Sun-Beams is a collection of links to stories, articles, photos, or videos I have come across that I believe will inspire, inform, or encourage you, as well as my favorite photo posted on my other blog, Violet Film, from the past week.
Waiter Refuses Service – For a Good Reason – Love this story! Fox News has another version explaining how the mother found out what happened.
She thought she was a bad mum for 11 years.. then her daughter was diagnosed with mosaic Down’s syndrome – A rare story about an individual with Nathan’s form of Down syndrome
Brighton man living with Cerebral Palsy to conquer Mt. Kilimanjaro for charity – Hard work and determination will take you far.
Defending Kids with Down Syndrome: A Life Lesson on Vacation - What would you have done?
2012 SportsKids Of The Year: Conner and Cayden Long - I linked to a story about these brothers awhile back, but now they’ve been named Sports Illustrated SportsKids of the Year, so it’s worth a refresher. Team Hoyt’s got nothing on these guys.
Photo of the Week:
Welcome! My name is Andi.
I'm an ordinary mom with extraordinary kids, living an ordinary yet extraordinary life. Join me as I navigate the waters of life with a daughter with cerebral palsy, a son with Down syndrome, an adventurous husband, a wild Westie, a rescued Schnoodle, a camera, and a worn out pair of running shoes.
Sarah Kate was our miracle baby, born too early and way too small for comfort. She was a fighter from Day One and doesn't know the meaning of quit. Oh, and she's hilarious to boot.
The name Nathan is derived from Nathaniel, which means "gift from God" and he is just that - in more ways that one. He's joyful, devious, sneaky, and yes, his eyes really are that blue.
Mr. Andi is pretty visible in real life, so he prefers to keep a lower profile online. He is an avid reader of the blog, so I'm taking a chance that he won't notice that I've put his photo up! Mr. Andi loves anything outdoorsy - fishing, hunting, you name it.
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The restaurant story is both sickening and wonderful. Unfortunately there are people who have this opinion, which I don’t understand. I volunteer with cancer kids and I was asked if I would take one of the 4 special needs children. I had a choice of autistic, down syndrome or hearing impaired and I requested the down syndrome child because of your adorable Nathan! While we were eating my little cutie Blake had some tears because he wanted potato and gravy with his lunch. A stuck up looking woman was just staring at him in disgust. She made no attempt to hide her staring or her contempt. I wanted to go up and slap her. I would have said something but didn’t want little Blakie to realize anything was wrong.