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Guest blogger Kimberly Drew is inspired by the stories of families raising kids with special needs. But she’s not so sure what to do when people say her family inspires them. In today’s guest post she shares her thoughts about how she’s learning to handle the situation.<\/em><\/p>\n

Inspiration<\/h3>\n

I just started a new women\u2019s Bible study written by Jennifer Rothschild called Walking by Faith: Lessons Learned in the Dark<\/span><\/em><\/a>. I was so intrigued by this particular study, in part, because Jennifer is legally blind. From the first introduction video, I can tell that this study will be sprinkled with bits of wisdom and experience that will have a much more significant impact because of her unique disability. I\u2019m so excited to learn from her and to grow as a person because of her willingness to share her heart and life with her readers. It\u2019s inspiring to watch her take the stage and start speaking with perfect poise and demeanor knowing that she can\u2019t see the audience\u2019s physical response to her message or read their body language for feedback about how she\u2019s doing. She just goes for it, and she is a powerful example of faith in action for me.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re like me, you\u2019ve probably read a lot of inspiring stories about families or people with disabilities. I\u2019m always intrigued by the article that\u2019s shared on Facebook, a clip on the morning talk show, or a book from a mom like me. Why do we gravitate to these stories? I believe to connect. To connect to a community of people who understand what we\u2019re going through and have managed to make something beautiful or newsworthy from their situation. We\u2019ll probably never meet them, share a cup of coffee, or swap phone numbers. But we feel connected to them somehow. It feels good to belong to something inspirational like that.<\/p>\n

Have you ever considered that you might be an inspiration to someone else? Maybe that makes you laugh, or tremble! But it\u2019s true. People are watching the way we handle ourselves, the way we love and care for our children, and sometimes seeing us do what we do gives them the strength to keep plugging away at their own situation. I remember when Abbey was little; a mom of a healthy young girl my daughter\u2019s age told me that she didn\u2019t know how I did it. She had this look on her face. It wasn\u2019t pity\u2026 it was something different. I\u2019ve seen it a few times since, and I\u2019m sure you know what I\u2019m talking about. The look was inspiration. It humbled me, and I wanted to send her a live video feed of me on an off-morning so she didn\u2019t have any grand ideas of who I really am! However, I accepted the compliment, and I think of it sometimes when I feel like nothing I do makes any difference.<\/p>\n

The truth is, we\u2019ll never know this side of eternity what kind of difference we\u2019re making in the world just by caring for our children. You just never know who\u2019s watching you, who might want to read your story, who needs to meet your child and feel the warmth of their smile. Just by going through the motions, you invite others to see beauty, to experience life differently, and to be inspired.<\/p>\n

Who Inspires You?<\/h3>\n

Where do you find inspiration for your special needs parenting journey? Who inspires you? Leave a comment to spread the inspiration love!<\/p>\n

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Kimberly grew up and went to college in the small town of Upland, IN. She graduated from Taylor University with a degree in Elementary Education in 2002. While at TU, she married her college sweetheart and so began their adventure! Ryan and Kimberly have four amazing kids on earth (Abigail, Jayden, Ellie, and Cooper), and a baby boy waiting for them in heaven. Their daughter Abigail (Abbey) has multiple disabilities including cerebral palsy, a seizure disorder, hearing loss, microcephaly, and oral dysphagia. She is the inspiration behind Kimberly\u2019s desire to write. In addition to being a stay-at-home mom, Kimberly has been serving alongside her husband in full time youth ministry for almost fourteen years. She enjoys working with the senior high girls, scrapbooking, reading, and music. You can visit Kimberly at her website,\u00a0<\/span>Promises and Perspective<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.4.2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_comments _builder_version=”4.4.2″ custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#42313A” button_bg_color=”#EBDCB2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_comments][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=”4.4.2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.2″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”#42313A” background_color_gradient_end=”#EBDCB2″ background_color_gradient_direction=”159deg” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” border_width_all=”3px” border_color_all=”#1c1259″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.2″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”25px|0px|5px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”horizontal_optin_column_1″ _builder_version=”4.3.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.2″ header_text_align=”right” header_text_color=”#45107a” header_3_font=”Dancing Script|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#B4DBC0″ header_3_font_size=”45px” custom_margin=”10px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]

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Inspiration<\/h3>\nI just started a new women\u2019s Bible study written by Jennifer Rothschild called Walking by Faith: Lessons Learned in the Dark<\/em><\/a>. I was so intrigued by this particular study, in part, because Jennifer is legally blind. From the first introduction video, I can tell that this study will be sprinkled with bits of wisdom and experience that will have a much more significant impact because of her unique disability. I\u2019m so excited to learn from her, and to grow as a person, because of her willingness to share her heart and life with her readers. It\u2019s inspiring to watch her take the stage and start speaking with perfect poise and demeanor knowing that she can\u2019t see the audience\u2019s physical response to her message, or read their body language for feedback about how she\u2019s doing. She just goes for it, and she is a powerful example of faith in action for me.\n\nIf you\u2019re like me, you\u2019ve probably read a lot of inspiring stories about families or people with disabilities. I\u2019m always intrigued by the article that\u2019s shared on Facebook, a clip on the morning talk show, or a book from a mom like me. Why do we gravitate to these stories? I believe to connect. To connect to a community of people who understand what we\u2019re going through, and have managed to make something beautiful or newsworthy from their situation. We\u2019ll probably never meet them, share a cup of coffee, or swap phone numbers. But we feel connected to them somehow. It feels good to belong to something inspirational like that.\n\nHave you ever considered that you might be an inspiration to someone else? Maybe that makes you laugh, or tremble! But it\u2019s true. People are watching the way we handle ourselves, the way we love and care for our children, and sometimes seeing us do what we do gives them the strength to keep plugging away at their own situation. I remember when Abbey was little; a mom of a healthy young girl my daughter\u2019s age told me that she didn\u2019t know how I did it. She had this look on her face. It wasn\u2019t pity\u2026 it was something different. I\u2019ve seen it a few times since, and I\u2019m sure you know what I\u2019m talking about. The look was inspiration. It humbled me, and I wanted to send her a live video feed of me on an off morning so she didn\u2019t have any grand ideas of who I really am! However, I accepted the compliment, and I think of it sometimes when I feel like nothing I do makes any difference.\n\nThe truth is, we\u2019ll never know this side of eternity what kind of difference we\u2019re making in the world just by caring for our children. You just never know who\u2019s watching you, who might want to read your story, who needs to meet your child and feel the warmth of their smile. Just by going through the motions, you invite others to see beauty, to experience life differently, and to be inspired.\n

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