My time to read is limited, so I grab non-fiction books as my genre of choice during the school year. I picked up at copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Children with Special Needs at the library and have enjoyed reading some short excerpts through the family's lenses about their children.
A mother and her 4-year old were collecting shells one summer at the beach. She was meticulously searching out whole, complete shells to place in her bucket, while her son was picking up many broken ones so his bucket was starting to fill up. When she looked in the bucket, all she saw were bits, pieces, and fragments of broken shells. She stopped him and said, "Will, all your shells are broken and no good. You need to find shells like this," and showed him a complete, whole shell. Will looked, but continue to pick up one broken shell after another.
She stopped him again, with a frustrated tone in her voice. "Why are you picking up shells that are broken?" Will replied the only, honest way he could, "Mom, there are way more broken ones on the beach than perfect ones. We'll fill up our bucket faster with the broken shells." His mom thought, Okay but who wants a bucket of broken shells? "Mom, these shells are broken, but they are still beautiful," and proceeded to point out something beautiful on each broken shell in his bucket. His mother was taught the most valuable lesson that sunny, afternoon.
We are all broken in some way, but possess beauty and uniqueness beyond belief. If we take time to look closely at the broken shells, we can see beauty in their imperfections.
Debbie Jaskot
Showing posts with label awareness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label awareness. Show all posts
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
I have a Voice...
As we walked around Crew Stadium during the Buddy Walk, this traveling gallery was played on the big screen. Beautiful...
Monday, October 4, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Our First Buddy Walk
Today, we are heading to Crew Stadium to participate in our first Buddy Walk with Addyson's Girl Scout Troop. The Buddy Walk was developed in 1995 to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month and to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down Syndrome. What began as 17 walks in 1995, has grown to over 200 worldwide:)
This past June, the Girl Scout Troop mothers met to think of activities and ideas for our girls to do with a Making a Difference theme. I had been reading about Down Syndrome at the time, and threw out the idea of participating in the Buddy Walk in October. Another mother shared that her family walks with their niece every year, and would love to have our troop join them. We'll be joining the Carlisle Cuties. Stop back for pictures of the event:)
This past June, the Girl Scout Troop mothers met to think of activities and ideas for our girls to do with a Making a Difference theme. I had been reading about Down Syndrome at the time, and threw out the idea of participating in the Buddy Walk in October. Another mother shared that her family walks with their niece every year, and would love to have our troop join them. We'll be joining the Carlisle Cuties. Stop back for pictures of the event:)
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