Just a Thot

Hey all you fellow Californian’s! I would LOVE to meet you! I will be at the CHN Convention here in California on August 10th, 11th & 12th in Ontario. Come and say “Hi” to me at the Hands Of A Child booth or at one of two seminars. The fist seminar is on Friday, August 10th at 1pm in room 310 and it is “Lapbooking for Special Needs”. This one is gonna be great! Lots of ideas to take home and try with your own Special Kid. The next seminar is Sunday, August 12th at 9:30am. This one is a General Lapbooking seminar and fellow Homeschooling mom and awesome writer, Kris Doyle, will be joining me. We will be sharing lots of tricks to creating fun and exciting Lapbooks including the new Template Unit from HOAC!

The CHN convention will be held at Ontario Marriott Hotel. Check out the web page for the convention: http://www.californiahomeschool.net/events/expo/familyexpo.htm . Lots and lots for everyone to do! See you there!

Ever seen those pictures of moms with their kids all lined up in a row, standing patiently in a line, just waiting for mom to get done with what ever it is that she is doing? Well … don’t believe it! It’s fake!! Those aren’t real moms and they certainly DO NOT have Special Kids!!!

As moms and dads of Special Needs Kids, our life is harder than the “normal” that is all around us. Because of this, I think it’s important that I share the down times as well as the wonderful mountain top experiences that we have. So here’s one of my diary entries of late. This past summer has been extremely hard on our family. From the death of close family to me being laid up on bed rest for 6-8 weeks, life has been tough for us.

Down in the trenches, down in the dumps. Life is so hard right now. We are trying to do what God is asking us to, trying to homeschool, trying to make a go of it living out in the country, doing everything we can to give our kids a better life. Yet, we continually go backwards.
It’s not all wonderful and I’m not the best mom in the whole wide world! I’m broken and He is trying to fix me … daily.

I have Philippians 4:6-7 printed out above my computer. I try to read it every day. “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

So Lord … You know everything. You know the finances (or lack there of), You know the structure / discipline (or lack there of) You know our hearts and our desires.

I’m drawn back to a song … one I wrote in Jr High.

When nobody seems to care
I’m all alone out there
With nobody at my side
I just want to run and hide.

But when I’m feeling down
You always come around
To show me a better way
To live my life everyday.

For You, You know what I want
You know what I need
You care about me
For You, show me the way
Through everyday
In every way
For You
You know what I need
And You … You care about me
You’re always there.
Please come show me You are here Lord. I need You … we need You. Give us that peace that passes all understanding. The kind that only comes from You.