At this time Joshua was two years old, and we really didn’t know what we were in for. We had no expe-
rience with special needs children and Joshua had seemed like such a typical baby, but as he aged he
wasn’t reaching “normal” milestones, such as crawling, talking and even eating well. One of the biggest
helps in those early waiting list days was the FLIP program at LLH. We found common ground, communi-
ty, help and education here. We made life long friends from just attending once a month. The comfort and
familiarity that both Joshua and us obtained by those regular visits are invaluable.
The wait to be at Little Light House seemed to go on forever, but we knew in the summer of 2017 his time
had come. At the time, we lived outside of Tulsa on a small ranch. When we prayed about the best path
for the next two years, we felt it was time to sell the ranch and move into Tulsa to be closer to Joshua’s
amazing school. Because of this move we have been able to be more involved with Little Light House and
have expanded our already supportive family, to the friends we have gained through this ministry.
In June of 2018 we made a memorable trip to St. Louis Children’s Hospital where Dr. Park performed a Se-
lective Dorsal Rhizotomy on our precious boy. This procedure frees the spasticity from his lower extremi-
ties and frees him from the need for medications. We are so excited with the results and continue to see a
lot of little milstones as we attended 8 therapies a week.
Joshua is an amazing little boy with the will to learn and do. He loves to watch Veggies Tales, swim and
hang out with his friends at the Little Light House. He has wonderful nieces and nephews that keep him
laughing and playing. He loves to play his peek a boo games on the ipad and he is so very smart. He has
made great progress in his ability to sit independently, and use his hands for play and food. He is pretty
vocal, not verbal yet, but we know he will be. The progress he has made with his communication and oth-
er milestones he has hit at Little Light House is amazing. We are so excited to continue to see him grow
and learn.