Isn’t it amazing how we can see God working all around us if we just choose to. You see I, as a mother, have been waiting for almost a year for my middle daughter to begin a speech program in our area. She had her first evaluation back in May of 2008. We were told that she needed speech and they were accepting her into the program. The only catch was that in our area there is only one speech pathologist and she only works two days a week for this program. And, there were three kids before Samantha on the waiting list. They told us it would probably be January before she could start. No problem I thought that will be great.
After all we had a new baby coming and I thought it would give us time to settle into a routine before speech would pull us away from home two days a week. But when January came Sam hadn’t even moved up the list at all. They said around February or March they thought they would be ready for her. Well about mid April they still had no spot for her and my patients was running out.
You see, Sammy’s speech has been effecting her self confidence and her social relationships because very few people can understand her. I was getting really tired of waiting for her sake and also for mine as the judgemental comments kept flying as people were very quick to offer their two cents about what we should do. I kept having to “defend” my husband and I’s decision. We had done what we thought was best for Sam and no one seemed to think that was good enough.
Then last week the email came. A couple of the children above her had decided that they were seeking treatment elsewhere. So, Samantha will start speech next week. She is beside herself with excitement as am I. Plus the timing is nothing short of God’s. You see we just finished school for the year, and Kate is growing like a weed and much easier to manage now, even out in public. Plus, due to maternity leave for the speech pathologist, we will be off for July through September, a.k.a. gardening season around here. Then we will be able to start school in the fall and get settled into a routine before speech will start again in October. At that time speech will be only one day a week which will make the running much more manageable.
Isn’t God good!!!
I am so blessed to have a God that cares enough about me to take such an interest in my life as to orchestrate my schedule so beautifully for me. Thank you Father for loving me so much. I am overwhelmed when I see how carefully you guide my life.
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