"Share with God whatever is on your heart"
My mom forwarded me her priest's reflection of today's reading. It really spoke to me because over the years we have had a lot of "why us" and "what have we done to deserve this". After having our twins diagnosed with Autism when they were 2 & 3 years old, we were devastated. We were thrown into a life of multiple therapies, Early Childhood programs and emotional chaos. We were angry and wanted to know why. Then almost 7 years later, we had Lily. I was so grief-stricken and angry right after her birth. Matt was numb. I wanted someone to explain to me why this kept happening to us. Why couldn't we have a child without special needs. I resented well meaning people when they would tell me that I must be a very special person and how He doesn't give us more than we can handle. I was very bitter even in the midst of falling in love with my beautiful daughter and Down syndrome. I quit going to church, I quit praying (didn't...