Special Words for Special Needs ~ Just When You think Youre the Only One
2:23 AM, Mar. 12, 2007
My kids think that I complain a lot. It hurts to admit it, but they are right. Patience is something that I have little or none of., (remember?) Some weeks when things don’t go as planned, or when we seem to be taking steps backward instead of forward, I can get real down. Then I can start taking it out on everyone in the house. Yes, that includes the dog and the cat!
About a week ago our homeschool was having one of those weeks…but I want to share a homeschool blog entry that I found that helped. Actually it was just the last sentence of one entry that I really needed at the moment:
“As I've often said, ‘It's the hardest thing I've ever done - but oh, so worth it.’"
One sentence….just one…but it let me know I wasn’t alone in this special needs homeschooling thing.
That was the ending of a blog entry by Maggie McCormick. Maggie is the homeschooling mom of a child with “Aspergers Syndrome, ADHD and a multitude of learning disabilities.” She is an inspiration to me, let me tell ya! Her story started out much like ours-our son was enrolled in Kindergarten for about 6 weeks-until the teacher told us to remove him. I guess teaching ADHD children just wasn’t her gift!
I can tell you all about what I have gleaned from Maggie, but I suggest that you head over to her blog at "Maggie McCormick" and read…and glean for yourself!
This is it, short and sweet! No real stories for me to tell you this week. Just passing on a blessing that I have found!
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