David Journal

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  • A courageous declaration

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    For several days Alex has been asking if we had received the letter he sent us. So far we haven’t. When he learned that we still didn’t have it during our Christmas call today he apparently decided to quit waiting for it to arrive. At the end of our call he sent a chat message…

  • Appreciate to a God

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    In word and deed He doth requireMy will to His like son to sireBe made to bend and I, as son,Learn conduct from the Holy One. God loved us so He sent His Son verse 4 I’ve always loved this verse but I thought about a telling analogy today. If someone has the opportunity to…

  • Christmas preview

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    We got a preview of Christmas today. Savannah and I were finally home, Aaron came to visit (which he won’t in Christmas) and we opened a few gifts as well as Aaron helping me bring in the new couch for Laura while she was napping. We also managed to do Savannah’s lunch with Dad (Aaron…

  • A grace period

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    Insurance came back rejecting further coverage for Alex at the residential facility but his care team has chosen to appeal that and have given us another week before we would have to commit to private pay or else bring him home. I’m hopeful that by the end of another week we can feel good about…

  • One more day (at least)

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    We got word back that insurance has met with Alex’s care team but have not made a determination yet so we have at least 1 more day even if they do choose not to authorize continued care. Laura and I still see value in continued care but we are also more prepared if it does…

  • Are we ready?

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    I got word today that insurance was asking to meet with someone from Alex’s care team before they determine if he will be authorized for longer. If they don’t authorize more he could come home as soon as Friday. My gut reaction was to worry that if he came home now he would revert back…

  • Family webinar

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    Laura and I had an interesting time at the Newport family webinar this evening. It’s clear that a good number of the families with kids there are dealing with kids doing more actively harmful stuff than Alex. He was dysfunctional and angry with maladaptive behaviors, disregulated emotions, and unstable friends when compared to other kids…

  • Good entertainment

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    Bex and I went to see Wanka today, in advance of taking the whole family over Christmas break, and I really enjoyed it. Toward the end of the movie I realized that it was an example of how truly good entertainment follows a consistent pattern of lasting toward goodness. While dark topics can sometimes be…

  • An important shift

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    This afternoon while Laura was trying to play games with the kids she stopped and called me and Bex in (because we were already in the next room) and talked to the kids about the way they contribute to and perpetuate the very family culture that they regularly complain about. She came away thinking the…

  • Low key day

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    I managed to fix the closet door downstairs this morning and while we got Noah’s stuff out of Emma’s room we didn’t make much progress in cleaning up the basement. Other than that we had another session of family therapy today.