Richardson News: January 2009

SHOP at www.shop.richardsonstudios.com
We have new pieces of art for sale at our online store. Please stop by ! Take a look !
Our featured piece is an Acrylic painting of Christ. I really enjoyed painting it, and just love the uniqueness of this painting. I hope you do as well. The original is for sale now, and reproductions will be available for sale soon as well.

ACADEMY OF THE POSSIBLE
We are working on our website for our new private school based in our Catholic Christian faith, and we are excited about our good progress. To Christ be the glory.

Academy of the Possible is a school for all children most particularly special needs children and those struggling to learn.

Starting a new business and new school has been exciting. Filing for things such as DBA’s, FEIN’s, and Seller Permits has been an adventure. I have enjoyed so much receiving each paper, and celebrate each step towards our opening. As we received each one, our excitement has grown. We are excited to share our love for learning. We believe every child matters, and every child has a story. Learning is possible for every child. With God ALL things are possible.

JOSEPH"S SURGERY
Coming up in just 2 months now, Joseph will be having his 4th surgery. We are praying and expecting in faith this open heart surgery to be a quick recovery. At this point, depending on how well his heart has responded, strengthened and grown, and what they find on the CT and Angio, it will be a simple tightening of his pulmonary band.

PRAYING FOR YOU
Riverside is a great place to look for a house these days. Our own street has many many houses for sale, 6 to 8 on average at any given time over the last year. We ourselves have lost over 50 percent of value in our home. For everyone who is now struggling with paying the rent, paying the mortgage, paying for the basics which is hard for everyone these days, we offer this prayer:

Dear Lord,
We lift up all our your dear children who struggle to meet the bills and pay for the basics of food and shelter. Please hold each of them in your hands close to your heart, pour out your most Holy Spirit, and pour out your provision upon each of them. In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.

ADOPTION
We have been denied a second time for our request to waive the fees for the adoption. The news of course was very disappointing. Apparently, we make just too much. The state does not consider AT ALL the medical expenses a family is taking on in caring for a child when waiver requests for adoption fees are sent. The state only considers the income. Not only will we have to pay the $2950.00 fee on top of the upcoming open heart surgery, but also the state of California in its infinite wisdom will not be paying out tax refunds and are sending IOU’s instead. We will be out that money for a while as well. That makes me so angry. We continue to pray for God’s strength to get us through this. We are waiting for a call back to determine if all of our papers have finally been gone through for the adoption. Hopefully, the final report will soon be released to the courts for finalization. We are checking into opportunities to appeal, however at this point we have found none. If I thought it would help, I would send a complaint to Mr. Arnold himself. Now, the state is telling us that it will take them 2 months to get the final report done. Bureaucrats can be so heartless. Arrrrgh !

USED SALES
We have some items up for sale on Inland Empire Cheapcycle and Resale Rescue to help offset some of the adoption costs.
If you are interested, please join through Yahoo Groups and look in messages under ‘richardsonstudios’. Or just email if you are looking for anything in particular.

ENCOURAGEMENT
Just as the silversmith must fire the silver to refine the silver and fire the impurities out of the silver and watch it to make sure the silver does not sit in the fire to long, so is the Lord continuing to purify and refine us.

PRAYER REQUEST
Please keep Scott in prayer as he looks for work in such a difficult economy.

STORIES
We have some wonderful new stories on our blog ( www.richardsonstudios.blogspot.com ). Please check it out. For parents who have gone through the potty training adventure, we are thrilled to share success stories with our daughter Shawna. We found it encouraging to hear what worked for other parents, and so we also encourage every parent in this endeavor.

Thank you to all of our angels and saints who have made this journey possible and carried us through the best and worst times. You absolutely made a huge difference in our lives.

Love all of us,
The Richardsons
Scott, Jennifer, Michael, Gabriela, Joseph, Joshua and Shawna.
3 dogs (Apricot, Chip and Kojo), 3 fish and 1 frog.

Our Business: Richardson Studios at www.richardsonstudios.com – Resources for Special Needs Children and their Families.
Our Store: www.shop.richardsonstudios.com – Wonderful Artwork and items to Support Special Needs.
Our Blog: www.richardsonstudios.blogspot.com - Touching Stories and News about our Family.
Our School: Academy of the Possible at www.academyofthepossible.com - a school for special needs kids.

DONATIONS are accepted at all of our sites.
Every child has a story, and every child matters.
Thank you in advance for your generosity, and Thank you for giving a child "Hope for the Heart".

For any parent with a special needs child, adopted, biological or caretaker, you are welcome to apply to join our yahoo group. Just go to www.groups.yahoo.com and type in academyofthepossible (formerly everychildmatters). We are a support system for parents and loved ones of these wonderful kids. Or click http://groups.yahoo.com/group/academyofthepossible/?v=1&t=search&ch=web&pub=groups&sec=group&slk=1

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