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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Support

Support
If you are looking for a support group for your special needs child, we invite you to check us out.

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We invite you to find support from other parents of special needs children in a Christian environment regardless of the disability or illness.

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We educate our children in a lay Catholic Christian home environment in the Southern California area.


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Blessings To Each of You on Your Journey, and thank you for visiting !


In Christ,
All of Us Here at Richardson Studios
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An Example of Jennifer's Artwork

An example of Jennifer Richardson's artwork is below. This is a large painting of roses done in acrylic. Reproductions available on request. If you would like to know more, contact me.






 

You can change the lives of many special needs children

You can change the lives of many special needs children.

Your donation can change a life !

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Please consider donating to one of our children on our Featured Children page. Money donated goes to the various needs these children have. Read each child's story. Please donate generously !

Jennifer Richardson Custom Greeting Cards:Available for sale. Set of 5 custom greeting cards for $10.00. Envelopes included. Each card is includes a photo of original artwork by Jennifer Richardson on the front. Each set of 5 cards is unque and contains a different piece of art on each card. All sales are final.


Jennifer Richardson Custom Calender 2011Available for sale. Custom 4x6 calenders photo qulity paper for 2011. Each month has a different unique piece of art. $20.00 each. All sales are final.


Book - Adopting Baby ShawnaAdopting Baby Shawna is now available for sale for $5.00 each. Written by author and illustrator Jennifer Richardson. This book is self-published. "This is a story of my adoption journey for my daughter Shawna" states Jennifer. These books are hand bound with ribbon. All sales are final.


Custom ScarfHandknitted scarf. $60.00 each. All sales are final. Available in your choice of a single solid color or multiple colors. Available in your choice of red, blue, green, brown or pink. Colors may vary. All scarves are made in 100 percent acrylic and measure 36 inches long and 9 inches wide.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

For Sale: The Man From Calvary

FOR SALE:

"The Man From Calvary"
Music and Lyrics written by Jennifer Richardson

Available on CD as a single.
Suggested donation is $3.80

Please pray about donating a larger amount.

All proceeds go to raise money for the gas to get to the many doctors appointments and hospital visits, tests and complicated medical care for the five children we raise.

$4.00 buys a case of purified water to keep the children hydrated and cool on long trips in the car
$30.00 buys one can of Elecare.
$80.00 buys one tank of gas for transportation to the doctors and hospital

Any amount is appreciated.

Click on the donation button at the top of the blog, which will take you directly to paypal.

In comments, be sure to write "Man From Calvary" so we know your donation is for the purchase of this great song.

If you would like more than one copy, please donate the appropriate amount for that number of copies and write the "Man From Calvary" along with the quantity you want.

Shipping is free via media mail.

The chorus is

There is a man from calvary
I asked his name
He answered me
I am the way, the truth, the life
If you follow me, you'll never die.

If you like the lyrics and the single and would like to buy the whole album
"Jennifer Richardson: Songs From The Heart"
please email and let me know at academyofthepossible@gmail.com

God bless you this Christmas season!!

Jennifer

New Challenges for a New Year! January 4, 2012

Can you believe it is already a new year?! I am amazed at how old all my children will turn this year, 16, 14, 11, 9 and 6. Wow! We had a nice New Year watching movies at home.

We have no help from the county any more though at all, which makes meeting the basics really tough. We are trying to clear this up, but there are no guarantees that will happen anytime soon. The county is slow. We are being penalized because THEY typed our address into their system wrong. Our address is correct on the papers we turned in, but was put in wrong. We received paperwork extremely late because of the wrong address, requested they correct it, and still have no money from them.

Lord, we applied for Gabriela for SSI because of her complicated conditions in November and are still waiting for a decision. Lord, please speed up an approval. This would really take the load off.

Lord, we also applied for IHSS, and had to reschedule when Scott was in the hospital. We have not been able to get a single call back to reschedule this appointment. Lord, please put us on the hearts of those involved in our case and get the right person to return our phone calls and move this along for approval.

Amen.

