Our Friend, Miss Lori

This week is a busy but fun one for our family. Someone pretty special is having a birthday tomorrow and later on this week we will be celebrating the Thanksgiving holidays with all of our family! As we approach Thanksgiving, Dave and I always like to think about and share the things that we are most thankful. We always start with the obvious like our relationship with Christ, our health, family, friends, a city we love, a church filled with many people who love us & J, etc. This year, we are especially thankful for a few specific blessings. About a year ago, we realized that J's words just weren't coming like they should, and we sought help. God brought a very special person to our rescue. Her name is Miss Lori, and she has been working with J 1-2 times a week throughout the year. We didn't even know it at the time, but God chose her especially for our family. She is exactly who J needs and has helped him progress tremendously. She has high expectations for our little guy but is very patient & understanding. She has all kinds of neat tricks to help J, and he absolutely adores her! I can't think of anyone more knowledgeable about speech and language! Every now and then, I will even stick in a mommy question for her since she has four children of her own! Miss Lori has helped us put the pieces together to figure out J's needs and ultimately his speech diagnosis. Of course, we would rather not have J struggle with speaking, but we are probably better parents because of it. God has opened many doors to opportunities and people that we consider absolute blessings. Thankfully, we will have Miss Lori for awhile longer!


We LOVE Miss Lori at our house!