{"id":31254,"date":"2020-02-06T00:05:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T06:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/differentdream.com\/?p=31254"},"modified":"2020-02-06T00:05:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T06:05:39","slug":"heartfelt-gratitude-for-special-needs-blessings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/heartfelt-gratitude-for-special-needs-blessings\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartfelt Gratitude for Special Needs Blessings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.4.2″][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.4.2″ title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#42313A” title_font_size=”40px” meta_font_size=”14px” background_color=”#B4DBC0″ custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.4.2″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.4.2″][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.2″][et_pb_image src=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9mZWF0dXJlZF9pbWFnZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7fX0=@” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.4.3″ _dynamic_attributes=”src”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]Heartfelt gratitude for special needs blessings may seem like a contradiction of terms for parents grappling with a new diagnosis or the loss of a child. Guest blogger Paul Gallagher describes how he and his wife Valerie cultivated gratitude through the life of their first child, Joshua, and how they use that gratitude to bless others.<\/em>\n\nMy wife Valerie and I were expecting our first child in England, her native country, where I was serving in the United States Air Force (USAF). The nursery was ready, the due date was approaching. We were so excited!\n\nTwo weeks before that date, our USAF doctor noticed something that resulted in us being referred to Guys Hospital in London. After a sonogram, the doctor told us our son had a hypoplastic left heart and would not live more than a few hours after birth. We were devastated. Fortunately, the air force quickly whisked us to the United States where doctors were willing to intervene. We arrived after an 11 hour flight in a military cargo aircraft with Valerie on a stretcher. Josh was born at an army hospital and later transferred to Texas Children\u2019s Hospital to await a heart transplant. At 3 months of age, Josh had the transplant.\n

\"Heartfelt<\/a><\/p>\nOrgan transplantation isn\u2019t a cure. It is trading an unmanageable problem for a manageable one. As a young couple we learned complex immunosuppressive medicine regimes, placed nasal-gastric feeding tubes, and experienced the worries of having a child with a compromised immune system. Later we learned that Joshua was also autistic. We\u2019ve spent countless days living in ICUs and hospital rooms. On numerous occasions we\u2019ve been pulled into a room and told Josh was not going to make it. We watched him endure procedures, ouchies, yucky meds, and pain.\u00a0We<\/span>\u00a0cared for him in our home until he was almost 18. He passed away in January of 2011.\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\"Heartfelt\nJosh has a younger brother and sister who also walked this path with us. To be sure, Josh\u2019s good days far outnumbered the bad, but life could be unpredictable and very hard.\u00a0What did we learn through these experiences?\n

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  1. A different understanding of blessings<\/em>.<\/b> Blessings are often brought to us through the hardest circumstances. In the hardest times, there is something to be thankful for\u2013if we look for it. We can only experience the blessing of God\u2019s comfort when we are broken-hearted.<\/li>\n\t
  2. We can avoid victimhood and self-pity focusing on what we can do<\/em><\/b>.\u00a0The quickest way to loose hope is focusing on circumstances we can\u2019t change. But whatever our circumstances, there is always some way to be a blessing to others\u2013if we look for it.\u00a0Even in impossible situations, we can do<\/em> something.<\/li>\n\t
  3. We must accept life on its terms and trust the Lord<\/b>. If we compare, we step away from blessings because comparing my circumstances with others or with the way I think they should be will make it difficult to be thankful. We can’t bless bless others when we aren’t thankful.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nWe are thankful because we know God loves Josh even more than we do. We are thankful that when Josh entered God\u2019s presence, all the pain he ever felt was not even a memory.\u00a0 <\/span>Between now and our joyful reunion, we try to bless others through Josh Tree<\/strong><\/a>, a non-profit we recently started. Josh Tree<\/strong><\/a> allows us to share our heartfelt gratitude for special needs blessings and keep Josh\u2019s memory alive by helping families with children who have life-changing illness. The long term vision of the organization is to provide those families with resources to stay resilient in the face of incredible challenge as well as helping with their more immediate needs. We invite you to visit the website to learn more about how Joshua taught us to cultivate gratitude for special needs blessings in his life and ours.\n\nDo you like what you see at DifferentDream.com? You can receive more great content by subscribing to the monthly Different Dream newsletter and signing up for the daily RSS fee<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.4.2″][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.2″ background_color=”#b4dbc0″ custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false”][et_pb_blurb title=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9hdXRob3IiLCJzZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJiZWZvcmUiOiJCeSAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsIm5hbWVfZm9ybWF0IjoiZGlzcGxheV9uYW1lIiwibGluayI6Im9uIiwibGlua19kZXN0aW5hdGlvbiI6ImF1dGhvcl9hcmNoaXZlIn19@” image=”http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_20170108_145132550_HDR.jpg” alt=”Heartfelt gratitude for special needs blessings can take a long time to cultivate. Paul Gallagher describes how he and his wife learned about gratitude and how they want to bless others.” icon_placement=”left” image_max_width=”100px” content_max_width=”800px” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ _dynamic_attributes=”title” header_font=”Rubik|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#44465f” header_font_size=”14px” header_line_height=”32px” body_font=”Rubik||||||||” body_text_color=”rgba(0,6,69,0.6)” body_link_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_css_main_element=”font-weight: 400;” border_radii_image=”on|100px|100px|100px|100px” border_color_all_image=”#ffffff” box_shadow_style_image=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical_image=”20px” box_shadow_blur_image=”40px” box_shadow_color_image=”rgba(68,70,95,0.27)” locked=”off”]

