Protecting ones heart...

Last week was heart week for the amazing kiddos in our community and around the globe. They have faced battles we could not even dream to understand. But as a mother, I find I have my own heart problem. You likely do as well.

My heart problem is management. Trying to figure out how to keep it soft enough to extend grace, but hard enough to not be offended by everything the world throws at me and my family. Balance.

This is something that we as special needs parents really manage poorly. You see, we invest so much of our time protecting the hearts, sometimes literally, of those we love, that we lose sight of our own.

I challenge you to examine yourself and see where you are on this avenue of heart care. If you are too hardened, figure out why. If you are too emotional, let go of the words that are eating away at you, or the stares from strangers or the defeating news you received. Gather it all together and get your balance.

We can’t nurture others hearts if ours are in dire need of repair.