FW: desperate hope

It appears that the recent enewsletter has generated some attention. I would like to share one of the responses.

Dear Mark, I cannot write as long of a letter as I would like but felt compelled to respond to this woman's letter. I could of written this letter several years ago. When my daughter was eight she was diagnosed as having developmental delays and learning disabilities (including ADD) and behavioral issues. We were all so discouraged. Life always seemed so tough for our daughter, even daily basics. It put an enormous strain on our family. I also benefited my reading Families Where Grace is in Place. I need to tell you that we also did some things that helped. Our daughter was showing signs of depression due to her challenges. We backed off academically for about eight months until she started requesting one subject at a time to start school again. She still did devotions and listened in on our readings and to history lessons. We focused during this break on developing her gift of baking to help her start to feel good about her strengths. She is now 10 and doing so well. She is much more pleasant to be with, more focused ( even working independently in some subjects!!), and is able to express her frustrations much more calmly. Her reading is taking off, her school work is catching up and she is able to get ready faster and even keep her room clean. This might seem silly to you but just getting herself ready each morning took about two hours! I just wanted to encourage her that there is hope and that God can do so much with each of us. Feel free to forward this letter if it would be appropriate. I will be praying for this family. In Christ, A.F.