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Hello, My name is Lisa. I'm a part time Substitute Teacher Grades K - 12, special Ed, as well as a Full time mom, to three wonderful kids. Christian, Carolyn - both in 7th grade and going through the middle school Drama, and my youngest who is now 11 years old and has severe autism. Richie was diagnosed when he was 2 years old...and has been my inspiration. Just when I think I got it all figured out...my kids are there to let me know, I have been driving in the wrong lane, going the wrong direction.
We have been through some really good times and some really bad times. We have survived, moving to Japan, moving to Utah, Iraq...and Now we are Surviving Autism and Puberty..... I ran accross a quote this year...that pretty much sums up my whole attitude about everything these days. Any Day Above Ground is a Good Day....Explore All the possibilities, and Dont Sweat the Small Stuff. I'm too blessed to be stressed and way to annointed to be disappointed. And When life is really Hard....HANDLE WITH PRAYER.
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by LisaAKAmom on 09.29.08 - public - 85 visits
Santorum: ‘Imperfect’ children remind us of deeper truths
September 27th, 2008
Writing in the Philadelphia Inquirer, former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum says the Palin family is showing the nation “both the joy and the difficulty of having a disabled child.”
Santorum says he and his wife four months ago had a daughter, Bella, who was subsequently diagnosed with Trisomy 18, “a syndrome with a mortality rate of more than 90 percent in the first year.” Twelve years ago, they had a son with a “fatal birth defect”.
In a country where some politicians now promise to end suffering, and where our usefulness seems to be measured in dollars, these special individuals stand as complex, mysterious contradictions from a loving God.
They remind us that it is not just our capacity to achieve, but our capacity for sacrificial love that will change the character of America for the good. And that character will inspire true hope - and that hope does not disappoint.
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