tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089316062583477747.post3411733601511000616..comments2023-11-03T13:18:28.489+01:00Comments on Troc, Broc and Recup': Nearly my last Pause in Advent 2010!Flosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098894367955345944noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089316062583477747.post-53091937609796592062010-12-20T18:12:19.988+01:002010-12-20T18:12:19.988+01:00Thank you for posting this. I know that it has be...Thank you for posting this. I know that it has been a difficult year (so many families have been through such trials lately). Sharing this will certainly give courage to those with similar issues. It can be so hard to watch our children struggle and we want their happiness and well being above all. Hopefully the school system will soften a bit. We are so fortunate to have a school that is very understanding.<br /><br />Know that your love and care makes all the difference! Much love to you too!Lola Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14215529779296867987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089316062583477747.post-22203896160686588322010-12-19T22:41:15.062+01:002010-12-19T22:41:15.062+01:00I think it's the perfect post for this Advent ...I think it's the perfect post for this Advent and Christmas season. We, too, have had so many trials this year - spread out among my extended family. But through it all, I see God's hand protecting us in so many small and large ways. A wonderful reminder of the joy of the first Christmas time - when Mary and Joseph experienced so many trials through their first few years - yet God's hand was evident throughout it all then as well as now. Praying for you for continued comfort and encouragement. And thank you for another delightful Advent Season together! :) It's been such a blessing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07853668220114748234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089316062583477747.post-40130269467858846312010-12-19T22:31:06.867+01:002010-12-19T22:31:06.867+01:00I hope that you manage to get the right support fo...I hope that you manage to get the right support for Son 2, although I dont doubt it as you are a super advocate for your children and a great mum.Jen Walshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374363403295342745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089316062583477747.post-77478946780827347912010-12-19T15:32:56.525+01:002010-12-19T15:32:56.525+01:00Dearest Floss - so good to hear how prayers have b...Dearest Floss - so good to hear how prayers have been answered through a very difficult year. [I love that hymn too, and often hum it to myself]<br />God bless you all over this Christmastide with much joy and laughter xAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089316062583477747.post-48825838956750244512010-12-19T14:59:14.869+01:002010-12-19T14:59:14.869+01:00I love the idea of a journal of that kind, its nic...I love the idea of a journal of that kind, its nice to see how things were answered.<br />xSheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08951814037396356998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089316062583477747.post-42358325447405405612010-12-19T13:38:32.072+01:002010-12-19T13:38:32.072+01:00I do hope things get better for your son. It is go...I do hope things get better for your son. It is good to look back and see that things do work out in the end.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023925707643985411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089316062583477747.post-70622038934931151152010-12-19T12:44:12.554+01:002010-12-19T12:44:12.554+01:00What a hard year you have had, Floss. I hope and p...What a hard year you have had, Floss. I hope and pray that things are easier in this next year.Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089316062583477747.post-25331213990252027212010-12-19T09:59:58.414+01:002010-12-19T09:59:58.414+01:00This is a lot to deal with. I will pray that the n...This is a lot to deal with. I will pray that the next year will be an easier one for you and your family.aspiritofsimplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870339828098281415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089316062583477747.post-27390829491358688072010-12-19T09:56:41.316+01:002010-12-19T09:56:41.316+01:00Oh, I hope everything will be OK for your son next...Oh, I hope everything will be OK for your son next term... sometimes you really have to try and try and insist (some teachers still think that it's not up to them to make things easier for the students) and keep communicating with the administration and the teachers. Good luck !<br />As for the hair-pulling, both my daughters did that... Elise had a "hole" at the back of her head, a bare patch where it's slowly growing back and Laure quit pulling, but still twists her hair around her fingers - and sometimes it gets so tangled that we have to cut the whole thing !<br />Well, you will all be in my thoughts and prayers for next year, and I wish you all a Merry Christmas !Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322650387912154048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089316062583477747.post-44889952264246914582010-12-19T09:47:33.910+01:002010-12-19T09:47:33.910+01:00I can well understand how the French system might ...I can well understand how the French system might be for your sons if their attitude to other things is anything to go by - so rigid and exact and nothing short of perfect is acceptable. It must be very hard but I am glad that your prayers were answered over the past year and hope that you boys will both come out of all this stronger people - with you as their mum I am sure they will! My french friend tells me that they have a saying that being a maman is never easy just as we do.<br /><br />Jane xMarigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089316062583477747.post-10654192616763652072010-12-19T09:42:04.453+01:002010-12-19T09:42:04.453+01:00What a tough year you have all had, the boys have ...What a tough year you have all had, the boys have really struggled haven't they? I really admire the strength you have and how you have coped through it all. I do hope things will be better with the boys school next year. What a shame they won't/can't provide DS1 with a word processor to use, or as you say simply provide photocopies of the lessons.<br /><br />Your prayer journal sounds like a valuable resource and such a great way of looking back at the year and seeing how worries have been resolved.<br /><br />{{hugs}} to you all and thank you for this post Floss.Serenatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089316062583477747.post-55733512890027294642010-12-19T09:31:32.611+01:002010-12-19T09:31:32.611+01:00Dear Floss, you have had so much to deal with this...Dear Floss, you have had so much to deal with this year I sincerely wish you a much happier year ahead. My 12 year old is going through agonies at school as he has aspergers, tourets and adhd all rolled into one little personality and is currently hormonal with hair sprouting everywhere and a deep voice and still a little lad inside. We tried but failed to get him a statement of special needs but he so desperately needs help that our school system can't provide so I do identify with you as a mum who has to fight to get what's right for their child. I would like to say my faith is strong but I do falter and doubt often.Elderberry-Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197689596360708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089316062583477747.post-83023088444269449942010-12-19T04:28:58.165+01:002010-12-19T04:28:58.165+01:00This year has been quite a trial for you, more tha...This year has been quite a trial for you, more than most of us knew. It is amazing how Our Lord can help us get through things that we can not see a clear end to, He is ever faithful and good. I could not have come to grips with the diagnosis of my sisters breast cancer, last spring, had it not been for my faith.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing with us and I will continue to keep your family in prayer.Sherri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03956294100834139745noreply@blogger.com