Not sure who is more excited at this point!!

First off I must say, I'm sorry that I haven't updated here much lately.  But the best news is there isn't much to tell.  We are going to start up our round of semi-annual checks with all of Thomas' specialists soon, but we have been on monitor mode and doing well.

Having said that, Thomas will be turning six years old in a month and he is a busy, busy little boy.  Lately, he has shared some of his frustration with me that he is unable to do what other normal kids do.  He so badly wants to jump in a jump castle or jump on a trampoline.  He has asked to join sports like soccer and baseball.  The latest is a guy at the gym told him he should do karate.  Thomas and I had the heart to heart talk about his bones and why the doctors want him to refrain from such activities.  Thus far, Thomas has been okay and moves on to the next thing.  But this time he stopped, looked straight at me and told me he was mad that God gave him these bones.  I was absolutely crushed.  I don't blame God for my sweet Thomas, but I certainly don't want him to blame God either. God made him perfect, just the way he should be and I want him to find his own way of embracing that. 

Thus began my extensive research.  How do I make him feel like he belongs and is capable just like everyone else without putting his health at risk?  What 'can' he do that he wants to do?  I asked in the Klippel Feil support groups and I started talking to other people.  The school has done an excellent job of including him while protecting him.  It was emotional for me in that I don't of Thomas as special needs or disabled, but he does have limitations.  I needed to find something in the in between. 

God answered my prayers when I contacted the owner of a local karate gym.  I have known the owner and his family for years and knew that I could share with him Thomas' limitations and he would give me and honest opinion.  I also knew I could trust them with Thomas and that he would be safe and protected.  I was so relieved after receiving that phone call and being able to share with Thomas that in two weeks he will get to try out karate. 

While I know that he will have many life lessons to be learned through this life and there might not always be an answer that he likes.  But at least for this season of his sweet 6 year old life, he can be just like the other boys and try his hand at karate.  Hi-Yah!!

Photo Credit: Stacie Hart

Matthew 21:22 And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”