Day 8 of 31 for 21

I know it's not Christmas but this is one of my favorite poems :)
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THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
"On the First day of Christmas, the good Lord gave to me…A child with a disability.
On the Second day of Christmas, the good Lord gave to me…A heart full of love for my child with a disability.
On the Third day of Christmas, the good Lord gave to me…An ache in my heart, and a heart full of love for my child with a disability.
On the Fourth day of Christmas, the good Lord gave to me…A tear in my eye, an ache in my heart, and a heart full of love for my child with a disability.
On the Fifth day of Christmas, the good Lord gave to me…An unsuspected strength for the tear in my eye, and the ache in my heart, and my heart full of love for my child with a disability.
On the Sixth day of Christmas, the good Lord gave to me…A ray of hope, an unsuspected strength for the tear in my eye, and the ache in my heart, and my heart full of love for my child with a disability.
On the Seventh day of Christmas, the good Lord gave to me…A sense of humor, a ray of hope, an unsuspected strength for the tear in my eye, and the ache in my heart, and my heart full of love for my child with a disability.
On the Eighth day of Christmas, the good Lord gave to me…Supportive family and friends, a sense of humor, a ray of hope, an unsuspected strength for the tear in my eye, and the ache in my heart, and my heart full of love for my child with a disability.
On the Ninth day of Christmas, the good Lord gave to me…Remarkable teachers and caregivers, supportive family and friends, a sense of humor, a ray of hope, an unsuspected strength for the tear in my eye, and the ache in my heart, and my heart full of love for my child with a disability
On the Tenth day of Christmas, the good Lord gave to me…An appreciation of small accomplishments, remarkable teachers and caregivers, supportive family and friends, a sense of humor, a ray of hope, an unsuspected strength for the tear in my eye, and the ache in my heart, and my heart full of love for my child with a disability.
On the Eleventh day of Christmas, the good Lord gave to me…A sense of pride and joy, an appreciation of small accomplishments, remarkable teachers and caregivers, supportive family and friends, a sense of humor, a ray of hope, an unsuspected strength for the tear in my eye, and the ache in my heart, and my heart full of love for my child with a disability.
On the Twelfth day of Christmas, the good Lord SAID to me…“Reach out and share” your sense of pride and joy, your appreciation of small accomplishments, your remarkable teachers and caregivers, your supportive family and friends, your sense of humor, your ray of hope, your unsuspected strength for the tear in your eye, and the ache in your heart, and your heart full of love for your child with a disability.
~author unknown~