WOW! We have been in Texas for over a year now! Where has the time gone?!? For the first time ever my boys returned to the same school. We have been hoping and praying for this to happen for years; For our transitional life to settle down, to find a routine, to call a place home. Neither Jake or I are in love with Texas, and to be honest, the day God says it's time to move on I think we will both be packing boxes. But we are here for a time, and in the time we have spent so far we have seen miracles!
Since we have been here, we have had a lot of bumps in the road. A 6 year wait list for JT to get medicaid, newly diagnosed seizures, an enormous amount of new equipment purchased, issues with school not being able to work with Ethan, delays for the twins and more. On the other side we have seen God move in ways I don't think he could have moved in NOVA. Here JT received a special needs bike, which he can now ride all on his own, a number of fabulous doctors, all of the equipment was paid for by donations of others and insurance, medications have been paid for, E has a great teacher and again, so much more!
Right now we are STILL waiting for JT's fund to come in. It should be (haha) any day now, which will be life changing! E is on new ADHD medication. The twins are thriving at two years old, after arriving into this world at two pounds. Our amazing middle child, Caleb, has started pre-school and is really showing off his amazing heart and smarts. And Jake still LOVES Rackspace - a company he has been with for 10 years now!
I found Beachbody and have lost just shy of 50 pounds. I am now a coach and am loving helping others reach their goals. My dream is to inspire others, and to show them that IT CAN BE DONE! If I can do it with five kids, with one that has special needs and twins who have anywhere from 2-6 therapy sessions a week anyone can!
Today Jake and I had a big heart to heart. In the midst of so many trials things have been hard in some areas of our life. Jake's greatest strength may also be his greatest weakness. He loves me SO much he just wants me to be happy at the sake of his happiness. After a long discussion and me telling him over and over again that this isn't what I want, we decided to make a change. I am not ready to share that change just yet, but I am confident in the Lord and in his plan for our family. If you DO pray, pray for us as we seek the Lord, as we seek wisdom, guidance and do our best to follow him and help our children learn about his goodness, love and mercy.
I hope this update finds you well and thank you for your prayers!
