Maggie Elizabeth

While I am not the target audience for this book, I am not a mom or parent raising children with special needs. I am a speech language pathologist working with children with special needs. Mattie’s book spoke to me. It reminded me that our parents receiving any sort of diagnosis may need support to see all the great things God has planned for their child, even with special needs. I have always tried to reach out to parents to celebrate their student’s big successes. Mattie’s insights have shown me that by reaching out to celebrate these successes I may be able to help a parent to remember that God sees their child as a masterpiece. Mattie included sweet stories about her daughters to help bring the love of God to life. As a single woman, it reminded me to have faith and trust that God does have a plan for my life. I truly believe that this bible study is great for all moms, whether they are “raising special stars” or not, and for those of us educating “special stars”. If you don’t fall into either of those categories, I still believe there's a lot of insight to gain about supporting our mom’s (parent’s) as they raise “special stars” and a great reminder that God has a plan for your life.