Gifts of Love

I received two very special gifts for Christmas.

Both of which filled my eyes with tears...

one was a picture frame necklace with

a picture of my youngest son...Blake...

when he was very young...

It is one of my favorite pictures of him...sigh

The other was a poem my parent's found and

put it in a frame with pictures

of Blake with our family...

My son Blake is a special needs child

who has cerebral palsy.

Blake was born 3 months early...

he weighed 1lb 3oz...

he is the heart and soul of our family,

our greatest inspiration and

 a true gift.

This is the poem...

Heaven's Very Special Child

A meeting was held quite far away from Earth.

It was time again for another birth.

Said the Angels to the Lord above...
"This child will need much love.

His progress may be very slow.

Accomplishments he may not show.

And he'll require extra care from

the folks he meets down there.

He may not run or laugh or play,

His thoughts may seem quite far away.

So many times he will be labeled

different,helpless and disabled.

So let's be careful where he's sent,

we will want his life to be content.

Please Lord, find the parents who

will do a special job for you.

They will not realize right away the

leading role they are asked to play.

But with this child sent from above

comes stronger faith and richer love,

And soon they'll know the privilege given

in caring for their gift from heaven.

Their precious charge, so meek and mild

is heaven's very special child.

Oh...couldn't even type that without crying...

I am so grateful for all of the

extraordinary people in my life...

my family, my friends and my blog friends.

I am the luckiest girl alive!