Today I woke up with overwhelming sadness. Not about Joshua. No, my sadness is more centered on J2 (of course, then it encompasses my whole life). He’s my 10 yr old with learning disabilities in the language area.
He still struggles to read 3 letter words. And, he must decode them as we go. Even if he just decoded h-a-s he’ll act as if he’s never seen it before in the next sentence. Working with Phonics Pathways does seem to be helping him….but his dad has not noticed it. Last night his dad shared some of his concerns with me and now I’m soooo upset. I was feeling so good about things – yes, we are slow, but we are making progress.
But now I think I’m just fooling myself. He’s 10 yrs old – for Crying out loud! I’ve been working with him since he was 4 to learn his letters. I’d take off time from time to time – praying that his ability would catch up with my desire.
What will become of him? How can I help him? Why can’t God just fix him? I need a boost of optimism and joy!
