Friday, April 15, 2011
A new season of life...
Well, I truly believe we are beginning a new season of life here in the Neimer house. I guess you could say I've felt "stuck" for a long time. But through God's Mercy we are truly beginning to thrive. God told me last year we would find out what was going on with Willie Pie. Raising a child on the Autism Spectrum is not for wimps. And, through many trials we found out what didn't work for Will. But, this spring new life is sprouting up like the bluebonnets in the fields. Will is doing REALLY well at Woodway Elem. His teacher and aides are amazing, Christian people. They love Will, work WITH him, believe in him, and are Believers in Christ. I could NOT ask for better people to be with Willie 8 hours a day. I feel so blessed. He is sleeping in his bed more often. Sleeping with a tornado isn't easy! So, both Brad and I are excited for him to stay in his own bed. He is talking to me about his feelings instead of using his hands and fists to express himself. He is being much kinder with his speech towards us. THIS is the Willie pie I love dearly. We all make mistakes....but it's what we DO with our mistakes that make us the people that we are. And, that is what I see with Will right now. And, I am so happy. God allowed us to sell our house without listing it....by owner or agent. I told a friend on fb and she told a friend on March 12th. Now, we will be closing on our new house on May 4th. God showed us His Mercy again by allowing us to skip the whole "keep the house spotless" thing. He knew the stress it would create on Willie. (and me!) He knew it would be so hard on all of us. And, His mercy just rained down on us. Things for so long looked so bleak. During this Spring time I feel so much lighter...and so thankful for our Lord's goodness. God is good....period.
Monday, January 17, 2011
This is it.....
Oooooh-waaah.. please let me know.
If this isn't love baby then...let me go!
Sorry. Once I chose that title I just had to finish the song lyric! (Still a music teacher at heart!) :)
This is it....Will starts back to Midway, Woodway Elementary, this Thursday.
Wow.
We have the ARD at 11:00 on Wed and then we are giving Will a tour of the school at 3:30 that afternoon.
Double wow.
I do have to say that God was/is/and will always be so amazing. I went into Woodway to register Will. And, well....his teacher just "happened" to be standing there. She asked me if we could talk for a little bit. (YES!)
We went back into an ARD room and talked for over an hour. I got to tell her about Will...his sweet spirit, his caring hugs, his violent temper, his misunderstandings about life. It was wonderful. The precious Vice Principal stopped in to say hi...he remembered me from mom teaching there and Tay being at that school. Then later the reading specialist and counselor stopped by. Before Will's teacher got to even say their names....they were both squealing with delight to see me. I've known them for 15 some odd years....
I left feeling VERY loved and VERY wanted at this campus. Not JUST me....But Will. My sweet Will is very much wanted at Woodway. And that made my mama's heart soar. (NOT that he wasn't at CC....just too many kiddos there)
I am excited about this week. We keep talking about how wonderful this school is. He tells me he's going to kick them. (Probably will...) But, I know in my heart of heart although this will be DIFFICULT...this is where he needs to be. I cannot teach him. He is not learning with me. I love him so much....and this is where he needs to go.
So...prayer requests....please pray we can articulate all of Will's (present) needs well on Wednesday. Sometimes I get so excited I forget things. And, yes...I will bring a cheat sheet of what we need to say. :) Two - That Will's anxiety level will be low on Thursday. He is truly terrified. Three - That Will can keep his anger down. I would like him NOT to hurt any of his teachers. Four - That he begins to LEARN this year. Really learn..... And five - That God will be glorified through this all. No matter what.....
It was a while back that I realized all stories don't have happy endings. See...I thought they did. I thought that God's Glory would be shown when He...as Casting Crowns says so well..Steps in to saves the day. But, I SOOO want to be able to HONESTLY say...But, once again. I say amen. And, it's still raining.
So, I leave you with Pastor Barry's Verse for our sermon at HBC -James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
God is good....Period.
If this isn't love baby then...let me go!
Sorry. Once I chose that title I just had to finish the song lyric! (Still a music teacher at heart!) :)
This is it....Will starts back to Midway, Woodway Elementary, this Thursday.
Wow.
We have the ARD at 11:00 on Wed and then we are giving Will a tour of the school at 3:30 that afternoon.
Double wow.
I do have to say that God was/is/and will always be so amazing. I went into Woodway to register Will. And, well....his teacher just "happened" to be standing there. She asked me if we could talk for a little bit. (YES!)
We went back into an ARD room and talked for over an hour. I got to tell her about Will...his sweet spirit, his caring hugs, his violent temper, his misunderstandings about life. It was wonderful. The precious Vice Principal stopped in to say hi...he remembered me from mom teaching there and Tay being at that school. Then later the reading specialist and counselor stopped by. Before Will's teacher got to even say their names....they were both squealing with delight to see me. I've known them for 15 some odd years....
I left feeling VERY loved and VERY wanted at this campus. Not JUST me....But Will. My sweet Will is very much wanted at Woodway. And that made my mama's heart soar. (NOT that he wasn't at CC....just too many kiddos there)
I am excited about this week. We keep talking about how wonderful this school is. He tells me he's going to kick them. (Probably will...) But, I know in my heart of heart although this will be DIFFICULT...this is where he needs to be. I cannot teach him. He is not learning with me. I love him so much....and this is where he needs to go.
So...prayer requests....please pray we can articulate all of Will's (present) needs well on Wednesday. Sometimes I get so excited I forget things. And, yes...I will bring a cheat sheet of what we need to say. :) Two - That Will's anxiety level will be low on Thursday. He is truly terrified. Three - That Will can keep his anger down. I would like him NOT to hurt any of his teachers. Four - That he begins to LEARN this year. Really learn..... And five - That God will be glorified through this all. No matter what.....
