House of Krause

Sign language is still such an important part of Luke’s life.  With some vocalization, signs and gestures we can usually figure out most things. How frustrated and different life would be at this point if we had not started signing. People have asked me, If he is deaf?  No, he is not deaf. He just has a hard time speaking, so we teach him signs so he can communicate with us. And communicate he does. I have had countless conversations with Luke, and he hasn’t said a single word. It amazes me.  Our new church has a deaf ministry. I take Luke up front every Sunday and we sign with the deaf members. There is such an overwhelming feeling that comes over me. Worship, in any language! Watching my son sing, sing, sing with his hands. A vision that is forever ingrained in my mind. It is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Watching him sing about angel wings, soaring with eagles, the power of the almighty Lord! Some times the hands just start going. He feels the freedom. He is not bound by the spoken word, he feels it in his heart. We so often take for granted that we live in a country where so much is available to our children. There are places all throughout the world where poor deaf children have no form of communication. Where they are considered the town dummies and are made fun of  through out their lives. Signs of Love is a ministry that is trying to change that- One sign at a time! The first time I met Robin Hanna (the founder and director) I was so sad and crying because we had just found out Luke had Apraxia. We had just started signing with him, I was feeling  hopeless. She looked me in the eyes and said Luke can do anything he wants to do in life! He lives in a country where resources are endless. No matter what the out come, he will be just fine. You know sometimes we just need a good kick to make us realize just how fortunate we are.  It breaks my heart to think about how many Apraxic children(and deaf) are in this world. Totally competent and intelligent. People around them labeling them as mentally impaired and telling them they are stupid because they hear slurred speech, and can’t understand them. I know there is a reason for all of this in my life. I hope and pray God will use me….

Today my prayer is for children around the world with Apraxia!

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