Ty

This is Ty.  He's been attending White River Academy in Delta, Utah since June 2009.  Eventhough Ty had great friends and a supportive family, he had a difficult time dealing with the challenges of having to deal with the divorce of me and Shane and having to adjust to his new home in CA.  The most difficult decision I have ever made, was to send Ty to a school where he could learn, grow and be happy because we couldn't help him.  It's been over a year since Ty has lived with us and we've seen a complete change in Ty.  I can't believe he's found happiness in a place with so much chaos.  He's working really hard to get caught up in school and is nearing the end of his stay at WRA.  Hmmm. I'll have to show you the original picture they took of Ty when he first arrived there.  It's shocking to see the difference of what Ty looked like back then and compare it to what we know him to be now.

It creeps me out to think that this was the Ty I knew.  It's amazing to see how happy he is now and how he can't wait to come home.  Paul put it best when he came out for our last parent weekend, "It's the same Ty - just happier."  

How blessed we were to have Paul come out with us this last parent weekend.  They have not seen each other since the night before we had Ty taken to Delta.  Kelly surprised Ty by pointing to a new kid standing behind him.  It was (as Ty put it) total disbelief.  Ty nearly took out the chair he was sitting in to get to Paul.  The two immediately embrassed.  It was a sight to see.  The two never had a loss for words and they both realized that their relationship was so much better than it was when Ty left.  After the first day of seeing Ty, Paul couldn't stop talking what their future could hold.  They both want to put in mission papers asap so they can come home and be roommates in college together.  Both are talking about becoming doctors - but who knows...they're both excited and are planning for the future.