Ariana and Marlee Matlin

Ariana got a very special and rare opportunity to go meet Marlee Matlin last week! She was so excited and the envy of all her classmates! She even got her autograph! Marlee was speaking at one of the local elementary schools to the 1st graders. It was a rather intimate gathering, but Ariana and a few other hearing impaired children from the area schools got to attend which is so nice. Marlee's partner, Fabian Sanchez from Dancing With The Stars was there and his little boy happens to attend this school. I had no idea that her dance partner/instructor lived in Alabama! Who knew! Oh and by the way, he was very easy on the eyes I must say.:)

It's not everyday that a deaf or hearing impaired person gets to meet another deaf person that is so successful and famous. I truly believe that one event such as this could change a child's life. Life is a journey! Along the way, you will meet many people, and you might just meet one person in a brief moment of time that could forever change your whole course in life.

I am so thankful that Ariana was allowed to go meet her. I hope she learned that there is nothing that she can't do if she puts her mind to it. It doesn't matter what your beliefs are, how you communicate, rather you are oral or use sign language, have Cochlear implants, hearing aids, or nothing. All those young kids and Marlee are my heroes. They all know what it's like to be deaf and they embrace life and try to live it to the fullest. God makes us all different for a reason so that we can all touch someones life along the way.