Once upon a time, we didn’t know…
that October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

We didn’t know…
that along with the gift of this tiny new baby, we had also been given clarity of vision
to see vibrant new colors and extraordinary beauty in unexpected places.

We didn’t know…
that we had just won a scholarship for an education in the world’s best school.

We didn’t know…
how lovely it would be to have the sweet innocence of childhood
stretched out to last a little longer than usual.

We didn’t know…
the joy we would experience, the friends we would make,
the strengths we would develop.

We didn’t know…
that what we thought was our greatest fear was instead our greatest blessing.

We didn’t know…
but now we do.

Thank God!

“…and a little child shall lead them.”  Isaiah 11:6