....and God has blessed all program parents with another opportunity to "celebrate their children home".
Where they belong -- instead of growing up in an institutionalized-style program where it is a category offense for a child to resist the authoritarian control of another child.
No lectures, no guilt-tripping. Just a simple request that you follow your heart, and when you can, throw away the parent manuals and unplug yourself from the support groups that have slowly but surely become the lifeline to your children.
There is honor in surrending, laying down your arms and loving the blessed child who calls you mother (or father).
::rainbow::
