the dishes

So, what a great topic for a post. Ha Ha!

I hate to empty the dishwasher. Hate to do it. So much so, that I will just wash new dirty dishes by hand, instead of emptying the dishwasher and reloading it. It is a bit ridiculous. I get that. I just wish that someone else would do it. My mom will, when she is over. Don usually will do it. But, he was away hunting for several days. And my mom hasn't been over since Thanksgiving. But Don has now been home for most of the week, and the dishwasher is still full. Come on now!!

I need to send a thank you out to those people who have been donating to Mr. Jamison! I love seeing his fund grow, and I know that there are supporters out there, and I don't know who they are. I also need to get to the bank and deposit the cash from the fundraiser, so that I can get that check out to RR.

Spencer, sweet boy, has been transferred to an institution. I am so saddened by this. Spencer is the same age as my Owen. Owen and I were looking at his picture today, and talking, and I just can't imagine. How lucky I am to live in this country - where even though the doctors initially assumed we would abort, when told we would be having our baby, regardless of any "issues" - that not only accepts Owen and those like him, but also supports us with some great organizations.

I wish Spencer were so lucky. I hope that his forever family is out there, and that God is working to bring them together, and fast. To imagine Owen in an institution, there are no words. And, after much looking at all the kids, I really think Spencer reminds me most of Owen. Not that that matters. But Spencer tugs on my heart (just like Jamison does). He is worth a chance at life. Being in an institution does not give him the chance.

Somehow we need BIG Change. Change in the minds and the hearts of people everywhere to see that an extra chromosome is not a bad thing. It can bring additional challenges, yeah, for sure. But all children can bring extra challenges, you can't predict what the future brings. The extra chromosome does bring so much GOOD too! There is a special innocence, a special sweetness that comes. You can learn to slow down, and appreciate so much more in life. And you get a good lesson in what is important, and how petty some small stuff really is.

I don't know the answers. I just know that I can't just sit back and pretend I don't know. I pray that God will take me in the right direction, and that my heart and head are open to hearing Him, and following Him.