Re: Something to read to give us all a pick-me up

[Guest guest]

Kim-

I have heard that one before, but it is a good one. No matter how often

something is repeated, it's new to somebody. And for others, it's a nice

reminder.

You are in the hardest of times right now with a new CHARGEr. Keep your

chin up and better times will surely come.

I remember when folks on the list and elsewhere would gush about how much

joy etc their special child had brought to their life, blah, blah. I

thought they were deluding themselves or trying to pull one over on me.

But-- soon I learned what they meant. I would never have chosen for my

daughter to have CHARGE, and if there were a " cure " , I'd get it for her

right away. However, our lives are blessed by her in a way that they

wouldn't be if she didn't have CHARGE. It's so hard to explain, but one

day you'll feel it too.

Michele W

Aubrie's mom (almost 7 yrs) and (13 yrs)

[Guest guest]

Kim,

A friend of our family told me that god gives special children to

special parents, because he knows we are strong enough to handle

it. Thanks for the story- I enjoyed it!

Mark mother to Sara 7 month CHargEr Grant 4, 3

>

> I Have only posted once before and I have been reading all of the

> posts and this is a great place to get info. I wanted to share

this

> story that came to me via e-mail just when I was feeling like " why

> did god send me this child? " this answered that Question for me.

> Please read this and if you have read this before I'm sorry!

>

> People always say how mean kids can be, never how nice they can

be.

> > This story will either make you cry, give you cold chills or

just

> leave you cold, but it puts life into perspective!

>

> > At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-

disabled

> children, the father of one of the school's students delivered a

> speech that would never be forgotten by all that attended.

> After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a

> question. " Everything God does is done with perfection. Yet, my

> son Shay cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot

> understand things as other children do.

> Where is God's plan reflected in my son? " The audience was stilled

> by the query. The father continued. " I believe, " the father

> answered, " that when God brings a child like Shay into the world,

an

> opportunity to realize the Divine Plan presents itself and it

comes

> in the way people treat that child. "

> > Then, he told the following story:

> Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay

knew

> were playing baseball. Shay asked, " Do you think they will let me

> play? " Shay's father knew that the boys would not want him on

their

> team. But the father understood that if his son were allowed to

play

> it would give him much-needed sense of belonging. Shay's father

> approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could

> play. The boy looked around for guidance from his teammates.

Getting

> none, he took matters into his own hands and said, " We are losing

by

> six runs, and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be

on

> our team and we'll try to put him up to bat in the ninth inning. "

In

> the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but

> was still behind by three. At the top of the ninth inning, Shay

put

> on a glove and played in the outfield. Although no hits came his

> way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be on the field, grinning

> from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the

> bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with

two

> outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base.

> Shay was scheduled to be the next at-bat. Would the team actually

> let Shay bat at this juncture and give away their chance to win

the

> game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a

hit

> was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold

the

> bat properly, much less connect with the ball. However, as Shay

> stepped up to the plate, the pitcher moved a few steps to lob the

> ball in softly so Shay could at least be able to make contact. The

> first pitch c ame and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher

> again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly toward

Shay.

> As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground

> ball to the pitcher. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and

> could easily have thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would

> have been out and that would have ended the game. Instead, the

> pitcher took the ball and threw it on a high arc to right field,

far

> beyond reach of the first baseman. Everyone started

yelling, " Shay,

> run to first, run to first. " Never in his life had Shay ever made

it

> to first base. He scampered down the baseline,wide-eyed and

> startled. Everyone yelled, " run to second, run to second! " By the

> time Shay was rounding first base, the right fielder had the ball

He

> could have thrown the ball to the second baseman for a tag. But

> the right fielder understood what the pitcher's intentions had

been,

> so he threw the ball high and far over the third baseman's head.

> Shay ran towards second base as the runners ahead of him

deliriously

> circled the bases towards home. As Shay reached second base, the

> opposing shortstop ran to him, turned him in the direction of

third

> base, and shouted, " run to third! " As Shay rounded third, the boys

> from both teams were screaming, " Shay Run home! " Shay ran home,

> stepped on home plate and was cheered as the hero for hitting

> a " grand slam " and winning the game for his team. " That day, " said

> the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, " the boys

> from both teams helped bring a piece of the Divine Plan into this

> world. "

>

> From Kim Magnuson mom to Tyler(5) Kate(5mos)(ChaRGEr) and

(5mos)

[Guest guest]

-Michele W, I wrote more fitness reports and evals than I care to

remember while in the Corps. I always prided myself in how well I

could paint a word picture of someone. You however have mastered the

art of putting pen to paper for you have the knack for putting things

in the proper perspective. You seem to say the right things at the

right times telling all of us things will get better! Your reply to

this particular posting speaks volumes for that is how I feel about

Garland. Yes, its hard to explain, but you did it anyway. For that

I say Thanks! (that momonamission thing is cool too!)

Randy, s husband and Garlands poppy

- In CHARGE , momonamission@k... wrote:

> Kim-

> I have heard that one before, but it is a good one. No matter how

often

> something is repeated, it's new to somebody. And for others, it's

a nice

> reminder.

>

> You are in the hardest of times right now with a new CHARGEr. Keep

your

> chin up and better times will surely come.

>

> I remember when folks on the list and elsewhere would gush about

how much

> joy etc their special child had brought to their life, blah, blah.

I

> thought they were deluding themselves or trying to pull one over on

me.

> But-- soon I learned what they meant. I would never have chosen

for my

> daughter to have CHARGE, and if there were a " cure " , I'd get it for

her

> right away. However, our lives are blessed by her in a way that

they

> wouldn't be if she didn't have CHARGE. It's so hard to explain,

but one

> day you'll feel it too.

>

> Michele W

> Aubrie's mom (almost 7 yrs) and (13 yrs)

[Guest guest]

-

You are so sweet. Thanks! I am one of those who talks and talks and talks

things out. I'm the big sister in my family and my lil sis can tell you

that I can give great advice. Living it is the challenge! Sometimes I talk

too sooon and put my foot in my mouth, but I'm trying to learn to sit back

and think before I speak. Now-- when it comes to how Aubrie has affected

me, that's something I've thought about intensely for years.

Hugs-

Michele W

[Guest guest]

Randy-

You are so sweet. Thanks! I am one of those who talks and talks and talks

things out. I'm the big sister in my family and my lil sis can tell you

that I can give great advice. Living it is the challenge! Sometimes I talk

too sooon and put my foot in my mouth, but I'm trying to learn to sit back

and think before I speak. Now-- when it comes to how Aubrie has affected

me, that's something I've thought about intensely for years.

Michele W