When we first knew Callie had Spinal Muscular Atrophy, it bothered me that there was nothing to blame for her condition–no toxic chemicals during pregnancy, no pre-term birth complications. There was only God to blame, and I couldn\u2019t fathom how He could have made her with this condition. And I still don\u2019t know if He did.<\/p>\n
But I\u2019ve come to think that it doesn\u2019t matter if God gave Callie SMA. What does matter is that God takes our tragedies and allows purpose to flow from them.<\/p>\n
That doesn\u2019t change the fact that I wish this wasn\u2019t happening. I wish we had a cure so Callie could have the life I imagined for her: playing sports with her brothers, learning to put on makeup, walking down the aisle. But I also hope those dreams I had for her life will fade so that I will not hinder her purpose, whatever it may be.<\/p>\n
I may never understand how losing her muscles and possibly her life has a purpose, but I will always believe that it does.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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