Valentines

I received some valentines from a friend of mine and I thought I'd share them here. I have to tell you they really gave me a lift.

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You Have a Mission
Many people spend their whole lives wondering what their purpose is, whether they have a greater calling, something bigger than themselves.
You don't have to wonder: You know the answer every time you look at your child. Helping your precious one reach her fullest potential - pursuing treatments, fighting for diagnoses, battling on behalf of your child's rights - can become a personal crusade, and a particularly fulfilling one.
But even the little things, like helping your daughter through a hard day or a tricky homework problem, or finding a way to calm or comfort her, are often enough to make you feel like you were put on earth for a reason. You need never ponder what your life is good for. You are a Mom with a mission.
Terri Mauro
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I picked this one first because I has recently been down about this very thing. Where was my life going? What was I here for? You tend to forget when you're in the trenches. The whole picture gets lost sometimes.

One of the people helping S at swimming last night came over afterwards and said "I can't tell you what a pleasure it is to work with S. She is one of the nicest and sweetest girls I've ever met." Can I tell you how Dad and I had to watch it as our heads expanded. ;-) THAT was so nice and really a God kiss. It's hard in this life - you get so obsessed with what she can't do and always trying to help her that you overlook some of the biggest blessings about her.

I'm in the middle of creating some social stories. I'd like to have her input with them also. There's so many things I'd like to do and I feel like there's so little time. How do people with more children do it????????