This week is a bittersweet one for us.
RJ begins his last full week as a high schooler.
We have seen, with God's help, our son, who, until about 6 years ago (he barely slipped under the wire for his clinical trial, being enrolled just a few months before turning twelve - the cutoff age), was largely non-communicative, engaged in very stereotypical autistic behaviors, had an incredibly limited diet, and whose sensitivity to noise and activity necessitated ear muffs whenever we went out in public, become a mature, expressive, and engaging young man who craves communication and relationship with others, whose grades have improved to the point that he has been on the honor roll and dean's list, who lettered in competitive swimming, and who eats like a horse. He loves God, and loves reading his Bible.
Yes, he still has significant challenges in his life that will make achieving his desire to attend college and work on the railroad difficult, but with God's help we look forward to his future. I don't profess to know or understand why God has allowed this to happen, and to be completely honest I don't always handle it well, but I cling to the words of Jesus in John 9:3, that it has happened "...that the works of God might be displayed in him."
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