Gremlins

I actually did write a blog post, back in OCTOBER (i.e., one million years ago--Douglas family standard time!). However, Blogger was apparently infested with gremlins that inhibited me from posting our info, which unfortunately coincided with my MIL's letter, making everyone aware of the blog--can you say bad timing?! I can only attribute this funk-ness to the fact Satan is getting his knickers in a twist over all that prayer coming our way and is trying to disrupt things. HAHA, too bad for you that God is stronger! And our prayer warriors are amazing, too, so basically he is just plain out of luck!

UpDates:
Anyway, Alex is doing OK. We are in the final phases of getting on the LIST. Big, big prayer request from all you awesome peeps out there--Alex must, absolutely, without hesitation get his blood sugar under control. This is a hard thing for Alex, so he really, really needs some prayer on this one! His blood sugar is a major non-negotiable in getting listed. Okay, I have emphasized that enough.

Anyway...
I got a new job back in September--now working with children ages birth-15 three days per week at Holy Family. A truly fun gig, I laugh every day with my kiddos and have a great time being challenged by their various diagnoses, etc. I am reminded daily of the fact that the human spirit can over come anything--even as a baby, toddler, or child. And best of all, that no matter what the terrible challenge/situation/condition--God doesn't make mistakes! And even if we as broken humans do, He can make beautiful anything we mess up! My job does bring some tears of sadness, as well, I can't paint it all with pretty rainbows and unicorns and make it all amazing, but it's pretty darn close!

Ms. E...
Is fabulous. We were discussing prayer the other day, and her little girl insights are amazing. "Can we talk to Jesus, Mommy?" "Yes, anytime you want. He loves to talk to you!" "When we eat and ni ni time?" "Yep, and any other time, too." She is truly a blessing--whether it's singing a song, telling us a story, or finding the moon and stars, every day is another to be cherished. Since Alex was having a more and more difficult time taking care of such a curious, busy little bug, she started daycare near Mommy's work around mid-October and LOVES it! There is another little girl there around her age she can play babies with and nice boys she can climb and jump with and she really likes Ms. Vicki, the owner. You know it's a good sign when you get up on Saturday and your kiddo asks if they get to go to Ms. Vicki's house that day!

SSD--
So, I finally got around to dealing with the dreaded SSD (social security disability) application, fully expecting to be denied, get an attorney (fortunately Erin's god father specializes in that...and no, that's not why we chose him, haha!) etc. Amazing, about 6 weeks after our application was submitted, we were approved! Yay! Financial strain greatly reduced, ability to save some money for Erin's college fund, etc.--Thank YOU JESUS! Just when things were getting a bit thin around here, God, as usual, come through in the clinch.

In closing--
I am going to try to diligently blog everyday--I have been made aware people actually read this thing and might want some new material from time to time. So, I will do my best and please, as always, keep those prayers coming! Thanks everyone and God Bless you!