Huge day in my life today
19 Dec 2008
I’ve written previously, and thanked for your prayers and support, as we have fought our local authority to provide for our youngest daughters special education needs. Well yesterday was a whirlwind in that saga, that makes today a major one in our household.
The nature of large government institutions is that when they say no, trying to respond requires so much force of protest by way of legal action, and confrontation. When they say yes, it’s like a switch flips and things move immediately, and the wall of a dam is washed away.
So our local authority yesterday conceded our daughters needs in full, issued legal documents, contacted the school we wanted her to have a place at, and arranged everything within an hour. So today is her last day at her current school as they break for Christmas. She will move in the new year to her new special education school.
I thought after the last 3 years, that if this day came I would be elated, but instead I find myself tired, a little dejected, and more than a little sad. The success of this appeal is a reminder of my baby girl’s struggles in life.
So today as a family, we will be there to see our daughter leave the school that all my children have been to. Instead of seeing her leave in the summer with all the other crying children as they move to high school, even her leaving will be in isolation from her peers.
So some sadness for her today, and some poignancy, as I become a father whose children have all left the school they grew up in.
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Comment by brett
10.18 am on 19 Dec 2008
Thinking of you Jason.
Comment by alison
12.03 pm on 19 Dec 2008
Mmmmm so good to hear you have resolution. all love and much peace to you and Bev
Comment by david
1.20 pm on 19 Dec 2008
awwww:) its just a time of transition and those are always hard, may angels surround and protect you and your family.
Comment by Rick Cruse
2.13 pm on 19 Dec 2008
I’m reminded again that each of our heartbreaks, each of these things which should NOT be, reminds us that we were not made for this. We were made for something else, something more, something beyond. Yet, we continue to strive and struggle to correct those things which should NOT be in order to be prepared for that future day. Rest now for a moment in the knowledge that the dragon may not be slain, but he is mortally wounded.
Comment by Cynthia
4.29 am on 20 Dec 2008
Carrying the promise for your daughter that He “will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will sing as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.” Although sometimes sad for us as parents when the Lord re-routes the course of our childrens lives, we must never forget, He sees the end from the beginning. And often what we see as a loss is simply a passageway to the greatest gain. No wonder you are tired, having carried your daughter to her next door….
Comment by Simon Machin
10.30 am on 20 Dec 2008
So pleased to learn this, even though you feel temporarily only the delayed exhaustion of a long battle.
Love and shalom
Simon
Comment by Keith
11.20 am on 20 Dec 2008
Shame you can’t do hugs by blog! (Whatever the cyberspace version of one is, it’s on its way!) Thank you for sharing so honestly Jason and allowing us to glimpse the feelings of tiredness, disappointment and vulnerability. There’s something about your love for her, your sadness that she needs to be educated differently and sacrificial involvement on her behalf that echoes so strongly another story and another Love. May the peace of “God with us”, which is beyond our understanding and the capacity of this world to offer, breathe refreshment and hope into your heart and soul. With my love and prayers.
Comment by Joshua Case
7.42 pm on 20 Dec 2008
As, others have said, thanks for letting us be a part of this journey with you and your family, Jase. I’m guessing like most things, the prayers and support which accompanied you to this point need not stop as the new season begins.
Hope you and your family find some solace and joy in the coming week together!
Still journeying with you mate!
jc
Comment by James Prescott
7.38 pm on 21 Dec 2008
Good to hear that progress has been made finding the right school and ensuring that Leah gets there asap. But there is of course this side you talk about, with her leaving her current school. I guess the real thing here is that she is going somewhere she will really feel comfortable and safe, and be able to find her own identity more easily, and that in itself is, as you have said, an answer to prayer.
Still in my prayers Jase.
JP.
Comment by Jason
11.04 am on 22 Dec 2008
Thanks everyone for your kinds words, support and encouragement.
Comment by Alan
11.16 pm on 22 Dec 2008
Great relief and rejoicing in prayer with you all – lots of love and hugs for all of you! Mum & Dad x
Comment by Bill Pershing
7.49 am on 29 Dec 2008
Praying for you and in a small way rejoicing with you that you were able to get the things you needed to do to get your daughter a proper education.
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