Since I don’t share as much personal stuff on this blog, I thought that for my good news post I would give a quick update and prayer request for each of our five children.
1) Logan is our oldest and he is now in grade eight. He has been in a group home for about a year. He is growing like crazy. He is taller than Amanda and he can now wear some of my clothes. He is doing very well and we are proud of him. Our prayer request is that he would stay safe as he has always had the tendency to run away and does not have a sense of danger.
2) Abby is our oldest daughter. She is now in grade seven. She has been in a group home for four years. She is getting to be big as well and has turned into a beautiful young lady. Thankfully she is still very much a daddy’s girl. Our prayer request is about her entry into puberty (which has started). There is something that goes along with that which will not be easy for a big girl with a mental age of two years. Enough said.
3) Justus is the middle child. He is now in grade three. This kid is strong. He is solid muscle. I have never been in as good of shape as he is. He is smart and loves music (listening and playing). Our prayer request, as shared in an earlier post, has to do with some of his developmental and behavioural issues.
4) Emma is our girly-girl. She is in grade two. Emma loves dresses, nice hair, makeup and shoes. Thankfully she still thinks boys have cooties. She is very affectionate and is protective of family. She has a great relationship with Logan. Our prayer request is about her emotional sensitivity. She is easily hurt.
5) With Faith we are finally out of the kindergarten stage for the first time in a long time. Personality-wise, she is somewhere between Justus and Emma. That is why she gets along with both of them. She is a social butterfly and easily makes friends. Our prayer request is that she would eat a better variety of food. She is extremely picky, far more than our children with autism.
So there they are. We love them all. I am a blessed father.
