I absolutely enjoyed reading about the journey of a mother’s love through the multi-challenges of having a child with exceptional needs. As a mom of a child with autism, I felt so connected and learned that I am not alone in the process! Excellent read!

This book will generally help anyone who is struggling in their fight to advocate for their differently abled child(ren). I literally read this book in one sitting. At the turn of each page, I felt as if I was right there on the journey with them. Although frustrating at times, this book shows that if you keep trusting God, then he will make sense of everything that you face in due time. This is a must read!!!

The author’s story is filled with honesty, compassion, pain, and love; it is a true testament of the human experience, as well as how our childhood shapes us into the adults we become. It is a must read for parents who have, and are, raising a child with a disability.

I also highly recommend this book for parents who want to understand the challenges of raising a child with a disability, in order to develop the compassion necessary to be supportive to moms who are raising a child with a disability.

This book took me on a journey for which I am deeply grateful. As the mother of two adult (non-special needs) children, I never realized the intensity of the struggles parents with special needs children go through. The author of this book gives brutally honest, personal, and painful accounts of her life as an adopted child, of her struggles with wanting to be loved and longing to feel she fit in with her family. She then goes from her childhod to her life as the mother of a special needs child with equally brutal honesty, all while chronicling the many crises she and her husband faced, both with their child almost dying more than once, and the natural disasters that Mother Nature smacked them down with. Yet she does so in such a beautiful way that it had me in tears more than once while reading it. Her strength, her faith in God, and her love for her child all shine through in her words. She is the epitome of faith, love and strength, and, I believe, an inspiration to anyone who is going through the struggles of being the mother of a special needs child.

I don’t like painting but, this was alot of fun. Thank you so much for doing this for us. I will be paying for another child to do this at the next party.

My daughter and I had so much fun. Thank you for inviting me to join and allowing my daughter to participate, as well.  I believe she enjoyed painting with Mommy.

While attending an Early Headstart Program Ayden, was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This diagnosis makes any changes in routines hard for Ayden. As you know, children with (ASD) like routines; they need things to be the same. In anticipation of our move, Ayden and I looked at the hotel online, and we talked about the fact we would be leaving the home he has known since birth and moving to a hotel for a short period before we move to permanent housing.

Your generous donation has allowed Ayden to have some stability as we transition to permanent housing. When we arrived at the hotel, I booked a room with two beds. I allowed Ayden to choose his bed. That made him comfortable. He also decided that he wanted to use the dresser drawers to put his clothes up. He put his toothbrush up, and he was able to place his towel in the bathroom. While these would seem like small things, for Ayden they are significant accomplishments.

Moreover, without your generous donation, we would not have been able to afford to stay at a hotel with amenities that made our transition easier. I am forever grateful for your financial assistance, and words can never express what your financial support meant to Ayden.