tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005582728855125643.post6596237017575641050..comments2023-10-23T08:41:20.011-07:00Comments on Prayers for Dale: Update Monday afternoon 12/12Prayers for Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778673240865673897noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005582728855125643.post-5303252177725760342011-12-13T14:33:26.799-08:002011-12-13T14:33:26.799-08:00I feel so horrible that Dale has these two steps f...I feel so horrible that Dale has these two steps forward one step back with his shakiness and seizures and then his confidence. It is already awkward to be that age as his body is begining to change and his emotions, etc. I really pray that he can grow in his confidence and keep up the good work! I am so thankful that he is willing to humble himself and allow help. Many people his age or even older, wouldnt be so willing! God truly is using Dale as a vessel to send His message. I feel so blessed because of your updates and because of Dale going through what he is. I often wonder does he complain or feel angry about this happening to him? He seems so mature for his age. I pray that he will know in his head and in his heart that Jesus chose him to spread the Word! <br />This year has been quite the year for me as far as finding people who need prayers for health and even though i am dirt broke. Heck i couldn't even sell my dirt at this point, my kids and I did make a generous (too much for us to afford) donation to the childrens hospitals! This year alone we have learned of your family, a baby who has had two heart transplants, come in contact with cancer patients, etc! My family is so lucky to be safe and healthy but through each of you i have learned that life can change in a moment, without notice. Once i am done with a medication i am on i will be back donating blood as well. Thank you Ostrander family for teaching my family what it really means to give and recieve! God bless you! I can't wait for the next update :D<br />MarisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005582728855125643.post-72012242862270893882011-12-13T06:13:19.525-08:002011-12-13T06:13:19.525-08:00As an added bonus (for me) following your updates ...As an added bonus (for me) following your updates about Dale is very thought stimulating. I teach high school worldview as well as serve as senior pastor for our church family. Over the years I have become more and more convinced about the role of imagination in grappling with the truths of our faith in Christ. Over and over I will ask folks to think about what a doctrinal statement "looks like." One of the things I discovered has been that we think visually before we think verbally. This is not to say words are not important...they are vital in expressing what we are seeing; but we do think with the senses first (from infancy). <br /><br />I say that to say it is not surprising that Dale is progressing faster in visual memory rather than vocabulary memory. I suspect you will find that in time he will do much better with words when they are associated with real sights, sounds, tastes, smells and feelings. A finger of sugar on the tongue can put imaginative meaning into the word "sweet." <br /><br />Unrelated to that, I wonder sometimes and just prayed for Dale's classmates. It must be a tremendously complicated thing for them to work through the difference they see in the young man they knew at the end of the last school term. Great opportunity for real-life growth for them which could bump them off the "fun" treadmill and get them thinking about real people, real needs and real solutions. So many things God can do through this.<br /><br />Keep on keeping on. It's an honor to be in the same Family of faith with you.Harold H Comingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01959078644363589936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005582728855125643.post-84591215503961499542011-12-12T21:50:45.418-08:002011-12-12T21:50:45.418-08:00Since I first heard about the accident, I've b...Since I first heard about the accident, I've been praying for Dale and your family daily. I really appreciate the updates, which help me concentrate when I pray. Since you first mentioned Katie's headaches, I've been praying specifically for those to be ameliorated as well. Would you please give us an update on Katie as well?<br />Here is a joke for Dale. "What do you call a submarine?" "A can of people."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03749311465929003653noreply@blogger.com