When Joshua was only a few months old, I met a lady at a homeschooling convention who had eight children from ages 20 to 3 years old. She had a son around 10 years old that was born with Down syndrome. When I asked her how difficult it was for her having a child with Down syndrome, she responded, "not as challenging as dealing with the sin my 20 year old daughter is in."
I have never forgotten that and I now understand how parents tend to focus on the child with the greatest need at the moment. Having a special needs child does not mean that our other children will not require as much or more of our attention. I guess we are all a little "special needs" at one time or another. We all tend to lose our way and go in the wrong direction.
It makes me think of the story of the lost sheep in the Bible and how the shepherd leaves all the other sheep to find the lost one and how he rejoices when that sheep is found. I'm so glad we have a Father in heaven that cares about every single child on this earth no matter their intelligence, physical appearance or contributions.
Shouldn't we all be the same way? Joshua and I think so.
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