The day my daughter was born with Down syndrome I thought our life would be defined by hardships and limitations.
I cried. I questioned God. I thought I did not deserve a broken child.
But then I saw her. Really saw her. Her beauty captivated me. Her act of just “being” changed me. She wasn’t broken, but I was.
In this journey of parenting – now two kids – with special needs, I have discovered I have much to look forward to.
- I look forward to reaching milestones.
- I look forward to steps that become more confident and better balanced.
- I look forward to having full conversations with my daughter.
- I look forward to holding them a little bit longer (something I once feared is something I now look forward to).
- I look forward to watching them break stereotypes and showing the word their great potential.
- I look forward to them enrich the lives of those around them.
- I look forward to them accomplishing those things that doctors and other professionals have claimed “will never” happen (we have already had some of these moments, they are incredible!).
- I look forward to them continuing to change my heart, they make me a better, stronger, more passionate, more loving person.
What about you, what do you look froward to?
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So true – I especially love watching Ashlea accomplish things never thought possible!!
Yes, those are some proud moments, aren’t they?
There is so much to look forward to, and I am starting to see now that instead of being scared of the future, I need to embrace all of its potential!
Tracey, I love that thought!
Right now I’m looking forward to supper.
But I’m also looking forward to grandchildren, finishing my next two books, finding an agent…
Perhaps 2013 will be the year! (Though I hope I don’t have to wait that long for supper.)
Hope you did get supper! I am with you, I am hoping for that agent too 🙂
That’s an awfully lot to look forward to! Isn’t God amazing in how he redeems what once felt like a curse and uses it for his glory and our satisfaction! I’m looking forward to seeing a place that once looked hopeless bursting with life in Serbia because I believe that’s the kind of God we serve!
Beck, I am looking forward to watching your story in Serbia continue to unfold!
great blog – i attached mine..
Eileen, glad you found us here. Hope you get to link-up this week.