Chosen for Charlie: When God Gifts You with a Special-Needs Child

"I chose you to be her mom."

When faced with a diagnosis that says your child will never be "normal" or that he or she will always have "special needs," you don't feel chosen. You feel fearful, angry ... confused. Questions race through your mind:

Why did this happen?

What am I supposed to feel?

How do I raise this child?

What do I do now?

When doctors told Jen Forsthoff that her daughter had Down syndrome, her emotions swelled. And then, God spoke: "I chose you to be her mom."

Those words broug...