An email I just sent out is below to give an update on life.
Dear Friends,
The last time I sent a mass email about the clinic and our life, I asked for prayer regarding insurance credentialing, potential legal action from Jeff's former employer, and transition as Sydney & Ethan were starting school. It seems likes months to me since I sent that email, or maybe even a year; I can't believe it was only 2 weeks ago. Jeff & I have never worked harder or longer than we have in the past few weeks. It has been busy and tiring, but so very satisfying and exhilarating.
Credentialing Update:
Once we found out on August 18 that our business consultant had dropped the ball on getting us credentialed with the insurance carriers, my full time roll in our business immediately became getting us set up with the insurance companies. We were very unsure what would happen with only 12 days until we opened and the credentialing process normally taking 90 days.
Thanks to our wonderful billing specialist who walked me through all the steps, Jeff's parents who came to stay with us for a week to take care of our kids, cooking, grocery shopping, clinic set up, and house while I worked, your prayers, and God's loving mercy toward us, we were able to get set up with the most important insurance companies. Most of the companies that we have sent in all of our forms, but are not officially set up with yet will do some retroactive billing, so we are able to see patients.
Legal Action:
After I sent our last email, we did get a very nasty letter from Jeff's former employer's attorney in Kentucky. It was so over-the-top nasty, and the claims they made against him were so outrageously lacking in merit that it was not difficult to keep from getting too focused on it. We did have our attorney respond to the letter in a completely opposite tone from the one sent to us, and so far we have not heard anything. This is absolutely not the way we would ever want to handle conflict. Jeff has been so open and honest with Jeff H. (former employer), and we would much rather sit down with him and talk, but that doesn't seem to be an option right now.
I ask you for continued prayer on this. Pray for Jeff H.'s heart to be softened, for him to know fullness that comes from Christ, for him not to try to fill his own emptiness by pursuing innocent people. Please pray for a quick end to the legal pursuit. We are not deterred by it, but it has cost us money, and we'd rather not spend more money on this. We do recognize, though, that all we have belongs to God, and He will always take care of us.
Clinic Update:
We opened Chandler Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab last Monday, August 30! Last week was a good week, and Jeff has 11 patients scheduled for today! People are finding us and seeking out treatment from Jeff, and we are thankful.
We do need to find trustworthy CPA right away that will get us set up to handle our finances properly. This is an area that neither of us have experience in, and after what happened with the man who failed to do our credentialing (even though we have personally reconciled with him), we have chosen to not use him as our CPA. Please pray for us to find someone immediately.
School:
Sydney & Ethan love their school, and Reid is doing well with others taking care of him while I work. I am so thankful for this. I often think about how God took care of my kids' education before I even knew I'd need so much help.
Personal Growth:
For me, it's funny to think how different my life was 3 weeks ago. My biggest concerns were the pregnancy and feeling like a failure for not continuing to homeschool. But then came the credentialing news, and oh, how my focus has changed! This has forced me to let go of things that I have held so tightly to in the (recent) past and has helped me to joyfully live in the moment, knowing that God is merciful, loving, and that the Holy Spirit is my guide.
I think for much of my life I have seen God as a task-master that I need to please by doing the “right” thing and as one who should tip the scales in my favor because I do the “right” thing (or what I think is the “right” thing). Jeff & I have seen God do some amazing things and come through for us with this credentialing in ways I wouldn't have imagined. We have been prayed over and have received much needed help. I have felt the love and care of God in such ways that I can't even wrap words around. His word has been my bread, His promises never failing, His care for me and my family indescribable.
This clinic is definitely the product of a community effort, something we could not have accomplished on our own. From people pitching in with childcare, helping us set up the clinic, and supporting us with prayer and encouraging words, this has truly been a team project. We continue to need prayer and support and are so grateful to have so many people on this journey with us.
The Solid Rock by Edward Mote (1834)
- My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name. - Refrain:
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
- When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil. - His oath, His covenant, His blood
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay. - When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found;
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.
K Class marching into the cafeteria beating their drums.
Here's Ethan! His headdress says "Hunting Deer" for his Indian name.
The first graders read a poem to the kindergarteners.
Eating the feast!
Reid felt right at home and helped himself to some food too.
Me & my boys (all 3!)
Sydney's feast was combined with the other 2nd grade class. Here they are doing sign language to a Native American poem. They made their costumes in class, and Mrs. Creech painted their faces.
Sydney & Julianne reading the Native American 23rd Psalm (see below).
My girl!
And Reid joins another feast!
This is right outside Sydney's classroom! Those are gardens in the background.
Mrs. Creech had another teepee set up outside that the kids could go in.
This picture is in the mall parking lot,where we went after school. We made Ethan's shirt at home by ironing on some coloring sheets he made at school.
Backs of their outfits
