Emma had her first oral placement therapy today. It involves a lot of biting and jaw strengthening exercises. She NEVER chews on her right side, so that is a big area we have to work on and well as encouraging her to try to move her lips.
I'm not going to lie, this is not how I would like to spend $200 per month, however it is more important than anything else we would be doing with the money. It also, coincidentally, works out quite perfectly that it's about the same as Toby's tuition which he won't need after May.
Emma is also on her last week of gymnastics and has said she'd like to do it again. So, it looks like we'll sign her up for that through the end of June - right when we will be swimming at the pool every day. Again, it's expensive stuff, but $20 per week on Emma's strength and fitness - with her enthusiasm! - it's a steal. Some people spend that on fancy coffee each week!!
All this is requiring a lot more discipline on our part, especially if we want to do other things. Rather than resenting it, we are thankful that we have been learning to let go of things that aren't important to invest in things that are. But we make sure we still enjoy life, with financial peace!
You can't ever be completely prepared for a big emergency, but if we can get consistent in our habits, we stand a greater chance of weathering a storm. Beyond that, we've seen our God come through in epic ways and believe He remains with us.
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