Normal

I don't want perfect, just normal.


Logan hits his little sister.


He yells at me and gets ticked off when I tell him to put his clothes away before he can play the Wii.


He tries to sneak chocolate chips from the cabinet when he thinks I'm not looking.


So what?


I can handle that. All of it. That's what's expected of a seven year old boy.




Seven year old boys don't

scream and cry for hours,

at the drop of a hat,

until they throw up.


They don't

take pleasure in abusing,

and killing living things,

then show no remorse.


They don't

set out to destroy everything in sight;

new gifts they've been given,

or old treasures that don't belong to them.


They don't

take a baseball bat to anything -

except a baseball.


They don't

talk about death,

or wish away their precious lives,

or the lives of their loved ones.




Seven year old boys

climb trees,

ride bikes,

torment their little sisters,

sneak candy,

and play in the mud.


They are

always hungry,

curious,

brave,

and sometimes crabby.


They still need

friends,

compliments,

hugs,

a kiss from mom,

and an ear to listen.


How do I know this? I have a seven year old boy. I don't always get to see him, but when I do, it's grand.

This new child of mine, he's growing and changing everyday. I didn't talk publicly about the "other" Logan, probably because I didn't know what we were doing wrong. I didn't know why or how. I didn't know how to "fix" it, how to make it all better.

Do I magically have all the answers now? No, but we're learning everyday. We've seen some remarkable changes, they may seem small to those on the outside, but to us, they're tremendous.

For the first time in almost eight years, I feel like I'm able to breathe. Instead of remaining on constant chaos control, I was able to clean & pay bills over spring break - simple things most people probably take for granted.

What could bring on such a change? You may be surprised. A diet. It's actually more of a lifestyle change; an awareness of what we put into our bodies. The ultimate goal? Natural, God-made foods.