It may not be easy - but it's WORTH it!!!!

Lots of things on my mind today.

This morning I was at a friend's house and noticed she had a cute plaque on her wall that says "Choose Easy". I laughed and told her that was my motto ;) I guess I know where Brady gets it from - cause I like to take the easy road too -it's just - well - easier ;) But, as the day progressed and some things happened and I observed things and worked through my feelings on some issues, it became clearer to me.

Choosing "easy" isn't always the best choice.

Easy apparently doesn't describe how Brady was at school today. He had a difficult morning. I knew this would probably come into play with the adjustment of having a new aide, being pushed to do more, changes in his schedule, and even having someone different take him to school. He is fairly flexible (and not just physically LOL) and adaptable, but these are a lot of changes, and apparently he isn't rolling well with the punches - rather he's the one that's swinging them. Sighhhhhh. Although, after his rough start his first aide of the day told me the rest of the day was great. I don't have info. from the second aide of the day though - so I don't know exactly what happened there. I guess I'll have to chat with Mrs. W. to find out. Figuring out what's going on in Brady's head isn't "easy", getting Brady to do hard things isn't "easy", dealing with people who can't or won't try to understand and help Brady isn't "easy", getting people to see past Brady's disability to who he really is, isn't "easy". I have to think that BEING Brady isn't always "easy".

But.......

When you finally DO figure out what is going on in Brady's cute head, when Brady DOES accomplish something that was difficult for him, when people DO understand, help, and support Brady, when people DO "get" Brady - it is wonderful and amazing and inspiring.

It is.....

simply......

worth it!!!!!

In the end, it may not be easy.......but if life was easy, it wouldn't be hard..... and it is in accomplishing hard things that we truly find out what we can do, and often, who we are.......

I'm not sure "Choose Hard" is going to be my new motto - I'm not quite that progressive ;) But, I've definitely rethought "Choose Easy" today......

And - to quote Rachel Coleman, our SigningTime friend and hero - "Maybe we won't find easy........but baby, we've found......the good!"