Trust and Gratitude

The Arc of Illinois recently posted a beautiful article on coping with life's daily challenges, especially for parents of children with disabilities. It's brief but inspiring:

"We use hope as a compass to direct our path and give substance to our vision. But we temper precarious hope with gratitude and trust. Trust that whatever comes will be just as it must be. Trust that we will endure any trial that comes our way. Trust that for everything that appears bad, there is goodness on the underside. Gratitude for that good -- for the new understandings and insights that can be found under every obstacle and tragedy in our path. Gratitude for the wonderful gift that is our child (my emphasis)."

Our children are wonderful gifts indeed.