Many years ago, I’m guessing at least 30, I heard a report on the evening news about a couple who had a baby boy born with a terribly crippling genetic defect. Since there was a high probability it would happen again to future children, the father had a vasectomy. The vasectomy wasn’t successful, however, and she got pregnant again. She had an abortion. The abortion wasn’t successful, however, and she had another baby boy with the same genetic defect as their first son. The couple went to court to sue the doctors for the botched procedures. As tragic as this whole course of events seemed, the court ruled against the couple, declaring that life is inherently good. I remind myself of that ruling from time to time when life seems too hard to be good. I remind myself to focus on the tremendous amount of good in my life; I take a deep breath to feel the joy of being able to breathe; and then I muster the courage to go on, with hope for the future. For no matter what lies ahead, life is inherently good, and it is mostly very good!
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Meet Nana Laura
Who is Nana Laura?
I am Laura Jane Packham Ricks, a 61-year old divorced mother of six (Nathan, Eli, Jesse, Aaron, Hannah, and Isaac) and grandmother of six (Dallin, Mia, Avey, Kaitlyn, Carver, and Hakan). I am a special ed teachers' aide in elementary school and a library volunteer. I enjoy teaching, all types of sewing and needlework, gardening, cooking, writing, reading, and playing the piano.
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Visitors since December 2007
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved." --Victor Hugo
5 comments:
My dear new e-mail friend,I wish you the happiest of birthdays! I very much look forward to the next 54 days with much anticipation. I really like the things I read in your blog. You must feel very blessed to have wonderful family and friends around you. You seem to write with such peace and contentment. I suspect this because of your life long committment to your upbringing, and the continued cultivating of a lifestyle full of faith and service... Have fun! I'll eat a peice of cake just for you. While its not your favorite recipe, the sweet taste of cake will be put to good use (my waist) just the same... then maybe I'll do some ironing to burn off the calories..
Thank you for your kind greeting. I am so happy to have your friendship (I suspect we must have known each other in a previous life). Enjoy your cake, but remember that ironing doesn't burn off that many calories...
!!Happy Birthday!!
You have ALWAYS amazed me. I hope this day is bright and lovely. Enjoy.
Did you buy the roller blades?
I think my kiddies "R" and "K" believes "Life is GOOD" when they can drink hot coco on a blistering day and follow it up with a Popsicle.
My life is good.
I Love you! ~XOX
My favorite quote is:
"It is Never TOO LATE to be what you might have been."
(George Elliot)
"R" & "K" have the right idea! I opted for skates over the blades,I need to live to 99 or something (to be what I might have been) and worried blades might cut that short. I ordered them on line Tuesday and they arrived today! How perfect is that?
What a great, yet somehow tragic, story! I might use that as a spiritual thought sometime.
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