    Paul Gallagher is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) Chief Master Sergeant with 29 years of service. He and his lovely wife Valerie are now empty nesters and living in New Braunfels, Texas where he works as a business consultant. They enjoy friends and family, along with hiking and camping.<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.4.2″][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.2″][et_pb_comments _builder_version=”4.4.2″ custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#42313A” button_bg_color=”#EBDCB2″][\/et_pb_comments][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=”4.4.2″][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.2″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”#42313A” background_color_gradient_end=”#EBDCB2″ background_color_gradient_direction=”159deg” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” border_width_all=”3px” border_color_all=”#1c1259″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.2″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”25px|0px|5px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”horizontal_optin_column_1″ _builder_version=”4.3.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.2″ header_text_align=”right” header_text_color=”#45107a” header_3_font=”Dancing Script|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#B4DBC0″ header_3_font_size=”45px” custom_margin=”10px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false”]

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    Heartfelt gratitude for special needs blessings can take a long time to cultivate. Paul Gallagher describes how he and his wife learned about gratitude and how they want to bless others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\"Heartfelt<\/em>\n\nHeartfelt gratitude for special needs blessings may seem like a contradiction of terms for parents grappling with a new diagnosis or the loss of a child. Guest blogger Paul Gallagher describes how he and his wife Valerie cultivated gratitude through the life of their first child, Joshua, and how they use that gratitude to bless others.<\/em>\n\nMy wife Valerie and I were expecting our first child in England, her native country, where I was serving in the United States Air Force (USAF). The nursery was ready, the due date was approaching. We were so excited!\u00a0<\/span>\n\nTwo weeks before that date, our USAF doctor noticed something that resulted in us being referred to Guys Hospital in London.\u00a0<\/span>After a sonogram, the doctor told us our son had a hypoplastic left heart and would not live more than a few hours after birth. We were devastated. Fortunately, the air force quickly whisked us to the United States where doctors were willing to intervene.\u00a0<\/span>We arrived after an 11 hour flight in a military cargo aircraft with Valerie on a stretcher.\u00a0<\/span>Josh was born at an army hospital and later transferred to Texas Children\u2019s Hospital to await a heart transplant.\u00a0<\/span>At 3 months of age, Josh had the transplant. \u00a0<\/span>\n

    \"Heartfelt<\/p>\nOrgan transplantation isn\u2019t a cure.\u00a0<\/span>It is trading an unmanageable problem for a manageable one. As a young couple we learned complex immunosuppressive medicine regimes, placed nasal-gastric feeding tubes, and experienced the worries of having a child with a compromised immune system.\u00a0<\/span>Later we learned that Joshua was also autistic.\u00a0<\/span>We\u2019ve spent countless days living in ICUs and hospital rooms.\u00a0<\/span>On numerous occasions we\u2019ve been pulled into a room and told Josh was not going to make it.\u00a0<\/span>We watched him endure procedures, ouchies, yucky meds, and pain.\u00a0We<\/span>\u00a0cared for him in our home until he was almost 18. He passed away in January of 2011.\u00a0<\/span>\n

    \"Heartfelt<\/p>\nJosh has a younger brother and sister who also walked this path with us.\u00a0<\/span>To be sure, Josh\u2019s good days far outnumbered the bad, but life could be unpredictable and very hard.\u00a0What did we learn through these experiences?\n

      \n \t
    1. A different understanding of blessings<\/em>.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Blessings are often brought to us through the hardest circumstances. In the hardest times, there is something to be thankful for\u2013if we look for it.\u00a0<\/span>We can only experience the blessing of God\u2019s comfort when we are broken-hearted.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t
    2. We can avoid victimhood and self-pity focusing on what we can do<\/em><\/b>.\u00a0The quickest way to loose hope is focusing on circumstances we can\u2019t change. But whatever our circumstances, there is always some way to be a blessing to others\u2013if we look for it.\u00a0Even in impossible situations, we can do<\/em> something.<\/li>\n \t
    3. We must accept life on its terms and trust the Lord<\/b>. If we compare, we step away from blessings because comparing my circumstances with others or with the way I think they should be will make it difficult to be thankful. We can't bless bless others when we aren't thankful.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nWe are thankful because we know God loves Josh even more than we do. We are thankful that when Josh entered God\u2019s presence, all the pain he ever felt was not even a memory.\u00a0 <\/span>Between now and our joyful reunion, we try to bless others through Josh Tree<\/strong><\/a>, a non-profit we recently started. 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