Sundays! I love Sundays. It is my favorite day of the week. I love going to church with my family. I love the time I spend with all the children that go to the same church I do. Its a challenging day. It means that along with a few great women, I get to hang out with 23 kids, sometimes more. Sundays remind me, that life is bigger than my own challenges. It also reminds me that I am NOT alone.
Today, I had a wonderful chance that I hardly ever get. I had the chance to sit and chat with some amazing women who have perfect children with different working bodies, like my 3 year old. Their kids are not Type 1 Diabetics, but they have, each one of them, their own challenges. I enjoyed to watch them play all together, in their own way. I could not help but feel completely overwhelmed by how perfect they are. I was amazed and so happy to see their progress. I love to see them being a part of a group instead of being isolated. I was so proud of their mothers and their efforts and everything they do on a daily basis to help these children progress and grow at their own pace.
Here we were, women from different countries and different walks of life talking about genetics and environmental issues that impact our children's health. In addition to being there to help our children learn about God, it was more like we were having a summit, talking about things that were very important in our own lives.
I thought for a second about how the world discounts full-time mothers. Or how they even judge those that have jobs in addition to having to race their children and deal with the differences of how some of their children might learn. I felt small compared to how these women work hard each day to help their children be healthy and happy. At the same time, I came to the realization that mothers of children whose bodies and minds work differently, are without a doubt, a force to be reckoned with. I was amazed to see how in fact education and information is processed differently through the eyes of motherhood. I realized that there is no other spirit that is stronger, than a mother who has a vision for their child with different needs.
I am so blessed by these women! I am so happy they are in my life. I am humbled by there efforts. And I am strengthened by the faith. I am so lucky that I get to spend time with them. I am so grateful to call them my friends.
Despite the fact that all of our children are different, I feel there's a special bond between us. So today, Sunday, is as beautiful as any day can be. However, it is a magnanimous day because we reconfirmed that we are not alone. We are not weak. We are not ignorant. We are strong. We are our children's best advocates. And because of our vision for our children, they will grow up to be productive adults in our communities.
To you dear friends, who share the challenge of raising a perfect child that works differently, I say to you: thank you. Thank you for your example. Thank you for the strength of your actions. And the faith your words convey, even when you say nothing at all.
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