Hi friend,
I don't know about you, but I have a hard time letting other people do things for me. If something needs to get done in our house, my gut says: I'll just do it myself. My husband will offer to help with something, and half the time I've already started it before he finishes the offer.
Last week, that instinct got tested in a way I didn't expect. My middle child was diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic mutation — rare as in, less than one hundred known kids in the world have it...
And while I will admit it felt scary at first, I felt confident that the Lord had already been working behind the scenes to set him up for success. Before we even had a name for what was going on, we'd already decided to send him to a developmental preschool at our public school for additional speech and occupational therapy.
The diagnosis didn't change that plan — it solidified it. Turns out he needs even more therapy than we originally thought, which means the more consistent, repetitive help he gets, the better off he'll be.
So starting next week, he'll be getting that additional therapy for free, from people trained specifically for this.
I keep coming back to how easy it would have been for me to hold onto this one a little too tightly. To think, well, we're a "homeschool family," and I already outsource his therapy and practice with him at home, so I will just manage this myself. But that mindset would have actually held him back from what he truly needs.
This week's episode is on (you guessed it!) Nehemiah, and one thing that's stuck with me is how strategic he was about who did what while rebuilding the wall. Everyone had a section. Everyone had a role. It went up in 52 days — not because Nehemiah did it all, but because he was a wise leader.
I think some of us may need that reminder this week. We've convinced ourselves that doing it all ourselves is the standard we're supposed to hit. It's not.
Sometimes the most faithful thing is letting someone else in — even with something as big as a diagnosis, and even when it means letting go of a little of your identity (or pride) to make room for it.
If you needed to hear that this week, Episode 41 is for you.
Cheering you on,
P.S. If you have a mom friend who tends to cling to responsibility a little too tightly right now, forward this her way. She's allowed to let go of it too 🫶🏼
