Chosen for Charlie

“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 brought