Spiritually Speaking

I cannot tell this story without speaking to it from every angle.  In the future I will be posting  things of a more practical nature like:
     -Hospital Helps
     -Things I would say....to doctors, teachers, friends, strangers, etc.
     -When we're tempted to give up or give in
     -What to say to hurtful jerks!
     -Special needs people are not special
     -Where special needs people fit into political correctness and diversity

For now though, I want to establish that this has been as much, if not more of, a spiritual journey for me than a natural or emotional one.  So to write without mentioning the spiritual experiences would be to neglect the most important factor in all the other things I will write about.

Some have said "attitude is everything".  I have found that to be so true.  And having a solid foundation of faith in Jesus Christ before this happened is what sustained me through it.  I found myself put in the position where I was forced to determine what I believed and to put that belief into action.  It was all that I had.

I can honestly say that if I could go back and change what happened if I would give up all that I saw God do, all that I learned about God, how He revealed Himself to me and worked in my situation, I couldn't do it.    Part of this is because "life gave me lemons...so I made lemonade."  I could only do this because of what I already knew and had experienced with God.  My attitude, my outlook and my hope for the future were all in Him and He did not disappoint.  In fact, He wowed the socks right off me!

Some of what I might share will sound foreign to some Christians and certainly to those without any religious training or leanings.  Some of it might make you mad because I may say the exact opposite of what you've been taught or what you have believed in order to survive where you are as a mom with a disabled child, but it's what I believe and it's worked well for me.  Furthermore, it's based on scripture and actually when thought about makes perfect sense.  Understanding brings peace, hope, security and a proper perspective that helps this life that has chosen us make sense.