Blessings of Special Needs Kids

Give a warm welcome to special invitee poster, my friend, Nancy Hill—a immature human being traveler on the journeying of eating clean, traditional foods. She has 2 of the sweetest boys, which she adopted every bit wee ones knowing they needed special care. Enjoy reading nearly her latest diet journey together with a blessing. ,Chris

Well, lots of changes going on but about here…dietarily speaking! After vi years, we’re officially no longer vegetarian. We’re instantly eating Paleo-style (although I dislike the label “Paleo!"), Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) to hold upwards exact, recommended yesteryear our novel functional-pediatrician Dr. to address Philip’s GI issues. It was non an like shooting fish in a barrel decision, or transition, but based on weeks of research, nosotros experience it’s the best motility at this betoken to assist heal Philip’s gut together with resolve his dysbiosis/small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), every bit good every bit malabsorption together with nutritional deficiencies.

Funny thing is, the to a greater extent than enquiry I did, the to a greater extent than I came to realize that I needed this alter every bit much every bit Philip. I’ve known for a long fourth dimension that grains together with legumes were non sort to my digestion (I’ve had IBS symptoms for years). Already I’m noticing a alter for the better. My gut is responding good to grass-fed meat, os broth, gelatin, together with cooked veggies. NO MORE BLOAT after almost every meal, together with Steve together with I choose both lost weight.

SCD is similar a massive elimination diet…slowly adding foods back, starting amongst ones that are easier to digest. As it progresses, raw fruits together with veggies are added dorsum inward spell nosotros assess tolerance of each nutrient until nosotros come upwards up amongst a listing of “safe” foods. Right instantly what I immature lady most are daily smoothies, raw salads, together with sweetness potatoes, but I but continue telling myself that it’s temporary until Philip together with I are at a identify where our guts are healed together with tin tolerate those foods better. However, belike volition non larn dorsum to grains or potatoes anytime soon.

So... in that location y'all choose it! It’s been a really weird experience going through this transition. When grocery shopping for meat the starting fourth dimension few times, I flora myself worried I’d encounter a friend… I was embarrassed!!! Had to allow that go, peculiarly since this alter is (so far) working really well.

I late subscribed to a website that sends out inspirational articles geared towards parents of children amongst special needs. It is a wonderful reminder to limited gratitude for the “little things.” I acknowledge that likewise many days my eyes are focused to a greater extent than on the daily trials of life than they are on the daily blessings.

David (left) together with Philip—brothers together with best buds

One recent afternoon David announced that he was going “up on the hill” amongst Philip to “look for gold.” The location where Philip likes to play inward the dirt sits component means upwards a steep part of our dorsum hillside—it is non what y'all would consider disabled accessible. After helping David pose on appropriate footwear together with giving him his crutches, I sent them off together with went dorsum inward the identify expecting pleas for assistance a brusque fourth dimension later. Those pleas never came. Instead, I heard whooping together with hollering—the audio of boys playing together outdoors.

I snuck out dorsum together with saw David, for the starting fourth dimension time ever, sitting upwards on that hillside amongst a Tonka tractor inward his hands—Philip nearby excavation “gold nuggets" out of the dirt. Philip had manifestly guided his blood brother upwards the rocky dirt path together with helped him into position.

I am thankful to God for the approving of 2 boys whose unique needs convey much richness to my life, together with for the eyes to watch the extraordinary moments disguised inward the ordinary. Even during the most frustrating of days, God’s many blessings are evident…if I volition exclusively yield to His leading to abide by together with appreciate them!

No affair what challenges y'all may hold upwards facing, may today together with everyday hold upwards filled amongst appreciation for the blessings inward your life—big together with small—and for our gracious Creator who gives them all!

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Thank you, Nancy! I know my readers were blessed yesteryear your words.

What extraordinary 2nd choose y'all seen inward your life disguised every bit something ordinary?



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