Hard times, peaceful times
“sigh”
http://dyrudadventure.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-last-day-with-laelia.html
Above is a link to the page of Tammi and Rodney’s blog where Tammi talks about her last day as Laelia’s nanny. Just scroll down a bit once you click on the link.
Tammi has been amazing. She helped us out when we needed it most. She did Laelia’s everyday stretches that I was unable to do (emotionally) because of the pain it caused my baby. By the time I was doing better and able to help with stretches, I was amazed at how “loose” (a term not often associated with arthrogryposis) my daughter was. That was eight months ago and I can hardly believe it. Without Tammi I don’t think Lali would have the gains she has today. We were told whatever wasn’t stretched now was not likely to be movable later. That’s very scary to know and then realize that what the doctors want you to do to your baby hurts her! I don’t know what I would have done without Tammi. Actually I don’t know what I’ll do without her now!
Tammi did me the favor of NOT going into labor this last week. 
We had another baby sitter, our respite worker, set up to take over childcare starting this Tuesday so we were crossing our fingers that she would last that long. :)
Well I found out today that our sitter who was going to take over for Tammi was just placed on a jury that will fill her mornings for the next month! I won’t tell you how hard it is to find someone to watch our daughter and NOT charge more than I make an hour due to the special care she needs. Anyway, two hours ago I talked to Phyllis (from Fellowship of SD) who immediately calmed me down (as she usually does). She is going to work something out to allow me to go to work for the next month. I’m so thankful!
This has been a hard week between stomach aches and tears. Yesterday my family received some bad news. It’s nothing related to Laelia, but everything to do with a dear member of her extended family getting a bad deal. (Why God?) Please keep my family (the Haleys and Damigos) in your thoughts and prayers!
Besides that, work is still stressful, but hopefully we will be slowing down starting in a few weeks. I get home everyday and hold my daughter for a long time as I de-stress.
But through it all, I have felt peaceful. Sometimes I really have to work on stopping whatever I’m doing or whatever negative thing I’m thinking about, and claim that peace. But it’s peace that’s promised no matter what, “at all times and in every way” (2 Thess. 3:16). So no matter what comes our way, or what plans change, I know I’ll be taken care of.