Jennifer

All The Little Angels: December 26, 2011

Praise you Lord, and thank you for all your little angels.
Praise you Lord, and thank you for all the little miracles in our lives.

Thank you St. Joseph, most loving father, for your intercession and prayers.
Thank you St. Rita, saint of the most impossible causes, for your intercession and prayers.

Because of washer and dryer angels, we now have a washer and dryer that works without ripping our clothes. Our clothes dry, and somehow we got through the month.

We had little money for gifts this year for Christmas. God sent more angels. We were honored to be visited by Make-A-Wish, and each of the children got nice gifts. Our favorite was the family gift "Christmas-opoly" which we all enjoyed playing together.

Praise you Lord, and thank you for your healing.
Praise you Lord, and thank you for your love and patience.

Scott has been getting better. The doctors believe that his pancreas may be coming back. He has been able to decrease both types of insulin he is on since he got out of the hospital due to very stable blood sugars, fast and long acting.

We are praying for a healing miracle. In the interim, since Scott has been unable to go to work the last two months, we applied for SSDI. We are still waiting, praying and hoping as that would really help with monthly bills.

After so much trouble with Michael's Eosinophilic Esophagitis in October and November, we are so glad to report that Michael is back on foods. He was able to start eating vegetables, rice and for Christmas he was thrilled to be able to add ham back in. He has been doing well with that also. Drinking so much elecare, about 40 cans a month, food was a great gift. The hardest part was the candy that he could not have. Elecare is expensive at $30.00 a can or $1200.00 a month, it is an expensive diet, which Medi-Cal supposedly will not cover anymore. We haven't receive a deliver in two months now. We are praying for some miracle either in healing or provision for such an expensive formula. Elecare is an elemental formula which is non-dairy and already broken down into the most basic elements; this way his body cannot react to the proteins in any way avoiding problems with swallowing and swelling.

We are praying for a financial miracle to help with the on-going medical treatment which Medi-Cal seems to pay less and less of. They don't cover Michael's cooling supplies either with his temperature disregulation (Dysautonomia, possibly from Riley-Day Syndrome). At least it is winter, which makes it easy for him to step outside in the cold when he is hot and requires he use cooling packs less often. The weather has been warming up though, oh my.

Thank you Lord for all the many small miracles and ways in which you keep us going.

Praise you Lord for being able to at least catch up on the mortgage after such an unexpected hospitalization for Scott.

St. Joseph, St. Rita, Mary and all the saints, we plead with you to intercede on our behalf to catch up on all the bills, pay them off, especially the utilities which we need each day. In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.

Joseph is still using both of his inhalers and oxygen more heavily, with daily episodes of chest pain. Gabriela has had her medication increased twice already, which is helping her better. We are still waiting for neurology, who states we will get a call some time by the end of February to make an appointment for her. This means we will be waiting many more weeks just for the initial appointment. Praise the Lord, Joshua and Shawna are healthy. We are also waiting for results from tests for Joseph by the urologist.

All the kids helped decorate the Christmas tree, the house inside and out, and set up the nativitiy in anticipation of Christmas. I am only disappointed that the camera was lost, so we have not been able to take a single picture this year. We have turned the house upside down and had no luck. St. Anthony, please help us find our camera.

Merry Christmas, and Christ's peace to you this season!!

Jennifer


Monday, December 19, 2011

One challenge at a time: December 1, 2011

The washer is ripping and shredding our clothes. We are out of money after Scott being in the hospital. The dryer quit and just won't heat. The home warranty won't fix anything. The washer was leaking through the ceiling into the living room, and now I have big ugly spots in the ceiling from all that. It reminds me of washing and drying our clothes by hand for the month we were in Kazakhstan adopting Michael with no washer or dryer.

Michael has had his throat closing up and is now for a time entirely on Elecare, and we can't get insurance to send any.

