My Title

Coming up with a title to my blog was easy.  When my daughter was not speaking at an appropriate age, we began learning sign language.  At first, we just bought books, but found that to be more difficult than we anticipated.  Our speech therapist recommended Signing Time (www.signingtime.com) videos.  The results were immediate and phenomenal!  All of a sudden, our daughter was communicating her wants and needs to us and was so enthusiastic about it all!  We credit Rachel Coleman, the face of Signing Time, for giving us a gift.


One of the most moving songs in the video series is called "The Good".  I immediately thought of our hopes and dreams for our daughter.  When we got our diagnosis of Fragile X, it all vanished.  The future looked grim and bleak.  As time went on, we started seeing improvements, and our hope slowly started growing. 

And so begins our journey, a family filled with new hope and new dreams, as we look forward in anticipation of The Good!

The Good
It was you and me and the whole world right before us
I couldn’t wait to start
I saw you and dreams just like everyone before us
We thought we knew what we got

And then one day I thought it slipped away
And I looked to my hands to hold on
And then one day all my fear slipped away
And my hands did so much more

So maybe we won’t find easy
But, baby, we’ve found the good
No, maybe we won’t find easy
But, baby, we’ve found the good!

It was you and me and a new world right before us
I was so scared to start
I saw you and dreams just like everyone before us
But how did they move so far?

And then one day I thought it slipped away
And I looked to my hands to hold you
And then one day all my fear slipped away
And my hands did so much more

So maybe we won’t find easy
But, baby, we’ve found the good
Maybe we won’t find easy
But, baby, we’ve found the good!