The Special Needs Christian

I too have a child with special needs. He is 11 years old and is barely over 2.5 foot tall. He still wears a size 3t. He also has very fine sparse hair which means he looks bald. He is legally blind in one eye.

I live with bruises on my knees and arms because he has learned to use me as a ladder. If he wants water from a fountain, or to play a game at the arcade, or just to see the menu at a fast food place, I hold out my arm and he grabs a hold and pulls himself up to stand on my knee. To others it may look strange but to me it is now just normal. If fact, until someone pointed it out recently I hadn’t given it a second thought. I simply don’t mind because I love him that much. He is my son.

When I shop for him I have to shop at Gap, Gymboree, or Old Navy because of his size. It is difficult to purchase a size 3t anywhere else without having puppy dogs or bears all over it. I’m sure you can imagine how embarrassing wearing teddy bears would be for a 11 year old!

He still sits in a car seat. He can’t reach light switches. He needs a stool to go to the restroom. This is my boy. I love him so much. It doesn’t matter to me what the world thinks or how they react… what matters is what I think and how I react. That is what will feed his soul or starve it. I make the difference in his life. I don’t know why He trusts me so much but God chose me to be his mother. In tears I say… for that I am so grateful.

My heart swells with pride and love for him and his brothers. And even though they have no physical limitations they too have “special needs” In fact, all children do whether it be a need for extra emotional attention, a need to be tickled, learning disabilities, being gifted, having social problems, being deaf, child prodigies, having Down Syndrome, having an abundance of talent, red hair, braces or whatever else it may be. Every child has special needs.

We, as God’s children all have special needs too. He protects us, loves us, helps us up, trains us, teaches us and sets us apart. He uses those special needs for His glory. No one is that different or that alone in this world 

We are not a burden to our Father. Why do we sometimes condemn ourselves as though we are? He is reaching out to you today…. let Him hold you!

“And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels can’t, and the demons can’t. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can’t keep God’s love away. Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. ” Romans 8:38-39