The Inspirational Story of the Miracle League

For many kids in America, playing baseball and playing in the Major Leagues someday is all they dream about in their lives. For most kids with disability, just being able to swing a bat and circle the bases is a dream come true. These dreams are now a reality thanks to the inspirational story of the Miracle League.

Lauren Gunder loves baseball, but her dream for her own inspirational story is hinder by a bone disorder she has been born with. This condition made her bones fracture easily and frequently. Consequently, playing sports was out. But that did not stop her from wanting to play. Since the age of 3, she had consistently brought home baseball flyers from schools encouraging children to play. Her parents, weighing on her disability, always discouraged her for her own good. For Lauren, her attitude was that she does not have a disability. When the Miracle League was formed, Lauren's dream came true.

The Miracle League was formed by a group of well meaning people who wanted children with disabilities to live their dreams and inspirational story. The league accepts children of all ability and has a policy of saying no to no children. Heart is the only thing that matter for this league, and all those disadvantaged children in the league have the heart of champions.

The rules of the game at the Miracle League are also different. Every child gets to bat. No one strikes out. All games end in a tie, and each player is accompanied by a volunteer buddy who will assist the player to bat, run, circle the bases, and field the ball and all. They often perform these tasks with players on wheel chairs and both player and buddy get a lot of fun and inspiration out of this. Their inspirational stories are not often told. It did not matter to a group of people though - the player's parents.

For these parents of these inspirational kids, it is a dream comes true. Every parent wants to see their child play. Having to deal with their disability is already a tough challenge, but when they see their children fulfilling their dreams of playing, everything that happened becomes worth it. Thanks to the Miracle league as well, their children are in safe hands.

When the league first started on dirt pitches, it was a cause for concern as players running and circling bases often get caught in the uneven pitch. But thanks to Dean Offer and the Rotary Club in Georgia, the Miracle League was able to raise funds and build a safe artificial pitch for these children. The first was built in 2000. Since then 14 more had been added across the country and 62 more pitches are in the process of been built. The inspirational story and success of these children is spreading.

Inspirational stories and lives are born of a desire to succeed no matter the circumstances. The kids of the Miracle League are truly in a league of their own when it comes to having the heart that matters most.