Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you that continue to follow us on this journey! We are so thankful that Luke continues to progress, glory be to God. His left hand has been doing some great things lately. We are thankful for our family and friends who help us out so much. We are thankful for Luke and his amazing fighting spirit. We are thankful for all of Luke's therapists and teachers who believe in him! I have reached a point in this journey where I can truly say, ""Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." [1 Th 5:18]. While I would love for Luke to be healed tomorrow, I am thankful for all this journey has both taught and brought to us. I know this is right where God wants us all to be, and I know he has a plan that is far greater than any I can imagine or fathom. I just thank Him for continuing to bless us with Luke and ask that He would continue to guide us in His will for Luke. Thank you all for sticking by us these last three and a half years...may you all have a Blessed Thanksgiving day!!

Thanks to Tami Proffitt Photography for the great pics:

Love that smile!!

Our three blessings!

With their cousins from my side, minus Baby T who made her debut just a few days ago (congrats to Rusty and Allyson!)

"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." 1 Chronicles 16:34

Oct Happenings

October is out like a flash, and November is already here! Busy, Busy, Busy continues to be the theme in our house, and I am not sure when (or if) I want that to change:) We had a great Halloween weekend...here are some pics of Luke in action!

Trick or Treat


Loves animals!

At Schnepf Farms raising his hand to be chosen to yell at the pig races.

These next few weeks we are asking for prayers as we are sending in Luke's medical records to see if he would be a candidate for two relatively new and experimental procedures in the brain injury world. Pray that God will lead and direct us if it in his plan that Luke have either one of these done. Hopefully we will hear back from the doctors in a timely manner if he qualifies. Thanks so much!

At Peace

I started reading a new book last night by Karen Kingsbury called Unlocked. It is about a boy with Autism. One of the lines in the book really spoke to my heart. It was this: My child, you don't have to fight this battle...stand firm and you will see the deliverance. The battle is mine, not yours. I have been thinking for sometime now how for the last three years I have spent so much time searching for the next best thing that will make Luke "better." Some things have worked, some have not. I think I have come to the point in this journey where it is time to hand it all over to God. I know in a second if it is His will, He can chose to make Luke better. He knows the plans he has for Luke, and I have said from day one of this journey...they are GOOD! There is no doubt in my mind there was a reason that gate fell on Luke that day, and someday I will know why. So with that being said, I am done searching out the next best thing, what is meant to be will be, and if we are meant to do something with Luke then we will be lead down that path. Now this does not mean I am giving up all the therapies, but we are going to slow down somewhat. Luke loves going to school, and I know his teachers and aides believe in him, despite some behavior issues he has every now and then. So we will let him go to school like a normal kid, and concentrate on the speech and water therapy for now a few days a week. I am excited to say, we also have someone coming in a few afternoons a week to do some "homework" with Luke. I am very excited to have her coming, and think she will be great for Luke. So many people that look at Luke say he has everything it takes as far as mechanics go to be walking and talking. More than anything, Luke has to want it for it to happen. I can want it until I am blue in the face, but until he does we are getting nowhere. I have followed many, many kids on this journey with brain injuries. Some make miraculous improvements, others not so much, in the end, I can't really say I can attribute it to any one thing other than God's will. According to Jeremiah 29:11, He knows the plans he has for each of us, they are plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. May God's will be done in Luke. Thank you for continuing to follow his journey and pray for him!

Update

Once again...sorry for the lack of updates. Time just goes WAY TOO FAST!!! I seriously can not believe it is almost October!!! Anyway, Luke is doing great! He is still loving going to school. He gets to go bowling every other Friday, and I think this may be his favorite day:) He does still have behavior issues on occasion, but they seem to be getting better. We met with his speech therapist earlier this week, and she had some great suggestions for how to help Luke when he goes into what we call Luke #2 mode. The majority of his frustration seems to be coming from his lack of ability to communicate what he wants, and the fact that I do too much for him. So, we are working hard on giving him more of a say and also letting him do more. He is still going to the Aqua Therapy. We are going to try it for another few weeks before making a final decision on that. He did have his best week ever over there this week, so that was good:) Thanks for continuing to check in!!

Thanks Summer for the great quote:

"This mountain was not placed in front of you to defeat you, but to show you the great heights you can rise to!" -Margaret Byars