There seemed to be a message there for me, too. The glint of the sun reflecting the water, the layers of salt that lined the beaches. The Dead Sea spread out around me, dazzling, dizzying, and paradoxically, so alive. I wandered back to my room and sat by the window staring at the incredible view. I didn’t deserve any accolades of bravery. When I was a teen, all my friends were signing up to be counselors of kids with special needs, and I was running in the other direction. I never willingly agreed to jump into this maelstrom. Brave is when you decide to do something that’s scary. I remember how after one particularly grueling day, my daughter told me that I was so brave. Loads of effort to maintain my equilibrium. Pulled together from across Eretz Yisrael for Chaim V’Chessed’s first-ever retreat for moms of kids with special needs, as the program progressed, it was clear that most were dealing with situations that defy comprehension.Īnd I? I squirmed in my seat. They seemed to be incredible, put-together, fun, excited, intuitive souls. I couldn’t describe the hundred women gathered there as losers. If anything, what kind of loser was I to get waylaid twice? In my case, twice, one kid after the next. “The doctor said to us, ‘Picture yourself in a forest with thousands of trees. The speaker was describing her initial exposure to her son’s diagnosis.
#Special moments full
So why was I sitting here in a room full of women, all mothers of kids with special needs, all of whom were probably way more deserving than I? As in: Why me? As the mother of two kids with special needs, my question isn’t, “Why did You do this, Hashem?” It’s, “Why did You pick me?” Seriously? Do You have that amount of confidence in me that I can do this? And if so, maybe I can harness some of that confidence for myself? Because I think this decision may have been a mistake. Sometimes I, too, have a random question. As in, “Totally random question, Ma, but why aren’t we going on vacation this year?” def: made, done, happening, or chosen without method or conscious decision.ĪS the mother of teens, that word has entered my lexicon in the most, well… random of ways. We are just so much in love with them both! They are a true blessing.Ĭongrats Eman and Mommy! May this be the first of many shared birthday celebrations! Question: How do you celebrate life’s “frame worthy” moments? Share on Facebook and LinkedIn.I glanced around the room. My Mom, Donna Jackson, is bravely fighting cancer, and serving God. My son will be turning 1 year old in May, and my mom will be turning 60 in May! We love them both so much! It is like Everett has always been with us, and it has only been a year. The Liles Family – 1st Birthday and 60th Birthday READ – Is the owner getting rich?Ĭongrats Chris! May this be the first of many frame worthy moments with the SET family. I’m super happy, and a little jealous -).
His post has also been read online by over 2,000 unique readers. As of this morning, he has over 470 total social shares. We just couldn’t be happier for the Doughertys as they begin a new stage with a new home.Ĭongrats Doughertys! May your new home be blessed and full of frame worthy moments!!!! Chris Loudermilk – Record Breaking Blog PostĬhris wrote a blog post on Friday that broke all of our Social Media shares records by the weekend.
Thomas and Stefanie Dougherty, along with daughters Emily and Kendall, have a new home! New homes are so much fun, and full of family firsts. Madison entered the family the good ole’ fashioned way.Ĭongrats ladies! May your lives be full of amazing frame worthy moments!!!! The Dougherty Family – New Home Heavenly entered their family through the loving act of adoption. Terry and Stacy have 2 girls graduating from High School this year! Heavenly Barrett and Madison Barrett. I hope that you will enjoy a few of these special moments from the lives of our SET Family. Captured moments lift our spirits when we are low.People need to know that you care about their life and accomplishments.Public Recognition is a powerful motivator.Reasons to Celebrate Life’s Special Moments It made you feel amazing! This is one of the reasons we need to celebrate. I’m also going to share with you a short lesson on the power of celebrating life’s special moments.ĭo you remember when you graduated and everyone clapped for you? That was a special moment. My pastor, Randy Phillips, refers to life’s special moments as “frame worthy events.” The last couple of weeks have held some very special moments for the SET family, and I’m going to share those with you in the “frame” of this blog post. Special moments deserve to be celebrated.
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