Prayers Answered

I just had to share the experiences I have had

in the last 12 hours because my heart is so full 

of gratitude and humility that it is bursting at the seams.

I have had a lot of things weighting on me this past month 

and it has been really bringing me down lately.

The biggest thing has been that our son Gavin will be 2 in November and he still does not speak.

Most people say, "Oh, just give it time. 

My child didn't talk till after they were two." 

or "He will talk when he is ready"

While I usually take a more laid back approach to parenting,

I really felt like I needed to explore 

the option of speech therapy.

I am so blessed to have an amazing friend 

who works in the OT (occupational therapy) field 

and was able to point me on the right path to securing therapy for Gav through the Early Intervention Program.

This has been a looooong road and taken months to get approvals, appointments, evaluations, complete paper work, 

wait for weekly approval meetings, the list goes on and on.

I can't help but to feel extreme Mama guilt 

about not being more on top of things;

not seeking help sooner, not getting paperwork together faster, 

not doing anything and everything in my power to make this happen, and make it happen immediately.

Yesterday I was almost at my breaking point.

I was reading a post in a parenting forum where 

people were talking about how great their child was 

doing in therapy, how they were progressing so fast, and about all these great exercises they were implementing at home.

I felt helpless...helpless and guilty 

and I thought about all this wasted time 

that he could have been receiving help and wasn't.

Source

On the way home from work {at 6:30 p.m., yuck!}I had 

this feeling like I need to go to tonight's church activity.

{our church has 1 night a month where all the women 

get together to eat, chat, and enjoy some spiritual classes}

I got home, changed quickly, and grabbed the baby 

{Len had been on daddy duty since 3:00, he is a rock-star!}

and headed to the church building.

As soon as I walked in someone offered 

to take Dylie so I could eat...amazing!

It's like she was reading my mind 

{I hadn't eaten all day and was starving!}

After dinner there were 3 classes and ALL 3 were about
topics that I had been struggling with or was just
wanting some reassurance that I was on the right track.

These speakers' words were exactly what 

I needed to hear at that exact moment.

I know that they had been inspired and 

their words uplifted me and gave me hope.

I am so glad that I went!!!  I left a little lighter and literally feeling the love that my 

Heavenly Father has for me as his daughter.

And the cherry on top was that I got to sign up 

for Super Saturday!{an all day craft extravaganza!}Holla!!

I woke up this morning feeling so grateful for 

the prompting I received to attend last night's activity.

On the way to work this morning I was sitting 

in traffic to get on the freeway and an 

email popped up on my phone.

It was from a case worker for Gavin...His therapy had been 

approved and he will be starting next week!

I almost burst into tears of joy!  

Finally an answer to my prayers!

I know that things like these don't just happen by coincidence.

I know that our Heavenly Father knows us and knows our needs.

If we just listen to his promptings, 

we will find answers & peace.