Re: you are right ....

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Dont worry about going on and on. I do it all the time. Its so funny...how

much we all seem to have in common. I could just watch for hours on end

as he studies his toys, feels things, stares up at the sky. He studies

everything...and especially seems to focus upward... up to ceiling fans and

lights..and when outside, he follows birds and watches trees blow in the wind.

He has always looked upward...and when he was a baby we became absolutely 100%

convinced that he sees angels up there. They make him smile... its uncanny.

I know a family at my church, kids are almost grown...but they adopted an

infant born to a teenage mother...the infant had downs syndrome. She is now a

sweet child, with alot of challenges...but I find it so incredibly remarkable,

and heroic of you all to volunteer to this task that most people HOPE wont ever

happen to them. Most people in the busy " normal " world turn the other way,

maybe they give alitle money to charities, but the last thing they would ever do

would be to trade their normal healthy family in for that has a special needs

child. Why would they...they come from the school of thought that " GOD only

gives these children to people who are strong enough to handle them " Dont you

think that is silly. Here is what I believe...he gives these children to

people who he believes will find enrichment through getting through the pain and

struggle...that through the adversity...these people will rise to the challenge.

It aint easy, and I have never thought of my self as

strong. I have become strong...BECAUSE of ...not before he arrived.

Does that make sense??? I am tired today....... ramble ramble

I think you are wonderful... and you have to know that Emmalie is such a nice

name...such a pretty version of ..but more of Emma Lee sounding to my

mind. I love that.

See... I could ramble for days.

dana newman wrote:

We feel so blessed by our daughter Emmalie and feel

that she has the sweetest smile that God ever gave a

baby. We to focus on what she can do and not what she

can't or won't accomplish. Yes, we wish that she had

no dissability but we wouldn't trade her for a child

that didn't have one ( if you know what I mean) We

love and accept her just the way she is. We adopted

her and feel that God has blessed us by putting her in

not only our lives but our other childrens lives also.

They have learned so many Life's lessons by having her

in the family!

I will say though that some times it is very

difficult to get others to understand why we " chose "

to live a life with a child like Emmalie. When

confronted with that , we often just say " Why

wouldn't we want to? " Even family members don't

understand it. No we aren't saints by any stretch of

the imagination. In fact we think that we are really

selfish in that we just love to watch her as she

explores her world in awe, when she smiles and laughs

the wonderful sound that it is. She trusts us with all

of her heart and loves us with no boundaries. So we

are really the lucky ones to know such a relationship

with a child.

Sorry to go on and on....

Dana

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