Make Him Smile, Lord...

Oh, Isaac is in a horrible mood today. We all slept in...maybe that's what is wrong. But it seems like the majority of his time today has been spent in crying and whining. I don't think it's physical pain, but I'm not sure. This is one of those frustrating days when you have a child with developmental delays, particularly communication delays, like Isaac. When they are a baby, or a toddler like Emma, it can be difficult to figure out when something is wrong, but eventually you can. Then when they are four years old, but their communication is stuck at baby-toddler level -- like Isaac -- the situation worsens for everybody. I guess this is one of my major areas of prayer and concern right now. I want to be able to talk to my son. I'm already having times when Emma and I can start to communicate, and those times are becoming pretty regular. But with Isaac, they are few and far between. I hate it, but that's nothing compared to the way it makes Isaac feel and behave. He gets frustrated and screams, and hits himself, and hits at Russ and me, and sometimes he bites himself or us. I want so bad to make all of these problems just melt away, to make my son talk like he should be talking, to give Isaac some peace of mind (and give myself some while I'm at it) but I can't. Lord, give us all a smile today, and remind us that You ARE working in Isaac's life. There are just days like this one...when the intervention of Your wonderful, loving hand is hard to see.....