A Father, His Family, and His Special Needs Son

       There’s an old quote by Theodore Roosevelt that says “Nothing worth having comes easy.”  I think any parent would agree there are few things in this world that quote applies to more than having children.      This week, Samuel has had nearly 1400 seizures.   We aren’t counting seizures while he sleeps, which means he has more than one seizure every minute of every hour he’s awake.   This isn’t the first time he’s gotten this bad, but it is always heartbreaking to witness.      This morning, I sat Samuel down at the table for his breakfast.   Without help, nothing is easy for him.   Eating two eggs will take all his concentration and around 40 minutes to accomplish.   The duration of breakfast, he will be silently staring at his plate, enduring seizure after seizure while he tries to eat a small amount of food in between each.   After I got him all set, I went about my other tasks of feeding the other three kids, doing dishes, feeding the dogs, etc., when suddenly I heard a c

 Our church had a special broadcast for us to watch this Sunday, designed to help our home become a place of spirituality and peace.  Standing in the kitchen at 11 0’clock, I was blown away at how tranquil the house was thanks to that broadcast. First we had my wife, beautiful as ever, her hair a knotted mess as she rocked the latest “still in pajamas looking more exhausted than a teenager on Monday morning” look.  The baby made sure she got at least a couple hours of beauty sleep the night before, and now, although she had been awake for some time, she is just sitting down to eat, being very picky about her breakfast, as it always has to go through a rigorous curing process.   ·          First, it has to appear to be the kids’ breakfast.   ·          Let sit for at least two hours, ensuring it has been fully abandoned by said kids ·          Announce that it is time for mom to eat it ·          Salt thoroughly with the tears of the children now realizing their old, abandoned