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Thursday, June 26, 2008

pics 6/25

We have a cute chipmunk that lives in the stone wall next to the driveway and I threw some of the dried corn kernels we got for the deer (I know, it's not allowed..they didn't like it anyway..) out on the driveway and he stuffed his cheeks FULL of it! I mean, STUFFED! It's amazing how much they can fit in there! :)

I also took some pics of the foundation that is now poured and tarred! Yippee! Well, at least we have a cellar now! :)-

2 comments:

Sheila said...: Hi Ellen!

A foundation - how exciting! Each phase of building gets more and more exciting! Love the chipmunk pics! Malayna loves to watch the chipmunks around here and my sister has taught her to call them "munk". It's quite cute!; June 29, 2008 at 10:21 PM
ellen :) said...: I can't wait to meet that little sweetie Malayna!! Any news on our plans for the end of July??

I am posting more pics today of the delivery of the actual log house parts! YAH!! :); July 2, 2008 at 12:07 AM

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God Chooses A Mom for A Disabled Childby Erma Bombeck
Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressures, and a couple by habit. This year, nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of handicapped children. Did you ever wonder how mothers of handicapped children are chosen? Somehow I visualize God hovering over Earth selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As he observes, he instructs his angels to make notes in a giant ledger.
"Armstrong, Beth; son; patron saint, Matthew.
"Forrest, Marjorie; daughter; patron saint, Cecelia.
"Rudledge, Carrie; twins; patron saint.... give her Gerard. He's used to profanity."
Finally, he passes a name to an angel and smiles, "Give her a handicapped child."
The angel is curious. "Why this one, God? She's so happy."
"Exactly," smiles God. "Could I give a handicapped child a mother who does not know laughter? That would be cruel."
"But has she patience?" asks the angel.
"I don't want her to have too much patience or she will drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wears off, she'll handle it. I watched her today. She has that feeling of self and independance. She'll have to teach the child to live in her world and that's not going to be easy."
"But, Lord, I don't think she even believes in you."
God smiles. "No matter. I can fix that. This one is perfect. She has just enough selfishness."
The angel gasps, "Selfishness? Is that a virtue?"
God nods. "If she can't seperate herself from the child occasionally, she'll never survive. Yes, there is a woman I will bless with a child less then perfect. She doesn't realize it yet, but she is to be envied. She will never take for granted a 'spoken word.' She will never consider a 'step' ordinary. When her child says 'Momma' for the first time, she will be present at a miracle and know it! When she describes a tree or a sunset to her blind child, she will see it as few people ever see my creations.
"I will permit her to see clearly the things I see --- ignorance, cruelty, prejudice --- and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side."
"And what about her patron saint?" asks the angel, his pen poised in midair.
God smiles. "A mirror will suffice."

Thursday, June 26, 2008

pics 6/25

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