What's the motto? Nothing what's the motto with you.

The story behind our motto is simple, just because you were made different it doesn't mean you were made weaker. 

Valencia is now four, it happened before we knew it. She is now a curious, happy go lucky, little girl walking around everywhere. I remember the first time I got to chase my daughter through the grocery store. I remember knowing how frustrated other parents would be actually having to "chase" their child around the store. I didn't feel that way though, I was filled with gratitude an abundance of gratitude for getting to experience this. I never knew if I would be able to. I knew I'd be excited at getting to experience things that were other parents "normals." We soon would realize that our normal would always be different and that would always be o.k. with us. 

I always knew our "normal" would be different. In fact that's the core value behind our motto for the blog, made different, not weaker. She would always be different, it's a beautiful thing and I hope that we are raising her to always think that way. Everyone should think like that honestly, we are all made different. We are all unique, He made us in His vision, His way. She was made perfect for us, God gave us her because he knew that we would raise her with his perfect vision, that she is beautiful and perfect just the way she is. 

We are all made beautiful and if telling Valencia's story in some way helps you realize that then writing this blog is all worth it. If telling her story helps you in some small way build up gratitude and teaches you not to take "normal" things for granted than again it's all worth it. Here's hoping that we look at everyone and all of our differences as marks of beauty and not of weakness.