Life keeps changing for us!

This not the typical Birthday Celebration for Kyle, nor was it the birthday celebration we planned. Tonight was suppose to be the family over celebrating Kyle and Tracy. Glad Kyle is good with making things happen as they happen. Kyle is a good sport about most things and right now he totally understands where we are as a family and is taking it all with a huge smile. 

Seeing Tyler yesterday, going over the date and day. Ashley told Tyler it was Kyle's birthday. Tyler told everyone it was Kyle's birthday and that Kyle would be here (at rehab) later to visit with him. Tyler was so proud yesterday to share Kyle's birth with all the therapist and nurses. The really cool thing for us was to see healing in Tyler's brain that he remembered this special day all day. Ashley told  Tyler to tell Kyle as soon as he saw him "Happy Birthday". Well, when Kyle walked in Tyler said hello and "Happy Birthday". I cannot even begin to tell you how happy that made us feel, do you remember the first time your child rode a bike by them self or any first victory? Well we were so excited to see his short term memory working this well today. 

Tyler has what they call Post-Traumatic Amnesia (PTA). We are seeing more everyday where he is trying to understand what is happening.  We are praying that this "amnesia" ends soon, we would like for it to end before we bring him home. It is all in the Lords hand and we know He knows all things. We know the Lord will prepare us for whatever state Tyler is in when we get him home. 

We also know this, we will probably make people upset by "gating" our house from lots of visitors. We have already seen how different Tyler acts around different people. He has different emotions around different people. Some people and we are not sure (maybe he is scared for them) he talks about death and dieing, other people he is happy go lucky telling jokes. We have seen him respond to people and need to do what the doctors order and try to keep him as calm as possible. We have learned allot about Tyler. 

I will say when all this is over if Tyler does not tell me daily I am crazy or does not call me Momma I will miss it. I will miss spending so much time with Ashley. I would say she is like a daughter to me but it is different, she is like a younger sister to me. We have shared a room for almost 4 weeks now. Many nights it is just her and I up talking and sharing life together. I honestly am not sure what I would do without her. I do feel bad that she is missing time with her family. I love that she calls her mom every night to talk through the day and laugh. Ashley has a special family and I am blessed to see the closeness they share. 

Please pray for Tyler's brain to keep connecting and reason what is happening. This is allot to take in and understand. Pray as healing continues the doctor said some people go through a time where they feel bad or depressed over it all, pray this is not a huge pitfall for  us. Pray as we celebrate Christmas that we would focus on the here and not what should of been. Pray for our kids as their lives have been turned upside down. Pray for continued healing and strength. Pray for Tyler to know the blessings and gifts given to him by the Lord through this accident and see the good that has come from it and not the bad.  

Pray for all the families effected by health issues this season. We have seen and heard so many stories. 

Pray for the doctors, one doctor who said she would just as much work because if she took Christmas off it would be her and the cat so she might as well work. That breaks my heart!

I am reminded of so much this beautiful season and all year round 

John 10:10 - The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

This day I am meditating on the fact that Christ was born to give life. He has come to save the sick. Unless we repent we do not believe we are truly sick!

Matthew 18: 6 - 

Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

The Lord is good to me!!!