Gabriela is struggling with herself, and anger, which comes out mostly at me. She is also struggling with dizziness, and multiple daily episodes of blindness. The ER told us to get her into neurology, so did her psychiatrist for possible multiple sclerosis. The frequency and other symptoms make them think this is more than migraines, throat closing up, difficulty with food, numbness and tingling in her arms and legs, headaches, and difficulty walking among others. She is already on a waiting list though for neuro which is just taking too darn long.

Joseph's heart appears stable, but his asthma this winter has flared up badly. He is back on two inhalers and oxygen as well as a lot of problems with accidents day and night.

Michael's dysautonima is also causing him problems.

More prayers are needed. My nerves are frayed, and my wits rattled.

God grant me peace and provision. This has been so hard.

Jennifer


Going Home: November 15, 2011

Praise you Lord. You heard my prayers, and you answered me. With all my intense prayers, the prayers of my children, the prayers of our families, and the prayers of friends and strangers alike, God answered our prayers. Scott made it, and he is coming home to his family and children who love him.

The doctors stated that all in all Scott lost 36 pounds due to pancreatitis. The pancreatitis threw his body into DKA diabetic ketoacidosis, severe dehydration, hypertension, and has made him visually impaired. On top of that, Scott now has Type 1 diabetes mellitus as a result of the pancreatitis which is more commonly seen in young adolescents.

I pray that he regains his strength, and his blood sugars continue to stabilize especially after an A1c of 17.6.

The doctors told us there was nothing that he could have done to prevent it. Pancreatitis is just awful and not something we could have predicted. Scott was never sick before, never had diabetes. Healthy.

We pray for that health again.

My prayers were answered!

Jennifer

Pray! Pray! Pray! A Call for Urgent Prayer! November 9, 2011

Oh dear Lord, please save my husband Scott. He is so sick. My sister Diana, bless her soul, came over to watch the kids. I took him to the emergency room where the doctors told us if we had waited a couple more hours it is likely that Scott would either be in a come or dead. He was in the ICU intensive care unit at Loma Linda University Medical Center admitted through the emergency room.

I cannot be raising these five challenging kids all by myself. I need my dear husband, my confidant who understands me, my deepest love, and my true best friend.

Please pray that he makes it. I need him, and his five children need him. My heart aches!

Jennifer

Housewarming Party: October 22, 2011

Well, our housewarming party pretty much was a flop as far as parties go. Everyone we invited either cancelled, got sick, or could not make it for one reason or another.

We had only one couple who came and made our evening most enjoyable, our dear friends Daniel and Cecile. They even brought Chinese food which is a rare treat in our house. Gabriela seemed particularly happy about that. We had a nice evening of conversation. I was particularly honored that they drove such a long way to come and share in the joy of our new place.

Thank you Daniel and Cecile!!! You made the whole evening!

Jennifer

Moving IN: October 12, 2011

Well, receiving close of escrow papers and keys to our beautiful new abode was awesome. Moving in with all the hardwork that it is was well, tiring, rewarding, and challenging with all the coordinating of furniture and boxes.

Praise the Lord we had enough money to pay movers to move all the big furniture. We could not have done it without them. I was so glad to have them. They even put the children's beds together. After so much hard work and a lot of achy muscles, I was glad to not have to do that.

Settling in is a large, daunting, and exciting prospect. Where to put things and being able to find things is also challenging. Getting internet service back up was a thrill.

God bless you on your journey,
Jennifer Richardson

Miracles from Heaven and a new House: Sept 23, 2011

September 23, 2011

We FINALLY got notification of our tax refund on it's way in the mail. We prayed, talked with advisors and some loved ones, even the programs the children qualify for for assistance. God has made it abundantly clear to us that our only option is to purchase a home with the money we get. It will take all that we have, but we have faith.

We started looking for a house. We started out with one realtor who was awful and clearly trying to get us to buy a house that needed too much work, cost too much and was overpriced. We decided to let him go and move on.

In moving on, we took a drive to an open house and met our soon to be realtor Marcel Hensely. She and her team, including Tanya Polluck, have been completely professional in every way. They have been kind and generous and had faith in us. They took time to show us many houses. With our unique circumstances, unique income structure and challenes, she found us a home.

