Ah, David.
He has to be our most complicated kid. Which makes sense since he has the most complicated history.
David has come a long way. When I look of pictures of him when he lived at the orphanage... I can't believe it's the same kid.
I see this on other blogs I follow too. The hollowed-out orphan look of despair that turns into the smile of a child who has found peace in their new home. God's story of redemption. God using our broken families to do His work.
Here, I'll show you what I mean:
David has amazing strategies to compensate for the areas in which he struggles.
In fact, he fooled us for a year and a half.
We now know he may have a pretty severe learning disability, and we are working with him to help him either overcome it or adjust to it.
Amazing, isn't it? How a little kid can have such huge coping strategies to help him survive?
He's a pretty cool kid.
He loves his brothers and his friends and his teachers.
He will do anything his big brother tells him to do. :(
He loves animals.
He is super athletic.
He is overwhelmed and fearful in large groups or when it's too loud.
He loves his 3000 stuffed animals. These are very comforting to him.
He needs reassurance. He needs to be reminded that we are forever.
He loves to snuggle.
He is a great helper.
He is a lovey.
David,
We love you soooo much
that we would go to the ends of the earth for you.
Yes, I promise. We are here totally forever.
Love,
Mama
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning,
for I am trusting you.
Show me where to walk,
for I give myself to you.
Psalm 143:8
Yep. He's amazing. (and he's really got the cat- how cute is that!)
ReplyDeleteAdoption is similar to marriage in that we have a picture of what God is doing on an eternal, global scale right in front of us, every day, on a small scale that we can understand (kind of....) It is an amazing honor and blessing to watch our boys.