Bev came to live with me as a foster child when she was not quite 9 yeas old.  I adopted her the following year.  We have traveled a lot of miles together (in more than a motor vehicle) since then.  :0)

 

She is autistic and mentally retarded.  She was a child no one wanted, but became the child every mother dreams of.  She had such  a sweet disposition most of the time.  And she is thankful for the smallest things anyone does for her. 

But the most amazing thing about Bev is that she empathizes with others ... what a tender heart she has!