We received the check from the IRS at the perfect time and were able to close escrow in the less than 30 days we needed to prove to the appropriate agencies that we had spent the money on a home to raise and care for our five children.

I am in such amazement, awe and wonder at how our blessed God works. We own a gorgeous two story home where the mortgage is less than rent. It makes the monthly budget much more doable, especially with all the frequent doctor visits. It also makes it possible to give the children rooms of their own that some of them desperately need. Gabriela has space now when she is angry or having a particularly tough bipolar or odd day to cool off and be alone. Michael has space to be separate to keep his exposures to germs at a minimum and a bedroom downstairs to help his limited mobility. The house is big enough to accommodate the two wheelchairs that Michael uses. Shawna has her own room to feel normal and play princess dress up and ballernina. Joseph and Joshua enjoy sharin and playing all the things boys love to play like super heros, space and cars.

My husband and I have space to call our own and a bathroom we do not have to share. I also love the fact that there are no bugs, no ants, no spiders or rodents contaminating our new home. It is a clean healthy space.

Wow!! God gave us our new dream home. A truly miraculous event that has no other explanation than the gift from God that it was and the many angels who made it happen.

Our first housewarming gift was even an Angel nightlight.

Praise you Lord!!!

God bless you on your journey,
Jennifer Richardson
















2010 - 2011


August 2011 Update for the year 2010 – 2011:

