Because of Your Smile

Weston
Nyla


Hudson

Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
                                                                                Thich Nhat Hanh

Sometimes they smiled at us; sometimes they smiled at their mom, their siblings, or their horse. No matter, these children’s smiles did make life more beautiful for us this past weekend.

The three days we spent at McKenna Farms in Dallas, Georgia, filled us with joy and brought out our smiles, too. Seeing and hearing both moms and children tell of their victories: sitting up unsupported for the first time at age six, giving a horse verbal commands to follow at age fourteen when you’ve been silent with autism since age two, going for days after a hippotherapy session without having a single meltdown when your history is of one meltdown after another – these are the victories we celebrated over the weekend.

You’ll hear more of these children’s stories as we feature each child on Jacob’s Fund’s blog. But right now, just look at those smiles!

Thank you for your continued support of Jacob’s Fund. If you’d like to help put a smile on these little faces, we make it easy for you to donate through our Facebook Page: Jacob Beaachy Fund. Just click the Donate button. To donate with a check, please address it to Jacob’s fund, 1630 Tipperary Drive, Middletown, Ohio 45042-3875. We are grateful for your help.

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