Micah

My Micah was diagnosed with ADHD in March and we have struggled since then to find a medication that we all can live with! I'll have to admit it has been very difficult. I always thought I had a great handle on parenting... after all Dan and I have read all the books, been to countless seminars, and with our five, have experienced just about everything you can experience with kids.. then along came a headstrong little boy that started walking out of the house and down the subdivision, hung out of windows, colored the dog, and a lot of other things.I knew something wasn't quite right and after a series of interviews and testing, it was done. ADHD.
I have to say that the Lord has used this is my life to remind me that our lives need to be completely surrendered and dependent on Him. I have to be honest and say that there have been times I would've liked to have gotten in my van and driven far, far away... but there has always been that strong peaceful sense that the Lord was telling me to endure and to lean on Him... oh how very hard that is to do at times when you just want to be mad. "Lord, why did you give this to my son?" Why him? Why us?
I was having a rough day trying to homeschool with him a few weeks ago, when some friends who have sons with ADHD gave me some suggestions during our school day and I talked to the pediatrician again and they changed his dosage. It has been a better week, with a few minor kinks.. but all in all, good! I'm so thankful for my precious boy, what he means to me, and that God is using him to strengthen my faith! God is so good. My friends told me to try to focus on his positives. He loves to build things so here are some pics of him during our school day.. he was very proud of himself.

Love these Ladies

A couple of Saturday's ago, I had all the Fegenbush praise team/band ladies over to my house for Pedi's. It was a beautiful day and we had such a great time! These girls are the bomb!!! They are such a talented group of gals with hearts for the Lord. Dan appreciates them ...... A LOT! They all give up alot of their Sunday so they can help lead our people in worship. Never a complaint and always willing, team players. I am so grateful to serve with them.
As we talked about " How beautiful are the feet of them that spread the gospel.. I can say I am proud and honored to call them friends. We had such a great time of fellowship and reflection....... they all have beautiful feet..spiritually and now.... literally! Thanks gals for you sacrifice..Love ya

Stitches

We had just gotten home from the boys football picnic and I had to run very quickly to the store... Dan had to sing at a funeral the next morning and was at the piano practicing. I had just put the baby down for the night, the boys were downstairs watching t.v. before bed and Bekah was getting ready for our girls movie night. I left the house and came back 30 minutes later to hysteria. Bek had cut her leg on a cuticle remover.. Yes, a cuticle remover! It had sliced her leg open like a potato peeler. Jaron was crying, Bekah was crying and Jake looked like a deer in headlights. Needless to say Dan, at 10 pm on Friday night, took her to the emergency room. Fifteen stitches later, she was up and walking again. YAY!! Brave girl!