This post was originally written on September 8, 2011, but
for some reason I was never able to publish it to the blog. Hopefully, it will
this time.
The last year has been a challenge and a time of growth and
change for our entire family. In July 2010, we sold our home in Riverside CA
out of necessity and the bank’s refusal to continue to modify our loan. The losses
were big and real. The fear of having no place to go was even more real. We
prayed hard during those weeks for an answer to prayer. After being told by
family to literally go camping with our kids since we had no home, we knew God
had a better plan. With the help of many friends and with the grace of God, our
prayers were answered as we moved to a mobile home where we have been renting
since. With the goal of living within our means, increasing our means and
finding work, we started unpacking and settling in.
It was a time of pruning, cleansing, and growing a stronger
faith that the Lord indeed had a special plan for us as we let go of the old.
Some things were given to our neighbors, some to ministries for Mexico and the
poor, some to Goodwill and Salvation Army, some was sold at garage sales, and
frankly some was stolen. We practiced forgiving and trusting the Lord to heal
our losses.
In God’s grace, he helped us let go, move on, forgive, and
give thanks for the blessings we did receive. In the most amazing ways, God
showed us his love through others both friend and stranger alike.
We had Christmas December 2010 with a tree, decorations and
holiday cheer. We enjoyed Christmas movies and putting out Christmas milk and
cookies for Santa.
As the new year approached, we new taxes were coming up. With
the new law as of 2011 for adoption tax credits requiring proof and
documentation of all adopted children and receipts, we new we had a lot of work
ahead of us. We were pleased to find out after finally filing that a tax refund
was headed our way. We waited, and waited and waited for monthsw for a response
from the IRS. Did we get them everything they needed? Did we answer all the
questions right? Would they ask for more paperwork? We then sent in more
paperwork, over 100 pages to the IRS examiner. Then, we waited weeks and weeks
more praying that one day the funds would be released and sent to us. God’s
timing is always perfect, though it was hard to see why we had to wait so long.
The children have all grown. Michael grew about 4 inches on
average over the last year with the blessing of Growth Hormone to replace what
his body does not make. Now, Michael is closer to being 5 feet tall than ever
before. Height for Michael is such a celebration, especially after a diagnosis
of dwarfism and knowing how much lack of height can be a disability as well;
Praise God! Joseph grew with Growth Hormone as well, though slower. Michael and
Joseph both gained weight with the additional nutritional support of Elecare
Vanilla (an elemental formula for Eosinophilic Esophagitis) and Boost 1.5
respectively after really struggling and losing quite a bit of weight. It has
been an ongoing fight to prove medical necessity and get insurance to pay for
this expensive but life-saving treatment. Without it, both boys would be much
sicker. We were even more pleased to be able to receive the formulas in
palatable flavors such as chocolate for Joseph and Vanilla for Michael. When
authorization comes through and the formula comes, each time we can see growth
in the boys. Our doctors and nurses have become family. Sandra, a nurse at
CHOC, has made a lasting impression on us for her warmth and caring. Nurse
Practitioner’s like Ellen, and doctors like Dr. Boon and Dr. Chang among so
many others always have the best interest of our children at heart. Connie, the
greeter at the clinic entrance always takes the time to say hi and knows all
the kids by name. Jaime, our beloved lab tech, has a gentle spirit and gentle
touch every time our kids have to get stuck. He always gets it on the first
stick. Our favorite nurse is Sandra, who 3 years later, still remembers us as
we pass her in the hall. Ellen Schonfeld NP is on of our doctors and is as good
as they come.
Joshua has grown quite tall himself, and Shawna has already
grown into size 6’s even though she is only 5 years old. With her long
beautiful legs, she will be in size 7’s no doubt before she turns 6.
GabrielaEileen is tall and slender with an arm span longer than her mom’s,
which is nice when we need to reach things in high places. Both of our girls
have started growing their hair out long again, and now have it just past
shoulder length. Gabriela started back on medication to help with her own ADD,
ODD, and BPD. We have confidence in her
psychiatrist and treatment as it begins to start making a difference in her
daily activities.
We started using a new math program for school this year
which all the children love and are using (except Shawna because of her age)
called Teaching Textbooks. It is a computer based disc based program with
lectures and solutions for every individual math problem. The kids like it
because they can watch and hear and practice over and over again to master new
concepts unlike a traditional lecture based math class. We have seen all of the
kids excel.
We were finally able to get Michael a cooling vest and cooling
neck wraps to help regulate his temperatures. At least he is having less heat
related seizures and problems. Michael did start having seizures again, and we
are looking forward to talking with a new neurologist on Monday, September 12,
2011, whom we have waited literally months for. This follow up was supposed to
be for the seizure he had in February 2011. At least none have been
life-threatening, although Michael did end up in the ER with post concussive
syndrome after a bad seizure in August.
Joseph’s heart has been extremely stable and his ventricular
pressures in his heart, which are measured to determine how well his PH is
doing are on the high end of normal for a change, which is fabulous for him.
These have been the lowest for him ever). Joshua is doing very well in third
grade reading chapter books and making progress in school as well.
Shawna has decided she loves waterlemons (well watermelons
really, but that is what she calls them).
All in all, life is good. The kids all got some new clothes
and shoes since they grew. The best news of all was Scott’s new security guard
job. He is pleased to be with a company who is proving training for a security
license, and hopes to be finished with this training soon.
God bless you on your journey,
Jennifer Richardson

Monday, October 31, 2011

2010 - 2011

August 2011 Update for the year 2010 to 2011:
The last year has been a challenge and a time of growth and change for our entire family. In July 2010 we sold our home in Riverside CA, and with the help of many friends and with the grace of God we moved to a mobile home where we have been renting. With the goal of living within our means, increasing our means and finding work, we started unpacking and settling in. It was a time of pruning, cleansing, and growing a stronger faith that the Lord indeed had a special plan for us as we let go of the old. Some things were given to our neighbors, some to ministries for Mexico and the poor, some to Goodwill and Salvation Army, some was sold at garage sales, and frankly some was stolen. We practiced forgiving and trusting the Lord to heal us in our losses. In God's grace, he helped us let go, move on, forgive, and give thanks for the blessings we did receive and in the most amazing ways God showed us his love through others both friend and stranger alike. We had Christmas December 2010 with a tree, decorations and holiday cheer. We enjoyed Christmas movies and putting out Christmas cookies and milk for Santa.

