What a blessed holiday season! and oh what a needed break from home schooling. I really trailed off after Thanksgiving and most of my efforts were focused on getting Christmas organized. Although I finished shopping December 1st, I was still wrapping presents and searching for gifts in closets on Christmas Eve. I keep saying that one year I will make it simple, just not this year.
We celebrated having Grant home one year this month - I wanted to be in China again (never thought I would ever say that last December). Not an easy trip, but worth every single tear and bit of physical and emotional exhaustion. Grant continues to progress, he is now saying 3 word phrases, attempting potty train and can take off his clothes and dress himself. We were very proud that he decided to quit biting and was not asked to leave preschool (we were very close). We did start with a new speech pathologist - I believe this will be a big year of development for Grant and I think he will catch-up. I do not know when to push him or when to just wait. This lack of discernment easily leads to a battle of the wills - never pretty between a 3 year old and a 40 year old!
As I reflect on the past year I cannot believe the heart work God was able to do on me during such a trying and busy time. The work is not complete by any means, but I have learned so much about how to love despite what I receive . . . uggh it is a journey and I never realized until this year how shallow my ability to love has been. An incredible woman in our church has a Bible study in her home called the Love Walk. Her first lessons were on the different types of love and how our nature plays into to them. She then began a 4 week session on forgiveness - and then will dive into pride after the Christmas break. This Bible study has opened many opportunities for some real yuck in my thinking/heart to be exposed and healed.
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