The week after Thanksgiving I was tired and cranky. I don't know why, but I was.....sometimes I just get that way. It's crazy how things are so quickly put into perspective for your cranky self. I was at Michael's craft store the weekend after Thanksgiving, I had $5 coupon that I HAD to spend before it expired.....the line was ridiculous, but I stood and waited. Behind me in line, was a woman and her son. I noticed her son had what I thought was a cast on his arm. I said, "Oh no, he hurt his arm and has a little cast," and his mother said, "no, he wears it to help his hand." I then said, "so it's like a brace?", she replied, "Yes, it's a brace, he has cerebral palsy." I proceeded to tell her that one of my favorite people on the planet has Cerebral Palsy. We then started talking about all kinds of things from physical therapy, speech therapy, to his school. The lil guy (I didn't get his name :-( ) told me he attended the Little Light House and was in the purple class, he was SO proud. I asked him if the purple class was the neatest class in school, and he of course replied with an energetic YES!, as he so tightly held his box of candy canes. His mother also told me he was born with only half a heart and my jaw dropped. These lil guys have faced so many obstacles, on a minute to minute basis, and they do it smiling. We have no idea what their little bodies feel like on a daily basis, but this is all they know and they charge on and on and on. I am blessed to have been able to visit with this woman and her 4 year old with Cerebral Palsy in line at Michael's......it really made me smile seeing him smile.
I don't get to spend alot of time w/ Sean and his family, but the time we get to hang out is always fun. When I first met Sean he was 3 and had a walker, now he charges all over the place unassisted. His mom invited me over this summer to go swimming. I had a BALL with him in the pool. He is truly a little fish, he loves to swim. He rode piggy back on my back for a long time and he had as much fun as I did. He wanted me to dive in, off the side, with him on my back, I thought, Ummmmm, I don't think that's such a good idea, he just laughed and asked, why not? A few days later after swimming, his dad and uncle both thanked me for coming over and going swimming with him, and they told me that was so nice of me. I was completely shocked that they thanked me. That kid melts me, any time I can hang with him is awesome to me. His smile and spirit make my heart just sink, he's an awesome lil guy.
This is Sean.....aka, one of my favorite people on the planet! :-) 
Until next time, peace out!
Angie
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