When nothing seemed to work for my son with special needs the Lord gave me what I now call the Lighthouse Concept (http://www.lighthouseparents.com/Lighthouse_Concept.html).
The big ships of old were very dependent on the lighthouses. The captains must stay focused on the beams of light to illuminate hazards in the ocean such as abandoned ships and dangerous rocks. Without the light making the way clear the ship could wreck. Each lighthouse had its own set of signal light beams. A captain could follow those signals to his desired port. A captain and his crew needed to maintain focus on the lighthouse to safely guide their ship to port.
The Lord used lighthouses to show me as parents of complex special needs children we need to be in relationship with the source of that light, Jesus.
We are able to navigate the difficulties in life and parenting our complex children more easily. To not be connected to Him is to make ourselves open to disaster.
Things began to change in terms of my own skills and working relationships with the professionals involved. The Lord gave me some methods which I share on my websites and in my books (see www.peggyloumorgan.com for a list).
Peggy Lou Morgan
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