Finding Blessings In The Face of Adversity

Today I was going to sneak away from the kids for a couple hours and get some groceries, but my plan was thwarted! My youngest is a high functioning autistic with a large amount of ADHD thrown in for good measure and she decided that instead of going to Grandma's she should go shopping with me! Now if you read the post about us going to Topeka you know that was still running through my brain! Another likely possiblility was that we would get there, she would beg for a toy, we would go look for one and as soon as we'd find what she wanted she would demand that we leave! Aainst my better judgement I decided to take her with me, telling her in advance there would be no toys. I have to say ...... it was an awesome experience!! We got to the store and I decided to put her in charge of the shopping list and she was fantastic!! I couldn't have asked for a better behaved child today! She said hello to people ..... complete strangers ...... she even told one lady she liked her hair! She checked things off the list as we put them into the cart, she made small talk, she walked right past the toy department and didn't once try to talk me into stopping!! Today was a break-through!! I guarantee you that this probably won't happen the next time we go, but maybe it's just getting easier!! I had to share! Today her and I both found a blessing! She got to spend time one-on-one with her mother and I got to actually enjoy a trip through a store with a child that didn't freak out one time!!