disABLED
dis ABLED "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways." Isaiah 55:8 Since the day I really understood that I was dis abled, I've always hated the word. What came to my mind when hearing dis abled were things like being weak and that things were impossible and hard to accomplish. I knew that wasn't me. I knew how to tie my shoes on my own, fix my hair on my own, do gymnastics, play t-ball and other sports, pretty much do anything. The difference was just that I had to figure out a different way; take a look at a different angle to accomplish the task. I had to look at something a little longer and actually think about a different route to take. Sure, it might take me longer than "normal", but I still get the job done. So why did a single word get to me so easily? Until recently, I never wanted to embrace the fact that I am dis abled. It was because I was still looking at the word in the wrong way. I needed to start lookin