Parents of children with special needs are confronted with challenges and victories that forever change their lives, and the lives of their beautiful children. It is those challenges and victories that compel them to dream, to hope, to achieve the very best for their special angels. Letters to My Special-Needs Child is an inspirational journey that will forever change the way parents look at their special-needs child.
If there was ever a time of total transformation, it was the day our children were diagnosed with a disability. That day marked the beginning of a life full of challenges, but also, a life full of possibilities, a life full of experiences, a life full of lessons in living, loving, and learning. Letters to My Special-Needs Child is an invitation to embark on the most amazing journey; a journey that can only be experienced when parents open their hearts, minds and spirits, to the most precious gift that ever existed; their special-needs children. Welcome aboard to the beginning of a wonderful tomorrow
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The purpose of life is a life of
purpose. I read this quote as I was
driving home from work today. It always amazes me how a word,a small event, a seemingly unimportant phrase posted on a gas station marquee can have the power to change the minds and
hearts of people. Change can only occur when we are ready to listen, ready to keep our eyes open, ready to act—and finally,ready to recognize the blessings that being the parent of a special-needs child brings. Today was yet another day of blessings for
me, another day of learning what your disability truly means. The purpose of life is a life of purpose. How accurate this quote is. How
precisely this simple sentence describes the essence of who you are
and what you represent.
I have always known that the purpose of your life is to teach others that you are so much more than your disability. Your purpose in life is to enable others to peak into an unspoiled spirit,a spirit whose soul speaks of God’s perfect creation. It all makes sense now. Finally, it is clear that your disability enables others to reach into the depths of their being and experience, through
you, the simple pleasure of a sunset, the beauty of a rainy day, and the majesty of each season. If your purpose in life is to enlighten
others, then your life of purpose has achieved the very end for which you were created.
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