Thankful Thursday

I don't often talk about our precious daughter, Ally, but tonight I want to tell you a little about her. Ally was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome two years ago. We weren't surprised that she had "something wrong", but I didn't really expect it to be Asperger's. Can't tell you why. She always was a little 'different', just her own self, with her own quirks. But sitting with the therapist while she explained Asperger's and showed us a comic type book that was written by a 15 year with Asperger's we could see Ally plainly on those pages. But it's difficult to tell you about Ally, because she is different every day. Just like you and me, huh? Some days she whines over every little thing.....like most kids, huh?! Some days she is very sweet, and gentle, and very loving with the other two girls who live here. But that's like a lot of 10 year olds. If it's one thing we know around here, it's kids!
But I've learned that all are different, and all kids are the same!

Ally asked me tonight if Asperger's is a bad thing. She has asked me before if Asperger's is bad. NO, Asperger's is not bad. It isn't good either, is it? It just means she is "different", not bad. Different is not bad! She can zero in on something technical, and do wonders with it, when I can't do diddly. I'm a people person, and can zero in on people, when Ally can't do that. Bad? NO. We are not the same; we are different.

God created us all in His image. But we are not God. We are not "a" god. We are all different....and like the French say "Viva la difference".