Singing over kicks??

As is well known by now, Chance is taking choir at school.  It is also common knowledge that Chance loves soccer.  Chance loves soccer.  Did I mention that?  In case I didn't:  Chance loves soccer!

This 3rd term schedule has created a conflict of interest between these two classes.  Chance took both classes last term, but the way the schedule is this term, he has to choose only one.  That is because his schedule is crowded with mandatory classes and the only one left to drop for futsal is choir.

When I told Chance, he did that gesture he does when he is inner conflict.  He hangs his head and goes into deep introspection, a look of consternation on his face.

I was glad to see that his first response was not to just kick up his heels and gleefully announce that he could just drop his choir class.

He had to give it some thought.  And then he did the unthinkable.  HE CHOSE CHOIR OVER FUTSOL.

For this term anyways.  Next term it will be spring and time to try out for the school soccer team.  Chance is already planning on making that team.  (In fact, the soccer coaches are begging him to try out.)

Fourth term may bring more angst for the same reason third term did, but I think Chance already knows he is playing soccer come spring.

He is just holding onto choir as long as he can.

I am impressed.  He likes to sing.  And with the girl to boy ratio in that class, they need him:)

Chance has also been going to a voluntary youth choir at church for a special meeting coming up in a few weeks.  And, he still regularly attends our ward choir which sings for our congregation about every other month.

My boy likes to sing.  My boy can sing. He can sing with other kids his age, and with our church group.

I didn't know I could dream of all this singing for him when he was first diagnosed as being deaf.

I wanted Chance to be able to sing and enjoy music, I just just didn't know if it was going to be physically possible for him.

None of the professionals working with us dared answer me when I asked if Chance would ever be able to enjoy music when he was diagnosed as being deaf.

God knew though.  You can't go wrong if God knows you can do something.  Chance had a special blessing when he was diagnosed as being deaf that said he would be able to enjoy and play music.

And God helped us get Chance his implants.  I can not pretend that we did it alone.  God has had a hand in Chance's life and been very aware of his deafness and helped us to get what Chance needed when he needed it.  Sometimes in ways we never could have imagined.

Chance has been so blessed to have his cochlear implants and the possibilities they help bring into his life.

With God and his implants, anything is possible for Chance. Right now Chance is enjoying music, just like God knew he could.