetings... and now- we start from scratch.... *sigh*
This entire time we could have been learning strategies to help Roo with what the real issue is...
I'm frustrated, and excited, and relieved all at once.
Thank you to every single one of you have loved Roo despite his differences- who have invested time with him, who have cultivated relationships with my little guy, and especially to those of you have consistently lifted him up in prayer-
I'm so thankful to serve a God who is faithful and sovereign and who loves Roo even more than I do- which is something i cannot even begin to comprehend. I cried out to Jesus and He heard me and we are on our way to getting the right kind of help for my baby boy.
I've been dreading/anticipating this appointment for the past several days- I literally did not sleep last night- I laid in bed staring at the ceiling going through different scenarios of what the next morning would be like. Wondering how the appointment would go, wondering how this doctor would be any different than all the others- and praying- praying out loud to God that He would have His hand in every second of the appointment and that He would direct this doctor to the proper outcome in regards to Roo and his diagnosis... And HE did.
A handful of doctors and counselors have been testing Roo for autism- we were all so sure that he was more specifically in the category of Aspergers- as any parent of a child with special needs, you know that you don't just go to a doctor or two and "tada" you have the answer. This whole thing has been a process- a LONG, exhausting, emotional process.
So today- walking into that doctor's office, my hope didn't lie in the hands of that doctor, my hope was in Jesus. I just wanted to find out what makes my sweet little boy so special.
Today we learned that Roo suffers from a severe anxiety disorder, and a mild form of Tourette syndrome. We were already aware of his OCD, and ADHD but these new diagnosis were quite a shock.
Roo has "tics", but I always thought that was a part of his OCD & the aspergers- those things can sometimes go hand in hand...
Anxiety? Really? of all the things, Anxiety? So as this brilliant doctor is explaining these things to Thomas and I, I have an overwhelming sense of peace- and I just wanted to burst into tears all at the same time.
Do you have any idea how much time, effort and energy i've spent researching autism? The countless hours i've spent on the phone with school boards, and superintendents, and guidance counselors- the back to back IEP meetings... and now- we start from scratch.... *sigh*
This entire time we could have been learning strategies to help Roo with what the real issue is...
I'm frustrated, and excited, and relieved all at once.
Thank you to every single one of you have loved Roo despite his differences- who have invested time with him, who have cultivated relationships with my little guy, and especially to those of you have consistently lifted him up in prayer-
I'm so thankful to serve a God who is faithful and sovereign and who loves Roo even more than I do- which is something i cannot even begin to comprehend. I cried out to Jesus and He heard me and we are on our way to getting the right kind of help for my baby boy.
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