Quotes

I came across a quote the other day written by Helen Keller that I have been mulling over in my head. The quote says, "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it."

What does this mean in my journey? I'm still working on that one. I have been thinking about Jordan and all he is and is not doing. It's hard some days. I have had to watch all of my friends children learn to speak, read, and play sports and that type of thing while we spent our days shuttling to and from therapy waiting for that next breakthrough. Now, some of our friends are starting to calculate the days (hours) until the kids are out of the house and I find myself on the outside looking in yet again. Will Jordan ever be able to leave home and lead a "normal" life? What is our "normal" going to look like? The outcome of that story is yet to be told.

And yet...I think that because so much of this is a battle, every word, every phrase, every "normal" conversation or interaction is that much sweeter. The victory is something to be savored because I know what the cost has been to get there. I pray for the strength the see this task through to completion.

A quote from a movie I love, "To one who sees what is, and one who sees what can be, LORD grant that the two are compatible." May both be true in my life. I want to embrace reality yet never loose the ability to dream and work for what can be. What is it that someone once said, "If you reach for nothing you are sure to hit it."