Marcus Fall Concert 2012

Well Marcus had a concert for school - and they sounded great- in his group there are 2 boys - so he was easy to pick out - he was center stage- he did very well- very proud- this young man is coming a long very well if I do say so myself-

We still have some issues but minor attitude and tired issue- nothing that can not be worked out- he just has to realize respect in my house is not an option but a requirement and disrespect will not be tolerated- he will get it soon- he does get it - he just forgets it when he is tired and yes I give him space when he is tired however there is a limit he is given. anyway if that is all I deal with great- I will work with it-

they sang a song by Rubert Lang - Can you imagine- brought tears to my eyes just because of the message it brings- look it up - you will see what I mean

Here are a couple of pictures

Some good news

Well multiple good news here-

report cards come out on Monday the 29th- however I know what the grades will be on it-
Straight As- I am so excited for Marcus and beaming on the inside - its a bit emotional for me- a good emotion but emotional- for those of you who know us well probably understand why-
He is a gifted young man and I could not be prouder of this accomplishment- wow wow wow is all I can say

and the other news November 21st will be our last day of therapy we will be discharged and we are both ready for it- his therapist is thrilled and said we did it together- and he is so happy with us as a success story-

beaming on the inside

smiling on the inside

normally this time of year would be a rough one in the house- 2 years in a row no issues - wahoo- only issue we have is tweeness and a smart mouth- with some disrespect- of course I had a long talk with him today about it-

anyway so I am smiling on the inside- marcus is doing so well - behaviorally and academically- very very well academically- will let you know more about this next week-

he is going to be a successful young man i know it i see it- smiling on the inside- now lets survive tween years and we will be good- (if i survived the first 6 years this will be no problem- :) )

he has taken on more chores without me asking- he feeds and waters the dog each evening- makes sure the laundry is dried and put away in my room or put away in his drawers- he moves the laundry to the dryer once washed- he takes the trash out ( well this one he has to work on a little) he has grown up a lot-

we both are still learning and growing - but things are good- i often think of mom and she would be so proud of him and how far he has come- she is missing out on the good years-

he misses her daily as we all do and he journals it that he is sad when she misses him- glad he is getting his feelings out when he journals I know it helps-

ok going out on a limb here

ok so one of my favorite things to do is to let people know they are not alone in this world- sometimes i forget that as well.

so my favorite thing to do is let parents know they are not alone - that there is help with that child with behavior problems- there is a light at the end of the tunnel-

i have seen the dark side of behavior challenged children and now I know that there can be a change in them that there is hope for them. i did not do everything right and i still am learning each day - i think it is called parenting- so i have struggled and still grow- i look to others and say here help with this problem i am having with the boy-

we are pretty good now actually more then pretty good we are doing awesome - we have our backwards days but don't we all?

so how do i get through it- help others along the way- making sure they know it is a day to day progress and we all struggle at times with the behavior challenged children in our lives- but we do grow from it and we learn so much as we grow from it

do you need help - do you need someone just to listen do you know you are not alone in your struggles with your child- i am no expert - i am not a psychologist - i just know what i went through and what i learned - knowing that you can make a difference in your child's life you you step back and just listen and know that it will pass and you become stronger from it - through HIM who gives you strength- you will make it i know this well

come over to my other blog just for you parents that may struggle - its ok to struggle - here to let you know you are not alone- i have been there and know you will make it- there is Hope!
http://www.parentsyouarenotalone.com/

hello from Charlotte

in NC for the last several days at a conference- i love conferences but they can be so tiring at times- the city of Charlotte is beautiful and the conference has been very good- I also have been able to just chill out and sleep - they have comfy beds at the Marriott.
I was also able to catch up with a former TBQer - it was nice he lives in the area and later today I will be going to Elevation Church- will post more on that later - here are some pictures- enjoy