So Incredibly Blessed!

We had a really tough start to the year...miscarrying and moving in the same week was almost too much for me, but we clung to our faith and tried to be better and closer to our Father in Heaven everyday...we also made the commitment to be full tithe payers, no matter how tight things get, or how much faster our debt would go down with that money.  We've done our best to put our full faith in our Heavenly Father's plan for us no matter how much different His plan is from ours, we stopped resisting and fully gave ourselves and our family to Him and His plan for us.  Tony has been looking for a new job for such a very long time, and he finally got an interview at L3 Communications which is somewhere he'd really love to work, and things seemed to really be looking positive, then my mom got word that L3 was put on a hiring freeze.  We were so devastated, but were determined to keep our faith and trust in the Lord.  Then the Friday before Easter Tony's bosses pulled him aside and offered him the Project Manager position(which he's technically been doing for over a year now, despite the flaky project manager they hired just over a year ago, and recently fired due to thus said flakiness) along with the promotion they were giving him a extremely generous raise.  He told them he wanted to think and talk to me about it over the weekend which we did and decided there was no way he could turn down the job title, not to mention the pay he would now be receiving!  It would do miraculous things for knocking down our debt, which is what we want more than anything! He did decide to ask for a couple more things, neither of which they could give him, instead they gave him a two additional dollars an hour!  We couldn't believe how immensely blessed we were!  PAY YOUR TITHING!! It is so more than worth it!  The blessings of heaven have truly been pouring down on us, since we put all our faith hope and trust in our Lord.  With Tony's current salary we'll be able to be completely debt free faster than we ever thought possible....which in turn means we'll be able to save a much larger amount of money for a down payment on our next house, that we'll now most likely be able to build!  That has always been a dream of ours.
Our condo has a strong offer on it, we're just waiting on the bank to be done playing all their games, and whatever happens we now know that moving out of that condo was the best thing that ever happened for Devin's condition.  He is almost a whole new different for good boy!  Since living here he's started talking...really talking, putting two and three words together!!  He is no longer delayed in his expressive or receptive language...can you believe it??!! Four months ago he had about a 6 month delay in both forms of language, and now...no delay at all!  He's still on the lower end of normal, but he's in the normal range!!  Devin's meltdowns have gotten far less frequent and they don't last nearly as long.  He hasn't hit his head on purpose out of frustration in months. He still spins but not nearly as much.  He is so happy and even social!  Yes our Devin boy is SOCIAL!! He still has plenty to work on but compared to where he was a few months ago it's shocking how much better he handles social situations.  We haven't had to use his headphones and sunglasses in quite a while, he's even been doing ok without a weighted vest.  He is scheduled to be evaluated again by a child psychologist in July and there is a pretty good chance he's developed now OFF the Autism spectrum.  There is debate if he'll still be considered as having Aspergers Syndrome, if he does though he would be considered high functioning.  That is miraculous to us!!  The fact that his living environment was stressing him out and overstimulating him so much is shocking to me...but obvious!  His poor brain was so busy trying to process the endlessness that was our multi-functioning roomed condo that he didn't have room or patience for learning language, or how to handle himself.  He is so much more balanced as far as his sensory processing goes here, it's still work to keep him there but it's not nearly as hard and constantly changing as it was when he was in the condo.  He is still most definitely OCD, and has Sensory Processing Disorder(SPD), but it's not nearly as severe of a problem as it was in the condo, at least as far as his SPD is concerned. Sometimes it seems like his OCD gets more prevalent the older he gets, but it's manageable and that's what matters.  He getting so much more help through the Davis Early Intervention program as they have much better funding.  All of this is contributing to wonderful progress towards a much better functioning, happier, easier to live and deal with Devin.  Moving to a basement apartment seemed totally crazy at first, but it has been the best thing to happen to Devin, each room here has a distinct and constant purpose, it's lighter and more open and organized, and all of that is what Devin needs...and it really shows. I actually look forward to what the coming year has in store for Devin! 
There is a song by Michael McLean called "What I Need" from The Forgotten Carols, it has applied so well to our life lately, and given me hope and strength through some seriously tough times.  My favorite part of the song is, "Even when I didn't understand, when I thought you had no heart. Thank you for rejecting my demands, and always giving me the better part. All I ever wanted, all I ever dreamed of, everything I hoped and all the things I prayed for, couldn't hold a candle to what I've been given...I've been given what I need." It is so very true.  Our Father in Heaven's plan for us is so much better, because it is what we need....what we need to go through, the blessings we need to receive, the path we need to go to reach our full potential in this mortal experience, to be able to return to Him in Celestial glory.  "It won't be easy, but it will be worth it."
We are so grateful to be so very blessed!