Yes, Jesus Loves Us....Answered prayers.....

ok.....So, I'm going to pick up where I left off two posts ago. Spencer had his flag football practice this past Tuesday night. It went beautifully. His coach was prompt, shook the boys hands as they arrived, introduced them to the asst. coach, and off they went. Spencer was catching throws left and right. I was like, "Who is this kid??!!" He was seriously having the practice of his life. Everything was so organized. The coach had a parent meeting afterward, gave us a drink/snack schedule,and told about himself. He does not have a child on the team. He loves to coach and has coached for years and years from little ones through college. He said he loves this age (10-12) of boys best. Here's the best news....He said, "I'm all about Jesus Christ". Reflecting his character is most important and we're going to have fun....What an answer to prayer...Thank you God. Spencer really needed this coach. I'm all about as many positive adult role models in his life besides Trevis and I....

So, Trevis and I are thinking, "Wow! Fantastic!! He should be on cloud 9 and go right to bed". Not so much....While he has been very tired at night lately, his brain will not let him relax enough to sleep (very common with kiddos on the autism spectrum) which makes him prone to meltdowns. He had a long meltdown Tuesday night. Trevis and I seriously thought we were going to loose our minds. I'm risking transparency now with the blog world.....We could not get him to settle, so I sat up in his top bunk and rubbed his back for a little while. I called the emergency line for his doctor and he's out of town till Monday..argh....So, Trevis and I thought about it the next morning. Thank God His mercies are new every morning b/c we've had some rough nights. Thankfully, Spencer wakes up all happy in the morning as if nothing ever happens.

Wednesday morning, I took myself down to Walmart and bought some Melatonin. We have used it for him in the past and can I just tell you???? MIRACLE!! You can buy melatonin off the shelve and it's a natural sleep aid that is supposed to work with your body's normal sleep patterns. We were really low key Wednesday night, followed the directions and gave it to him 30 minutes before bed. It only took him 45 minutes to fall asleep! SHAZAAM!! Trevis and I were elated. No meltdown. No crying.

I was happy to report the good news to a friend yesterday. Natalie was having a friend spend the night last night so I was hoping things would go well. Same thing with the melatonin. We gave it to him 30 minutes before asking him to go to bed. After laying in his bed, he was asleep after 20 minutes. Praise the Lord!!

A peaceful evening and good sleep makes all the difference to our family. So, two big blessings in one week. Thank you God. Man, is it hard when your going through the trials, but when God came through on both of these things, we definately knew it was HIM!!

It's ironic when I am really desperate, the song "Yes, Jesus loves me" will come rolling back. May you have a weekend where you fill loved by Him!
With much love,