It was a while back that I realized all stories don't have happy endings. See...I thought they did. I thought that God's Glory would be shown when He...as Casting Crowns says so well..Steps in to saves the day. But, I SOOO want to be able to HONESTLY say...But, once again. I say amen. And, it's still raining.
So, I leave you with Pastor Barry's Verse for our sermon at HBC -James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
God is good....Period.
Monday, January 10, 2011
A New Beginning....
Well, first let me thank everyone on here for your encouraging words and prayers. I haven't written back because truthfully I was totally overwhelmed. (In a good way) God is so good at all times.
**Before I begin....why do we feel God will leave us? Why do we not trust Him more? At ALL times?? Why is it so hard to trust the God of the UNIVERSE with our babies? I've already praised His name AND asked for forgiveness for my....unbelief.**
I was going to call Midway's school psychologist this morning. He is a very nice man that my mom taught his kids in Kindergarten. We had very positive dealings with him in the past. Yet, I was nervous. Very nervous. What if he was irritated we left Midway and now were coming back? (The evil one ran through my thoughts rampantly...and I allowed it) :( I even rehearsed what I would say last night in the shower. I was also worried about getting away from Will to be able to talk. Will does NOT like me on the phone...especially with a Dr.
This morning my allergy eyes wouldn't let me see clearly. So, before jumping into a Hardy Boys book, I told Will I wanted to rest them. Little did I know I would fall asleep only to be awakened by the phone ringing. (He was still asleep) I ran to the phone to see it was Castleman Creek. I thought it was my fabulous friend Jalayne calling. No..it was the special ed evaluation specialist from Castleman Creek.
I was shocked. She had gotten a message from our dr that Will was coming back. And, I said yes. She was ecstatic! She told me how everyone had missed us. That the school would be so happy to have Will back. We were one of her favorite families.
We talked for over 10 minutes. I relayed Will's scores and new diagnosis. We talked about getting him in as soon as possible. And, that we will have an ARD this week. (Admission, review and dismissal) I told her there is no hurry as I'm a SAHM now. I want this "right". She totally agreed and was so excited.
I told her the dr recommended speech and OT. I said we also need PT, as to he has lost some of his gross motor skills. She said she would get right on that.
I left the conversation just in awe of God. (Plus I was shakey AND kept making sure this wasn't a dream!!) He is the God of all. He is the God of everything. And, He is the God of my family. I can stand in awe of Him...but always I must remember...that is just His style. He is truly an Awesome God.
Sometime this week we will have the ARD. Then, on the 18th, he'll start back at Castleman Creek. He'll be in the IBIS class again. (Intensive Behavioral Intervention and Supports) My goal is to have him eventually mainstreamed into a regular ed. classroom. That may not come any time soon...but I'm just trusting God right now. He'll know when is best.
This is going to be hard. It won't be easy. But, that's ok. This is the right thing to do. We have God and I know He loves my Willie pie. He will never leave us nor forsake us.
Thank you Jesus.....
**Before I begin....why do we feel God will leave us? Why do we not trust Him more? At ALL times?? Why is it so hard to trust the God of the UNIVERSE with our babies? I've already praised His name AND asked for forgiveness for my....unbelief.**
I was going to call Midway's school psychologist this morning. He is a very nice man that my mom taught his kids in Kindergarten. We had very positive dealings with him in the past. Yet, I was nervous. Very nervous. What if he was irritated we left Midway and now were coming back? (The evil one ran through my thoughts rampantly...and I allowed it) :( I even rehearsed what I would say last night in the shower. I was also worried about getting away from Will to be able to talk. Will does NOT like me on the phone...especially with a Dr.
This morning my allergy eyes wouldn't let me see clearly. So, before jumping into a Hardy Boys book, I told Will I wanted to rest them. Little did I know I would fall asleep only to be awakened by the phone ringing. (He was still asleep) I ran to the phone to see it was Castleman Creek. I thought it was my fabulous friend Jalayne calling. No..it was the special ed evaluation specialist from Castleman Creek.
I was shocked. She had gotten a message from our dr that Will was coming back. And, I said yes. She was ecstatic! She told me how everyone had missed us. That the school would be so happy to have Will back. We were one of her favorite families.
We talked for over 10 minutes. I relayed Will's scores and new diagnosis. We talked about getting him in as soon as possible. And, that we will have an ARD this week. (Admission, review and dismissal) I told her there is no hurry as I'm a SAHM now. I want this "right". She totally agreed and was so excited.
I told her the dr recommended speech and OT. I said we also need PT, as to he has lost some of his gross motor skills. She said she would get right on that.
I left the conversation just in awe of God. (Plus I was shakey AND kept making sure this wasn't a dream!!) He is the God of all. He is the God of everything. And, He is the God of my family. I can stand in awe of Him...but always I must remember...that is just His style. He is truly an Awesome God.
Sometime this week we will have the ARD. Then, on the 18th, he'll start back at Castleman Creek. He'll be in the IBIS class again. (Intensive Behavioral Intervention and Supports) My goal is to have him eventually mainstreamed into a regular ed. classroom. That may not come any time soon...but I'm just trusting God right now. He'll know when is best.
This is going to be hard. It won't be easy. But, that's ok. This is the right thing to do. We have God and I know He loves my Willie pie. He will never leave us nor forsake us.
Thank you Jesus.....
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