The other night Andrew and Lydia took the 2 boys to Culver's for supper.
At the restaurant, a woman came up to Andrew and gave him $10 to buy ice cream for the kids. She explained that she had a son with Down syndrome who passed away a few years ago at the age of 30. She misses him very much, especially how he use to cuddle by her on the sofa.
Sometimes, I get anxious about what the future holds for us and our boys. Puberty scares me, how will they spend their time as young adults once they are finished with school? Where will they live? What if something happens to Andrew and I? These questions and concerns can be very overwhelming if I let myself go there.
Andrew and I have been responsible and have plans and ideas in place for some of those concerns. However, the truth is there is much we can't plan for because we can't know how everything is going to work out. We can only really take one day at a time, and trust that the Lord knows better than us about the future for us and our boys.
Her words were a gift to us. She reminded me to just love and cherish all our kids each and every day.
I don't know if our boys will still want to cuddle with me at age 30- I suspect they will, but maybe they will be very independent or even rebellious 30 year olds with Down syndrome- who knows?
But as this woman reminded me, our boys are a very special gift that has been given to us. All five of our children are gifts from the Lord. We should love and care for them as best we can and not let the worries about tomorrow take away the joy from today.
Now, speaking about joy:
We set up a "campground" for the boys in our bushes. They are having so much fun with their tent, chairs, toy campfire and toy grill. Aren't they cute?
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