Children are a blessing...

Children are a blessing from the Lord!

He never said it would be easy being a parent.  He never said we wouldn't face challenges with each child.  He never said that we would have all the answers, and He never said that if we mastered our first child that the second one would be easier.  What He DID say was that they are a blessing from Him.

God has entrusted my husband and I with five children.  We also have one awaiting us in Heaven.  :) Each child brings with him/her their own uniqueness. We have four sons and 1 daughter on this earth.........each one a treasure.  I have decided that when children are small they are much easier to handle.  I know being a young mother with small children has it's stresses and difficulties.  I've been there, but training teens and young adults has got to be the absolute hardest job as a parent! Like one dear friend said to me, "When kids are young they trample on your lap, but when they grow up they trample on your heart."  It is true.  Along with the normal trials of parenting we have two children on the Autism Spectrum.  They are on the high functioning end, but nonetheless they are there and have struggled their whole life.  They also carry comorbid conditions..  They've had their share of social difficulties, struggles in school (one dissolving in tears because he had no friends), and just the routine of daily living in our world.  You see, their world is different. They view things differently, they take things literally, they don't understand body language/phrases of others and they struggle to make friends and socially interact. I'm learning myself how to handle their uniqueness. One wants to be independent, the other wants me to do everything for him.  One has accepted his uniqueness, the other has struggled with hating the way he is.  One looks at his burdens as a way for God to help him grow and get stronger, the other wishes his burdern would go away because it drives him crazy.  One has a creative mind and could write a book or create a video game that would take this world by storm if he could ever get it on paper or design it.  The other one is incredibly gifted on the piano.....a prodigy. One may study video game designing.  The other will undoubtedly study music and become a famous pianist one day.  :) I love them just the way they are.  God did a great job when He made them.  He has a plan for their lives that only they can fulfill.  They are strugglers. They are gifted. They are perfect.

Love,
Me