Does it take to change a bulb? If team members were asked “How many IEP meetings does it take to change a light bulb,” this is what I imagine they might say:

Do you like these IEPs? I do not like these IEPs. I do not like them, Jeeze Louise! We test, we check, we plan, we meet, but nothing ever seems complete.

While the good Lord was creating mothers, He was well into his sixth day of overtime. Then an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one!”

I am the child who cannot talk. You often pity me, I see it in your eyes. You wonder how much I am aware of — I see that as well. I am aware of much, whether you are happy or sad or fearful, patient or impatient, full of love and desire,
or if you are just doing your duty by me. I marvel at your frustration, knowing mine to be far greater, for I cannot express myself or my needs as you do.

Sarah was unlike the rest; she was slow and not as smart, and it would seem to all this friends she was born without a heart. And so he gladly joined their fun of making Sarah cry. But somewhere deep within his heart, he never knew just why.

I have become a world traveler and discovered that it doesn’t matter where you land. What’s more important is what you make of your journey and how you see and enjoy the very special, the very lovely, things that Holland, or any land, has to offer.

I will always love and respect my child for who he is and not who I want him to be. I will give my child space – to grow, to dream, to succeed, and even, sometimes, to fail.

Once upon a time, the animals decided they must do something heroic to meet the problems of a “new world.” So they organized a school. They adopted an activity curriculum consisting of running, climbing, swimming, and flying. To make it easier to administer the curriculum, all the animals took all the subjects.

Sometimes when she’s sleeping I can see in my mind’s eye the little girl I thought I had, the one who said good-bye.

Know that beauty has everything to do with how you feel about yourself and nothing to do with looks or other people’s opinions. Never do anything just because everyone else is if you believe it’s wrong. Always be true to yourself. Expect the best from life and that’s what you’ll get. Learn from your mistakes and failures. Believe in magic and wish on stars.