From The Heart: Look Up

White horse grazing in front of a lake with mountains and a pink heart overlay.

This issue shares about summer fun and travel. It reminded me of a trip that I took several years ago with my brother and sister, for a family reunion, to Knoxville, Tennessee. A cousin, who has horses, took us horseback riding up and through the hills, valleys, and along the side of a mountain on his hundred-acre farm. It felt a bit treacherous to me and, I admit, I was a bit scared. I was concentrating so hard on the horse’s footing that I was looking down the entire time and forgot to look up. When I did finally look up, I was amazed to see how truly beautiful my surroundings were and how far we had come. At that we were in a valley and the grass, trees, and sky were breathtaking. I was so thankful I looked up…. I began to relax a bit and started to enjoy and appreciate how awesome an experience this thrilling adventure in nature was. I think, as parents of special needs kids, that we concentrate so much on the day to day, therapy, school and life skills that we forget to look up…to see how far our child has actually come.

Look up ….don’t forget to look up

This issue is jammed packed with information, travel tips, and summer fun activities. It includes two new contributors, as well as great advice for all of us. Make sure you check out the Federal Student Aid for students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Well-Kept Secret?

I hope you have a wonderful summer and that it is filled with all good things

Happy Mother’s Day and Happy Reading!

Chantai Snellgrove
Founder and Editorial Director
chantai@parentingspecialneeds.org

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This post originally appeared on our May/June 2012 Magazine

From The Heart: Look Up

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