A Valuable Life

Recently my mother gave me an excellent article written by columnist, Cal Thomas.  Cal writes beautifully about his younger brother who had Down syndrome.  In light of a situation that occurred this past week, where doctors in a U.S. hospital have refused to give an organ transplant to a child because she has developmental delays, I thought this article about Cal Thomas's brother was poignant.  Cal describes so clearly about how valuable his brother's life was and how he touched the lives of others.

He also references the following book about the valuable contributions of another child with Down syndrome, Robin Elizabeth Rogers (daughter of Roy and Dale Rogers, famous entertainers) who only lived to 2 years old. This book is wise, touching and informative all at the same time and Tom and I enjoyed it very much.

Angel Unaware on Amazon

As the reading in church this morning spoke about all of us being the temple of the Holy Spirit, I pray that each person whether  "typical" or special needs will be recognized as being valuable and worthy of any type of care they may need.

Here is the link to the article  http://www.calthomas.com/index.php?news=3441

Update on Valentin

We were so happy to find out yesterday that Valentin has a family.  If you would like to read more about them and find out how you can help, here is the link to their blog www.headoptedusfirst.blogspot.com.  Please join us in praying for the Ashton Family as they start out on their third adoption journey.

Help for Valentin

Please check out this post by a family who has adopted from the same orphanage as our dear Julia, about a little boy still there who desparately needs a family.

Help for Valentin!