Just call me angel of the morning, baby. This song came on the radio as April and I were driving home from physical therapy the other day. April smiled real big, nodded, pointed and the radio, and said yes. This means conclusively that April greatly enjoys the song. This is what she does when any Beatles song comes on, or a Michael Jackson song comes on. Today, Who can it be now by Men at Work came on, and she got excited. It is always such a joy to see her get such pleasure in little things like that. Ive never been a fan of that Juice Newton song (I think thats who sings it. Or is it Kim Carnes, or Bonnie Tyler...), though it reminds me of the 10th grade because thats when it came out. I dont necessarily like the context of the song, but admittedly the tune is catchy. My only point in bringing it up in the first place is that April likes it. So if it pleases her, it pleases me. I love the little things that make her happy, such a perfectly cooked Bob Evans eggs. A new item of clothing that fits to her desire. A cute little kid. All of these things give her such great delight. Every time she sees something with one of those minions from Despicable Me on it, she busts out in laughter. I dont know how many items of clothing weve bought for Philip with one of those characters. Shell crack up at them every time... And each time she does it brings me joy. Whenever Im sad or upset about something (perhaps something related to April being sad or upset), shell have one of these moments of delight, and when she does, our world is then happy. She woke me up the other morning shouting TOM!! She usually doesnt address me by name, she will just say hey when she wants my attention. But in this case, she wanted to shut up my snoring. So after she did this I expected an angry look from her. Instead, she looked at me and smiled, then chuckled, as if she was making fun of the snoring. She loves to playfully mess with me. She is so ornery at times (as she always has been), and I love it. Then she fell back to sleep and I laid there and watched her... she was so peaceful..so beautiful. I love her so much. She is my angel. Maybe that song coming over the radio wasnt a coincidence. Friends, she is healing. She is talking more. She reads out loud things she sees at the store, or on TV. She will laugh at things she hears on an intercom. She will reach for my hand. There are challenges, there are frustrations, and there are moments of discouragement and anger which I wont talk about right now. I think you may have gathered that by now. But we are getting through it. We are settling into new phases of recovery with each passing day. We are separating ourselves more and more from the awful events of 6/18/14. Yes, the aftermath from those dark days are still here, and really, they always will be. But you know what? April celebrated a birthday this week. She is walking, talking, and finding complete and utter joy in the simplest things in life. And she is loved, and at the same time she is able to love...and enjoy...and regain a sense of contentment that is only getting better and better. So God has plans for her. God saved her, and God is healing her. Your prayers are working, and she is here... Where she can enjoy Juice Newton, and Michael Jackson, and the Beatles. She can laugh at and enjoy the dogs, and instruct me to take them outside....and she can wake me up from a snoring slumber. As long as she can do these things, then any challenge we encounter can be overcome. Thank you, everybody. God bless you all!
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 01:08:41 +0000
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