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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Life


I got this as an email forward and I just love the miracle of life...
"A picture began circulating in November. It should be 'The Picture of the Year,' or perhaps, 'Picture of the Decade.' It won't be. In fact,unless you obtained a copy of the US paper which published it, you probably Would never have seen it.
The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by surgeon named Joseph Bruner.The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an obstetrics nurse in Atlanta . She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable Surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville , he performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb.During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and makes a small incision to operate on the baby.
As Dr.Bruner completed the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully developed hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger. Dr.Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile.
The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity. The editors titled the picture, 'Hand of Hope.' The text explaining the picture begins, 'The tiny hand of 21-week- old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life.' Little Samuel's mother said they 'wept for days' when they saw the picture. She said, 'The photo reminds us pregnancy isn't about disability or an illness, it's about a little person.' Samuel was born in perfect health, the operation 100 percent successful. "

Monday, March 10, 2008

A most precious child...

This video will make you weep. And remind us that every life, no matter how short, is precious in the sight of God.

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=c975d005cd2c4d261f7f

"Eliot was born with an undeveloped lung, a heart with a hole in it and DNA that placed faulty information into each and every cell of his body. However, that could not stop the living God from proclaiming Himself through this boy who never uttered a word."

Sunday, March 02, 2008

The hair chronicles...

So I've had two rather ranting blogs, thought I'd post some humorous thoughts - especially for you, Rachel, who knows of my hair discontentment issues.
It's not that I'm discontent with my hair itself, just the style...

My senior year of HS my dark hair was long and flowing down my back - it had taken me 4 long years to grow out the hideous orangy-yellow hair diye I ventured to use the summer before 9th grade. Every morning I curled, braided, bobby-pinned or barretted my long locks into an array of styles.
But alas, upon graduation the idea occurred to me that I should cut my hair and get a "new look" just before going to college. Oh the dreadful day I let the salon woman slice over 12 inches off. Then the adventure began...
I could never get quite the right style - went to every stylist within 30 miles of college who charged less than $20, never quite finding the right look. Don't quite know what I was looking for.
Now it has been nearly 10 years since that first chip chop and I have tried unsuccessfully twice to grow back those long lovely locks. But I will not give up! The time has come once again to face the horrid in-between stage with vigor. It WILL grow and it WILL be long once again.
I wish I could come up with some religious conviction or that my dear hubby would beg me to grow it out. Then at least there would be some outside force carrying me through the shoulder-length blahs. But alas, I have not the conviction and my hubby says he loves me and whatever I want is wonderful. I could shave it all off and he'd think that was cool...
It WILL grow and it WILL be long once again.
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