I have been thinking about the ways my boys have touched lives without trying... They truly are blessings!!!!
Some times when Joshua is feeling his two-year-old-ness I will tell him, "Joshua, it is not so special have Down syndrome in this house. So you can't play the DS card on me!" The truth is all kids are special... The Psalms say that "children are a gift from God..." My boys just seem to touch lives by just being themselves! They don't try they just are!
Let me explain... Caleb will just hug a perfect stranger in Sam's or WalMart and time and time again they will say something to the affect of, "That is exactly what I needed!" Some times the words are uttered through soft tears.
Just today I read www.tammynischan.blogspot.com on the beginning of the Hope Basket (Feb. 28, 2009). Tammy told of how the birth of our Joshua was an inspiration for launching the Hope Basket in their area. I did nothing... Joshua did nothing but come into this world! Yet now hundreds of Families will receive the blessing of the Hope Basket. Tammy you are one of my heroes in the faith...
Some days I feel so sorry for myself... Wondering why we were given two kids with Down syndrome? There are other days I feel sorry for anyone who does not have a child with Down syndrome! Today I am on the edge of both..
My kids are a blessing! God is faithful and I know he will give me the love, patience, and strength I need... Thank you, God, for my boys!