As I’ve stated before, for those that have special needs children, it is not the child that has special needs, it is all of us. Our special needs granddaughter, now 26, never ceases to amaze me. She never forgets.
When our daughter and family moved to this area, East Texas, they had a dog named Sparky. Sparky had been around for a few years and was truly a story in himself. But, after they had been in the new location for a couple of years, Sparky died. He was buried in the back yard, just outside of the “office” room window.
This week, ace number one daughter and family moved to a new house. And, on the last moving day, the special needs granddaughter had to go from room to room and say goodbye to the room, as she obviously had memories of each room. The last room was the office room, and she said goodbye, but then she walked over to the window and said, “Bye Sparky, I’ll see you later.”
What kind of world would this be if we would just remember the special things in life, like Sparky. That’s why I say it is us that have the special needs. Maybe granddaughter and the others will teach us.
If we will just pay attention and learn.
PMO
©2016
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