It's us again!

It's been awhile since our last blog. Things are some different each day. There are some days we're going full speed ahead and other days that we feel like we're falling backwards. I know that's all part of the recovery process, it's just all so different from two years ago.

Friday was a VERY hard day. Sherrianne really had a huge emotional breakdown over her knee. There were things she had shared that went clear back to when she was four. Of course, I was totally not prepared, I mean, it wasn't like she woke up and said Mom, I'm going to have an emotional breakdown today--just thought I'd let you know! But, it really caught me off guard. It did give me great insight into the fact that she keeps a lot of her pain and disappointment inside. Hopefully as time goes on we can help her learn how to deal with and vocalize her emotions. We sat in our car; we were out doing garage sales when this breakdown happened and we just sat and cried and I held her and we talked. She feels very out of place with other kids. She said she feels like a baby when they play running games because she can't run. She's tired of always feeling left out or picked last because everyone knows that she can't do anything. Thankfully, God was with us and help supply words for me to say to her. Of course, my heart was totally broken and by the time we were all finished, we ended up going home and taking a nap. We were both so exhausted. I really believe this was a great step for us as painful as it was, just to help get emotions out and to talk about everything. It's a lot for my 43 year old mind to grasp, I honestly can't imagine how a 7 year old mind can understand it.

Since Friday we've been trying to be more sensitive and more aware. I'm still just so surprised at how much energy it takes for her to just get around. She is truly amazing.

We have therapy again tomorrow. Some specific things we would like you to pray for are: 1. That the insurance would cover the therapy, it's not really an option whether or not she has it, it will just be an option of who pays for it. At $110.00 a session, we really need the insurance to help cover the cost. 2. That Sherrianne will feel free to open up to us more so we can understand better where she's coming from and feeling. 3. Continued healing and continued success in therapy. 4. That Mike's over-time would kick back in or that I can find some work or more piano students to help cover the cost of the surgery and therapy.

Once again we covet your prayers and your friendships!!

Love,
Wendy