Some new pics

So I have been really trying to become a better photographer. With some help and advice from my friend Trina and much reading I think I am doing ok.

Four Small Buttons

So let me just tell y'all about how excited I am about the little things in life. Most of you know that my 2nd daughter, when she was 3 got sick and through a series of events that went from bad to nightmarish, she ended up with severe brain damage. The docs said she would be a vegetable for the rest of her life and not to expect anything from her. Every part of her brain was damaged but her cerebellum received the most damage. The cerebellum is responsible for fine motor skills, among other things. It is the hardest to recover. Now Isabelle is doing really well, in 4th grade general ed, smart, funny,beautiful. She has some gross motor skill issues but her fine motor skills are the big issue. Of course I am extremely grateful for how well she has recovered so far but her milestones are fewer are farther apart lately. So the little thing I am thankful for? Just the other day, 7 yrs after her injury, she came up to me and showed me that she had buttoned her pj's all by herself. Four small buttons. The pride I felt is unexplainable. I am so blessed that I can stop and share in what seems a small accomplishment to some, but to my baby it is the difference between dependence and independence. The smile on her face was beyond description. I applaud my little girl for her determination and effort in what we take for granted every day. I thank my Heavenly Father for allowing me to be her mother and for being able to have the unique and wonderfully humbling perspective of having a child with special needs.