tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815816737713723168.post8577645489336050487..comments2024-01-05T14:47:17.005-05:00Comments on Exploring Holland: FreedomShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03314523389648527978noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815816737713723168.post-11748907736604725042013-02-03T02:40:40.029-05:002013-02-03T02:40:40.029-05:00I met a little boy in a wheelchair at my parents&#...I met a little boy in a wheelchair at my parents' church over Christmas Break. He struggled clearly with his speech and mobility. In spite of his challenges, he was a plucky, affectionate little boy. I met his eyes once, and he instantly reached to hold my hand, asked my middle name, told me his name, and requested I sit by him (never once letting go of my hand). <br /><br />Later, I learned that his grandparents are raising him and all of his siblings... It was so sad to me that his parents could not love him because he was clearly so full of love. So often I am touched by your deep love for your children simply as they are. This is a gift you give them, and letting others see and hear about it here is your gift to the world. <br /><br />I can't even begin to imagine the isolation you must feel walking this path. I pray often for you and Matt, sometimes without words when I don't know what to pray, sometimes for peace, patience, perseverance, and sometimes that a deep strength will grow from these days of such intense vulnerability.<br /><br />She is a beauty - Waverly - in a way few of us rarely get to see up close. (Perhaps that's why sometimes we don't know how to respond or what to say.) I suspect that both her own life and your fierce love for her will long linger in the many hearts who know your family. While I often wish your story were different, I was reminded that Sunday how inspiring it is to watch you walk through it faithfully alongside your children instead of walking away from them.Jody Fhttp://thelinkbetween.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815816737713723168.post-46177188535334940982013-01-30T07:34:45.018-05:002013-01-30T07:34:45.018-05:00I'm sorry about the walking situation. :`(I'm sorry about the walking situation. :`( Kathrynnoreply@blogger.com