Ahead of schedule: Precious Children owner and founder Barbara Lubinski (left) and assistent Theresa Blackman watch one of their youngest residents walk for the first time last week. Lubinski, a former nun and registered nurse, says she found her "calliing" in life after starting Precious Children, a non-profit respite home for severly handicapped children, five years ago. "I just love it," said Lubinski. "I can't imagine doing anything else."