As the New Year approached, we new taxes were coming up. With the new law as of 2011 for adoption tax credits requiring prood and documentation of all adopted children and receipts, we new we had a lot of work ahead of us. We were pleased to find out after finally filing that a tax refund was headed our way. And we waited, and waited for months, sent in more documentation, over 100 pages to the IRS examiner, and waited for weeks and weeks more praying that one day the funds would be released and sent to us. God's timing is always perfect though it was often hard to see why we had to wait so long.

The children have all grown. Michael grew about 4 inches on average over the last year with the blessing of Growth Homrone to replace what his body does not make, and now is nearly 5 feet. Height can be such a celebration; praise God. Joseph grew with growth hormone as well. Michael and Joseph both gained weight with additional nutritional support after really struggling and losing quite a bit of weight. The doctors were superb in getting this very medically necessary help for our boys. When authorization came through, they finally were on Boost 1.5 and Elecare formula and began to gain weight. We were even more pleased to be able to receive the formulas in palatable flavors such as chocolate and vanilla. Our doctors and nurses have become like family. Our favorite nurse is Sandra at CHOC who 3 years later still remembers us when we pass her, and we have many doctors like Ellen Schonfeld NP who is as good as they come. Joshua has grown quite tall, and

Shawna has already grown into size 6's even through she is only 5 years old with long beautiful legs. Gabriela is tall and slender with an arm span longer than mom's, which is nice when I need to reach things. Both our girls have started growing their hair out long again and now have it just past shoulder length. Gabriela started back on medication to help with her own ADD, ODD and BPD, and we have confidence in her psychiatrist and treatment as it begins to start making a difference. We started using a new math program for school this year which all the children love and are using (except Shawna because of her age) called Teaching Textbooks. It is a computer based disc based program with lectures and solutions for every individual math problem. The kids like it because they can watch and hear and practice over and over again to master new concepts unlike a traditional lecture based math class. We have seen all of the kids excel.

We were finally able to get Michael a cooling vest and cooling neck wraps to help regulate his temperatures, and at least is having less heat related problems. Michael did start having seizures again, and we are looking forward to talking with a new neurologist on Monday September 12, 2011, whom we have waited literally months for. This follow up was supposed to be for the seizure he had this past February 2011. At least none have been life-threatening, although Michael did end up in the ER with post concussive syndrome after a bad seizure in August. Joseph's heart is extremely stable and his ventricular pressures in his heart which are measured to determine how well his PH is doing are on the high end of normal for a change, which is fabulous for him (the lowest for him ever). Joshua is doing very well in 3rd grade reading chapter books and making progress in school as well. Shawna has decided she loves waterlemons (well watermelons really, but that is what she calls them).

All in all, life is good. The kids all got some new clothes and shoes since they grew. The best news of all was Scott's new security guard job. He is pleased to be with a company who is providing training for a security license, and hopes to be finished with this training soon. God bless you on your journey,Jennifer Richardson

All Hallow's Eve and Happy Halloween Also

The kids had a very happy halloween. Everyone did well in school considering today was a day full of anticipation.
Michael dressed up as Batman to save mankind from evil criminals. Gabriela dressed up as a cowgirl to celebrate her love of animals and horses. Joseph dressed up as a policeman to celebrate his love of the law. Joshua dressed up as a 3 Musketeer. Shawna dressed up as a blue fairy to celebrate the wonderful world of the imagination.
The streets where we live do not have tons of homes, however the kids did quite well in their trick or treating and brought home a reasonable amount of candy without being too over the top. I was quite pleased, especially being the first Halloween in our own track in our new home after moving this year. It was nice to see that our neighbors joined in the trick or treating without being too gory or scary to make the evening fun for the kids.
When we got home, we had the pleasure of passing out healthy treats to the kids in the neighborhood. We had about 10 kids in all come to our house, which was more than we expected and a pleasant surprise. After an easy meal of pizza and soda (which we have not enjoyed in weeks), we had a nice evening of movies and relaxation.
I pray everyone had a blessed evening themselves with a lot of safe fun.
God bless you on your journey,
Jennifer

I Will Be With You Wherever You Go

I WILL BE WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO !
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9


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