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26 Life Without Limits

mocked or shunned me, it heightened the hurt all the more. But
compared to the infinite mercy and glory and power of God I was
now feeling because of this moment with Daniel, my pain was sud-
denly insignificant.
I would not wish my disability on anyone, so I was sad for
Daniel. Yet I knew God had brought this child to me so that I could
ease his burden. It was as if God were winking at me and saying,
Got you! See, I did have a plan for you!

TAkE HEART

Of course I don’t have all the answers. I don’t know the specific
pain or challenges you face. I came into this world shortchanged
physically, but I’ve never known the pain of abuse or neglect. I’ve
never had to deal with a broken family. I’ve never lost a parent or a
brother or a sister. There are many bad experiences I’ve been spared.
I’m certain that I’ve had it easier in thousands of ways than many
people.
In that life-changing moment when I looked out and saw Daniel
held above the crowd in that church, I realized that I’d become the
miracle that I’d prayed for. God had not given me such a miracle.
But he had made me Daniel’s instead.
I was twenty-four years old when I met Daniel. When his mother,
Patty, hugged me later that day, she said it was like stepping into
the future and hugging her own grown-up son.
“You have no idea. I’ve been praying that God would send me a
sign to let me know that He has not forgotten my son or me,” she
said. “You are a miracle. You are our miracle.”
One of the great aspects of our meeting was that on that Sunday
my parents were on their way from Australia for their first visit
since I’d moved to the United States a year before. A couple days
later my mum and dad met with Daniel and his parents. You can
believe that they had a lot to talk about.

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