Friday, October 15, 2010



My husband was a bit upset with my last post because of the pictures i posted. I thought that when I posted last time I had told everyone about their eye surgery that they had just had. Now I see that I forgot to mention that. I guess not I see why the pictures do not look so well. They had just had their surgery and their eyes were very blood shot. I was showing everyone that they were recovering well. They just went to the doctor again today and he said they everything is going very well for them. They will not need to re-do anymore eye surgeries. We are very happy about that.
Well, It is official, Tony got his new job and we are moving to Dallas. This is such a bitter sweet moment. Our kids are heartbroken and I'm not sure how to handle that, and we will miss our church family so much. I do know that everything will be o.k. in the end and that our kids will make new friends very fast once we get there. Faith, our oldest just made a very good friend here and it has taken her so long to make friends because she is home schooled, and because she is shy. I keep telling her we just have to get our more in Dallas and be more active.
We are also having a few issues with my middle daughter Noelle. She is one of the children that I home schooled forever. This year she wanted to try school. We let her and she like it at the start of the year. Now she cries everyday before she goes. We are staring to see that she cries all day now about school. She said that it is because she misses me and that she thinks something bad will happen to me while she is away. When I went to school yesterday to have lunch with my son I saw Noelle in the corner crying all by herself. It totally broke my heart. I went and sat with her, then took her home. Now I am pulling her out of school to home school her. We have been dealing with his for about 2 months now. There was a little boy and his mom from her class that died last week in a car wreck so I thought maybe that was why she was so upset, but she said she didn't know him and that that was not why.
I just don't understand why all of my biological kids have such bad anxiety issues. I did to as a child, but I didn't know it was really all passed down to your children. I was hoping that we were raising them right and showing them enough love that they would not be that way. Now I feel like we are doing something wrong. A lot of people have also judged me now that I am pulling her out of school saying that she will never learn to face people now. I can not just sit there thought while she tries to figure it out, there has got to be another way.
I'm hoping that when we move to Dallas I can get more involved in co-ops there and have her meet with other kids to get some social skills in.
all the kids are getting over a very nasty flu bug here. It started with the babies, and now has gone though just about every child in the home and my husband. I am the only one that did not get it. I am so thankful for that because I did not have the time to get sick this week.
I'm going to bed now because it is so late, I'm sorry for the bad pictures from before. I'm going to leave you with some pictures of my oldest daughter Faith who is 13. Please pray for her during this move because she is taken really hard because she is loosing her buddy, who is also in the picture with her. Pray that she will find new friends fast in Dallas, and that she will not be angry at us about the move!

4 comments:

  1. Hi Leah.....I just saw your comment on my blog about Dallas....I think I have some good connections for you but wanted to ask you some questions. Can you email me directly at adjvollmer@aol.com I couldn't find your email address on your blog or I would have just contacted you that way. Hang in there....I know these are tough, yet exciting times!!

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  2. Anxiety has nothing to do with your parenting skills. It's a chemical imbalance. I have two of the most amazing parents and I have terrible anxiety. Don't fret dear. It doesn't have to do with you babying her.

    Have you thought about meds? They are an immense help when it comes to anxiety. Feel free to email me at nobabynoblog at gmail dot com if you want to chat!

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  3. I have a 6 yo daughter that I pulled out of school a few weeks ago to homeschool. Many people were against our decision as well because she tends to be timid and shy. The verse the Lord kept taking me back to was, "above all else, guard your heart." Above all else is pretty strong. My job as her mother is to guard her heart and if that means keeping her home with me, that's what I will do. The other thing I thought of is, "he who seeks ungodly counsel is a fool." I am not going to accept the wordly philosophy of what she needs to do. I am giving her to the Lord and following His lead. You do what you think He wants you to do for your kids and that's all that matters. Praying for you and your move!

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  4. I'm sure all the kids will make new friends. I will be praying for your move to go smoothly. I hope you find a new school and church that is even better.

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