Jodie Pine shares her experience and insight from adopting two boys with special needs, one with clubbed feet and the other with Spina Bifida. Through the challenges of raising a child with significant special needs, she was led to look at her kids through the lens of wholeness instead of deficits. She emphasizes the importance of accepting children for who they are rather than focusing on their progress or appearance and her perspective from feeling like she had to fix everything to allowing her sons to be her teacher.Ep. 124; April 18, 2023Key Moments:[3:56] Jodie’s adoption and diagnosis story[9:27] Allowing her child to be her teacher[13:22] What is living life to its fullest?[14:45] Learning to pay attention[21:39] Not looking to the medical community for breakthrough[28:59] Joni Erickson-Tada Beyond SufferingResources:Radical AcceptanceThis Here FleshJoni and Friends: Beyond Suffering Joni and Friends Family CampSoul Care Institute Jodie’s BlogUnfinished If you enjoyed the show:Join our Book Launch Team HerePreorder The Other Side of SpecialGoodreads GiveawaySubscribe to our newsletter on the Take Heart WebsiteReview and like us on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram @takeheartspecialmomsFind Amy at www.amyjbrown.com/  or on Instagram @amyjbrown_writerFind Carrie at www.carriemholt.com or on Instagram @carriemholtFind Sara at www.saraclime.com or on Instagram @saraclimeSupport the show