In addition to

I really am going to post some pics soon! Not today though. Just adding on to the last post. Without mentioning a specific event so that I can keep that all anonymous and stuff like that. I feel based on events I hear about and one that just hit pretty close to home that children with special needs can be particularly annoying to people. Let's face it sometimes they are louder, harder to understand and harder to force to act all quiet and made to be still. Makes me think they are actually smarter then the typical child :) So to add to my little rant yesterday I just want to say that it is sad sad sad that instead of finding the joy in a created child of God that has been given something a little special to love; those particular traits can be a problem to some people. Here comes the rant.....feel free to check back later for pics and not listen to this if you don't like to hear what comes pretty close to complaining...okay it is complaining and maybe a little truthful judgement thrown in...

There are needs that God gives to people. Sometimes those needs aren't obvious and so those people are easy. Sometimes the needs are small and we can overlook them. Sometimes the needs aren't too bad and we can die a little to ourself and feel good that we accept that person. Sometimes though the needs are big and hard and loud and messy and scary and time consuming and chaotic and personal and doggone it sometimes we have to die to our flesh second by second to deal with those needs.

Well what I have to say about that is Welcome to the Kingdom of Heaven! It is a blessing that God has put that person in your life. You are being blessed and God is helping you to die to that ugly old flesh of yours so that you can be beautiful like Him. And I admit their are certain needs that are hard for me to deal with too. Such as laziness and being whiny and selfish...those really get me...just ask my kids :) But ...but...but a child that has a disability or even an adult with a disability that is treated like they are a problem well that just gets me. So this little rant is posted due to the fact that I heard of such an event happening right here in my wonderful town to someone I care about and I just happened to be on the computer and felt the need to express my feelings. So without rambling and going on and on about it I will state here again and will probably do so again in the future a million times.... having a child with a disability is truly the very, absolute best thing that has happened to me. I have amazing children and am blessed by each and every one of them but one of them is the glue. That child brings joy to every person in our household. That child is special and we all know it. We are all in awe of how that particular child can brighten any day and makes us all fight over who gets to play, hold , be with him. Just the truth. And if there is some small sacrifice that we have had from taking care of that child we have been repaid a million times over.

Done! :)