Truly Inspired!

A month ago I was sitting on the couch and received a call from our church asking if our Bishop and is councilors could visit Adam and I the next night.  You never know if callings are coming when those types of calls are made, but we were ready for anything.  Bishop Tanner (above) and his first councilor sat on our couch and started asking about Alex and Addison.  As the conversation continued we started talking about our Sundays.  You know in the past year Adam and I have have only attended the entire block of meetings maybe five times.  Questions were asked to figure out what they could do to help.  Words truly can't express the feelings I was having during this conversation.  We spoke about how Alex has a hard time with new things, how loud places with a lot of people over stimulate him and how he has a hard time in confining places.  They were truly surprised when we expressed how hard Sunday's were.  Dadam mentioned that he has more stress and grief on Saturday nights before church than he does on Sunday's before returning to work on Monday.  We explained that it is hard to wrestle Alex, deal with our other little ones and then stress for the next two hours about how they are doing in Primary.  The poor Primary has lost Alex three times this year already!  He is a runner and when he is uncomfortable he bolts!!   The Bishop then said that they wanted to call someone to assist Alex.  Not only would they like them to help Alex in Primary, but their goal is to have the person sit with Alex during Sacrament meeting and come to our home and play with him so that they become a familiar, consistent part of Alex's life.  When talking about having repetition and consistency the Bishopric offered to reserve a pew for us each Sunday.   If this wasn't enough the Bishopric started talking about Adam going to school and how the ward could help with doctor appointments and anything else our family might need.  I was truly overwhelmed and as we ended our chat with prayer and they returned to their families I stood in my kitchen after hugging my husband and cried.

Not a week before their visit our rehabilitation person was talking to us about helping Alex with church.  She asked if we had considered not going to church for a while.  I told her that church was a big part of our family and that not going wasn't an option for us.

As we have attended church these past few weeks our pew has been reserved.  Alex has been able to put his PECs on the pew as he sits down.  He still has a hard time with church and Primary has been a no go for the past three weeks, but we have been able to partake of the sacrament!  The young lady that has been called to help Alex is newly married and experienced with Autism.  She used to be a res-pet worker for the state, she was called on Sunday and we hope that this week will go well.  The Primary President came over last week and learned how to use the PECs and see what she could do for Alex as well.  We were asked to fill out paperwork on Addison and Alex with things that help them and what they can have as treats.  She has even volunteered her husband to help Dadam build a chair for Alex.

I have always said that God is truly in charge and aware of me.  Our family is truly blessed and as I reflect on our past two years I know that God's hand has been a guiding force in our lives.  I think that is what makes everything else okay.  How grateful I am to have leaders that are inspired and follow the promptings that they receive.