So Mat has been working very hard with his new job at Autism Speaks. Being the new VP of Genomics Discovery has caused him to have to travel away from us quite a bit. But he is making us proud with the work he is doing to further research for a cure for Autism.
This past week he was in NYC at an event at Tavern on the Green for the Full World Focus Event. It was held around the UN meeting being in NYC at this time. The wives of a lot of the presidents around the world were there as well as the founders of Autism Speaks.
Mat got to speak, and here is the link if you want to see what he had to say. The video is quite long, but if you scroll to the 1 hour mark, you will see Mat talking
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- "There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
- When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
- You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
- Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~
Helen Keller - Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
- Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."-
Dr. Seuss - "Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
- "God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
- I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
- Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
- There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
- The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
- Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
- Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
- The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
- Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
- There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
- Be the change you want to see in the world
- Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
- Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
- Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
- Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
- Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
- "The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -
Confucius
We are a family of 5 living in Massachusetts. Mat and I have been married for 16 years, and we have three children. Arlington is 11 years old, and Finley and Cainan are 8 years old. We adopted Cainan from China when he was 14 months old. He was born with cleft lip and palate level three. This blog started out as our journey to bring him into our family and has turned into our family blog. He and Finley are only 30 days apart!! We love being a blended family, and enjoy sharing about our trials and tribulations through becoming one! Also, our daughter Finley was diagnosed in 2009 with Lebers Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) a rare genetic eye condition that has made her legally blind. Come and read about our proud family!
If you want to read Cainan's story, click here:
The Pletcher Five Journey Blessings Times Three: Cainan's Story
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If you want to read Cainan's story, click here:
The Pletcher Five Journey Blessings Times Three: Cainan's Story
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