A Poem

Ok, so my friend and hairdressor Jessie told me she loves it when I blog and blog often. So that's my main reason for so many posts in such a short time! :o) Just for you Jessie...so you better read it all now ...hehe

My beautiful blogging friend Kacey posted this poem on her site and wanted to be sure I read it! She thought it would provide the encouragement I had spoken I need in my earlier post. And it did! Thank you Kacey!!

I thought this poem was special and touching that it needed to be on my blog too!

A Special Child
by Sharon Harris

You weren't like other children,
And God was well aware,
You'd need a caring family,
With love enough to share.
And so He sent you to us,
And much to our surprise,
You haven't been a challenge,
But a blessing in disguise.
Your winning smiles and laughter,
The pleasures you impart,
Far outweigh your special needs,
And melt the coldest heart.
We're proud that we've been chosen,
To help you learn and grow,
The job that you have brought us,
Is more than you can know.
A precious gift from Heaven,
A treasure from above,
A child who's taught us many things,
But most of all- "Real Love

It takes me back to when I was pregnant. I went through a shallow phase where I felt more deserving than Britney Spears to be a mom and God gave her 2 kids born without any complications. My mother-in-law said something to me that I better understand now than I did then. She said "How much better care and love a child like Cayman will get with you and Mike. With Brittany how little of a chance in life they would have." Those might have not been her exact words, but it was something like that. I use to feel like I was being robbed of motherhood because I would have a special needs child. I feel so differently now! There was so much I did not understand. The way I see it is, I was not given just a regular baby...I was given a shooting star that stands out among the thousands.