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A Special Motherhood
I received this email today and it put a special smile in my heart. It is humbling to find customers that care enough about my personal journey to take the time to write.
I thank you for this!
Debbie May
A Special Motherhood
With great care and deliberation, God was hovering over earth selecting his parents for children. As he worked, he was instructing an angel to take notes.
He states to the angel, “Beth Armstrong give her a son and Patron Saint Matthew. Marjorie Forest, give her a daughter and Patron Saint Cecilia. Carrie Rutledge, give her twins and Patron saint Gerald. Gerald is use to profanity.”
He pauses at the next name and smiles. “Give this mother a handicapped child.” The angel is curious. “Why this mother? She’s so happy.” God replied, “Exactly, how could I give a handicapped child a mother who doesn’t know laughter? That would be cruel.” The angel asks, “But does she have enough patience?” God relied, “I don’t want her to have too much patience or she will drown in a sea of self-pity and despair.”
“I watched her today. This mother has a strong sense of self and independence. This is necessary. You see, the child I am going to give her has his own world. This mother will have to live in the child’s world, and that’s not going to be easy. This mother is selfish.” The angel gasps, “Selfish, is that a virtue?” God nods yes. “If she can’t separate herself from the child occasionally, she will never survive.”
“Yes, here is a woman whom I will bless with a child less than perfect. She doesn’t know it yet, but she is to be envied. She will never take for granted a spoken word. She will never consider a step ordinary. When her child says, “Momma” for the first time, she will witness a miracle and know it. I will permit her to see clearly the things I see – ignorance, cruelty, prejudice – and allow her to raise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day because she is doing my work as surely if she were an angel by my side.”
The angel asks, “Who will be her Patron Saint?”
God smiles, “Give her a mirror….that will suffice.”
5 comments:
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Absolutely beautiful! Encouraging words..."She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day"
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This made my cry,
I have three children born to me, of my blood. And two of them are special needs children. My daughter has PDD-NOS (a form of autism) and my son has really severe ADHD with several other issues going on. And I'm going to have him evaluated for aspergers syndrom as well.
It's not easy rasing children who have a different set of needs. I struggle with my own battles every day as well, so that just makes the job harder. Nor do many others understand what us parents go though.
When we were struggling with our daughter and she was regressing a friend I had met online had shared this poem with me. But as I have shared it with others, only to realize it's not just about raising a child with a disablity it's about any life altering change.
Because of space I'm going to add the link where it can be found. But it's titled "Welcome To Holland".
http://www.our-kids.org/Archives/Holland.html
Thanks for sharing,
signed
just another mom in this world
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When my first son was born with congenital glaucoma, I remember saying "Why me?" My mother told me that God must know what a strong person I was. When my second son was also born with congenital glaucoma, I remember thinking that I must be a lot stronger than I knew.
This poem really hit home to me. I could see myself so much in it. I am not particularly patient and figure that before I was selfish.
Since I now have a third child (not blind) I so can see how much better my life is with my children in it, even and especially because they are blind. Tears fill my eyes everyday but they are tears of joy!!
Rosina
MO
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Someone sent me this story after my daughter with Down Syndrome was born. It never fails to bring a smile to my heart and a tear to my eye. What I always considered to be "my faults" were turned into virtues for this journey of helping our special kids!