This life of ours....it is just nuts at times....I mean nuts by our normal standards. To be honest, that is crazy.
We have been trying to find out a better way to help the children. We have done counseling for so many and to be honest, it does not work. We mostly deal with major behavior issues and that is not something that seems to work itself out while in a counselors office.
So after many years of knowing that something out there had to be better, we managed to find a great team approach. Now a therapist comes into our home for about 8 to 10 hours a week. She works with the kids and Merrill and I in our real and natural environment. There is no hiding what is going on. She sees the good, the bad and the downright ugly.
She has worked with Merrill and I to learn how to take care of ourselves so we can be there for the children. We now have a date night about 3 times a month. With her encouragement, I have taken on CURVES...one baby step at a time there. She is a real blessing to all of us.
After her hours, we now have other adults that work one on one with many of the children to help them with the behaviors that they can now longer hide. They work with them in the home setting, the community setting and just about anywhere they need help. Right now the time involved is 25 hours a week...looking to jump soon to 35 hours a week.
In case you are not up to adding, we also have PCAs for some of the children with more profound needs and a nurse for Joseph. We also have a teacher and a physical therapist who come in for Joseph.
Lets just say that at one point this past Friday we had a total of 25 people here...that is 10 more than who actually live here. While I believe in this for our family and I can say right up front I have seen some changes already, this is going to take some figuring out on my part.
There is just too many people that I am trying to keep track of and trying to make sure they are with the kids they are suppose to be with, all the while trying to just run the normal day to day life of our family. Oh, not to mention parking is unreal here. Lord help me if one of us needs to leave....LOL!!!
Yes, this family of ours is a bit on the crazy side, but I believe in them and I believe that God is in control and that things will work out. Forward March!!
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We have been trying to find out a better way to help the children. We have done counseling for so many and to be honest, it does not work. We mostly deal with major behavior issues and that is not something that seems to work itself out while in a counselors office.
So after many years of knowing that something out there had to be better, we managed to find a great team approach. Now a therapist comes into our home for about 8 to 10 hours a week. She works with the kids and Merrill and I in our real and natural environment. There is no hiding what is going on. She sees the good, the bad and the downright ugly.
She has worked with Merrill and I to learn how to take care of ourselves so we can be there for the children. We now have a date night about 3 times a month. With her encouragement, I have taken on CURVES...one baby step at a time there. She is a real blessing to all of us.
After her hours, we now have other adults that work one on one with many of the children to help them with the behaviors that they can now longer hide. They work with them in the home setting, the community setting and just about anywhere they need help. Right now the time involved is 25 hours a week...looking to jump soon to 35 hours a week.
In case you are not up to adding, we also have PCAs for some of the children with more profound needs and a nurse for Joseph. We also have a teacher and a physical therapist who come in for Joseph.
Lets just say that at one point this past Friday we had a total of 25 people here...that is 10 more than who actually live here. While I believe in this for our family and I can say right up front I have seen some changes already, this is going to take some figuring out on my part.
There is just too many people that I am trying to keep track of and trying to make sure they are with the kids they are suppose to be with, all the while trying to just run the normal day to day life of our family. Oh, not to mention parking is unreal here. Lord help me if one of us needs to leave....LOL!!!
Yes, this family of ours is a bit on the crazy side, but I believe in them and I believe that God is in control and that things will work out. Forward March!!
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