Day 3- Sunday = Church

Today has been pretty quiet so far. My mother kept the older boys last night and got them ready for church this morning. So I had a quiet night to blog and go to bed early.

My family has been searching for a church that was equipped to accommodate a child that is high functioning Asperger's. My husband and I have always said we could be fed anywhere, but our children were number one when it came to finding a church home. We think we have found our home. They are always willing and able to take suggestions that we have and they have a classroom for special needs children, so if he does get over whelmed in a regular classroom he can easily be moved in there for a cool down period.

I don't think that when the new idea of sensory overload on neuro-typical children will have them enjoying learning about God, Jesus and being a Christian was introduced the people who came up with this new "Sunday School" had any idea what they were getting themselves into. Yes, for about 95% of the children the lights flashing, drums beating, music to loud, everyone dancing and jumping around is fun, inviting and makes them eager to pay attention. But for the 5% of children that are not neuro-typical this is not the greatest concept in the world. In order for a church to implement this style of class, they must have a safe place for children who get over stimulated to go. Unfortunately, there are churches around us who have not figured this out, or who simply do not have the resources to accommodate these children. This is extremely unfortunate for those parents who are trying to find a place for themselves and their children to worship and love the Lord.

We have been very fortunate in this regards. We have found a church that is willing to communicate with us what happens during class time. They are not afraid to work with him and help him calm down. They ask us for advice on what to do in situations and even have the manpower to assign him an assistant all to his own on the days that he is a little out of hand.

That was the case today. I could tell that the overload from spending two nights away from home and not having his routine was getting to him. I took a moment to find one of the workers in charge and advice them of his state of being today. With that he was given a hug, told that he was going to have an awesome time at church this morning and escorted into the worship room to find his assistant for the day. What an awesome relief I had worshiping this morning, knowing that my child was being handled in a caring and loving way.

On a side note, the sermon this morning was really interesting. When I started this blog it was going to focus on Asperger's and my child that has it, but this morning when I was listening to the sermon I realized that God is also going to be an important part of this blog. We walk right beside him everyday with our children and want very much for them to know and understand the grace he has given us.

This morning our sermon was about New Year's Resolutions. Hmmmm.... God sure does talk to you when he wants to! Basically we were given seven things that we need to remember to resolve ourselves. I only want to focus on one of those here. And I know there is never anyway I will be able to explain it to you as well as the pastor did.

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight. (NIV)

"God knows what's best for me and I can trust God 'No Matter What.'" Those were the exact words that came out of the pastor's mouth this morning. Seems fitting that not only do we are there for him "No Matter What," but God is also!