She will never take for granted a spoken word. She doesn't realize it yet, but she is to be envied.

Yes, there is a woman I will bless with a child less then perfect. 'If she can't separate herself from the child occasionally, she'll never survive. She has just enough selfishness.' The angel gasps, 'Selfishness? Is that a virtue?' 'But, Lord, I don't think she even believes in you.' She'll have to teach the child to live in her world and that's not going to be easy.' She has that feeling of self and independence. Once the shock and resentment wears off, she'll handle it.' 'I don't want her to have too much patience or she will drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. 'Could I give a handicapped child a mother who does not know laughter? That would be cruel.' ' Finally, he passes a name to an angel and smiles, 'Give her a handicapped child.' 'Forrest, Marjorie daughter patron saint, Cecelia. 'Armstrong, Beth son patron saint, Matthew. As he observes, he instructs his angels to make notes in a giant ledger. This year, nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of handicapped children.ĭid you ever wonder how mothers of handicapped children are chosen? Somehow I visualize God hovering over Earth selecting his instruments forpropagation with great care and deliberation.

Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressures, and a couple by habit. Written by Erma Bombeck Published in the Today Newspaper Sept. People often ask me how I handle having a child with a disability and I think this story pretty much sums it up. I wanted to post it here mainly because I want to save it and not lose it again but also because I just really like it. It was posted recently in an online forum I go to sometimes that talks about a wide range of topics. I have not been able to find it since then because I could not remember what it was called or who it was by. Someone showed me this story a while back when Belli was younger.

Jewelry for mothers who has lost twins