We met some other families ( 5) tonite for soccer. We met at Jeff and Jill's house and property. Jeff is our contractor/friend who has done all of our additions and is now doing our kitchen. He invited us and we had a great time. There were 50 of us- including Andrew, Gracie and me who were the cheerleaders. We had a great time but it was the first time that Mya had a realization that she just can't keep up....They started out with some exercises which included some running. They had divided the people up by ages and she just could not run even with her age. She lost it in the middle of the field- Daddy ran and picked her up and she just cried into his shoulder... My heart was crying too. I know that she will always have this struggle and she has done so well but she is growing up. Oh how I wish that she did not have to go thru this. I have so easily loved this child of mine and she has made it so easy for me too....She has the sweetest , most gentle spirit as well as she is such a fighter and she has so much spunk. She was just 11 lbs. when she came home at almost 13 months, paralyzed on her left side from polio. They said after we got her home that they did not think she would have made it to the summer if we had not gotten her out at the end of January.....God did a miracle to bring her home....We were shown her picture in Oct. 22, 2002 when she was only 10 months old. We were the 13th family they had referred her to... actually they were not referring her to us ... Just sharing her picture and asking us to share it and help them find a family. We took one look at her picture and knew she was ours and we were not going to show anyone else her picture. They called us Tuesday before that Thanksgiving and said if we could get our dossier together by the Monday after Thanksgiving we could travel on our first trip mid Dec... and come home with her in Jan...USCIS was wonderful and so was our agency and we got it all done even on this holiday wknd....our adjudicating officer even came in on Sat. to get our packet and gave us our approval that Monday. She has been a gift and actually lifesaver to Paul and me ( but that is another post). Tonite though my heart was hurting for her.
We had a wonderful time and eventually she enjoyed herself... even if she was sitting with me eating watermelon and popsicles :)
Oh Jeane..:( I so know that feeling of ache.
ReplyDeleteI remember our Tim struggle to keep up because of his CP and he had a reckoning moment at about the same age.
Our only comfort is the Lord has HUGE plans and they are Hugely Wonderful!
And we are special to be a part of those plans.
Give her a hug from the Minichs and let her know her smile makes us happier than if we were seeing her run. :) Because smiles are who she is inside, and she will run in heaven. We'll watch then. :)
I feel so bad for sweet little Mya.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm so glad she has such wonderful parents; a father to run and scoop her up and love her.
I so understand that ache for your child's heart. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteThis just breaks my heart!! Anya still is ok with not being able to run but soon she will realize that she can't go fast. I agree with Christie, her smile is much sweeter than anyone running!! She is such a special little lady!!!!
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