Along the way to Amazing Grace, the path is fraught with danger and disappointment...press on we must, I say. (sigh)
Further update on the child who was never going to have any language or ask a question....
I guess I'll never get over the joy of her INITIATING a conversation, calling from college. WOW.
She rang my cell phone, as promised, right after the Academic Advising session. I could tell she was grinning her special smile, as she told me about her schedule for the Spring. King Arthur's Round Table will indeed be on the list, as well as Classics of Western Literature, a writing class, and a couple of others that depend on what sections are already filled up by upperclasspersons.
The best part of the whole conversation?
"I sure hope we read some epics. I really love how you can apply the ideas to your own life. Like sometimes the people in power aren't good, but the people don't just stop working for a better life."
Gad, how I love that child!
After work the boy bird and I will be adventuring...questing for Curly Fries, most likely.
Ordinarily the Mall is my least favorite place to be, but just
spending the time with him will make my heart feel so much better.
I'm saddened and disappointed, but I am choosing to count my blessings and focus on what I can change, instead of wasting energy on what is out of my control.
Dearest, you are an inspiration. You and Daughter A. Maybe I should get back to Middlemarch now that I finished the novel you loaned me ~
Posted by: maggi | November 04, 2004 at 10:20 AM
You are so right, it's all a circle and will come right (or left). Curly fries = deliciousness to the nth power.
Posted by: Silvia | November 04, 2004 at 10:59 AM
The kiddo said, well, can we just stay around here, right around our house, so we don't have to be next to that bad guy? If only it were that straightforward...
Posted by: Ann | November 04, 2004 at 11:36 AM
It is so nice to find a bright spot here on your blog today. Blessing to you all.
Posted by: Margene | November 04, 2004 at 12:04 PM
Out of the mouth of DaughterBird... amen.
Posted by: Melissa | November 04, 2004 at 03:50 PM
Amen to the Daughterbird, she is very wise. And curly-fries are comfort food. We need to suck it up, and then start fighting back, smart and hard. This is our country too.
Posted by: Catherine | November 04, 2004 at 05:53 PM
I keep going back to the end of Anne Frank's diary, where she says that she still believes at heart that people are good. I'm not trying to draw any kind of political comparison there, just that it keeps repeating in my mind. And then I come here and reaffirm that truth.
Posted by: Em | November 04, 2004 at 07:57 PM
you said that more beautifully than i ever could have.
about your children, i think part of the reason i enjoy reading your blog so much is because i worked with autistic children for about 2 years. i also have a few friends with developmental disabilities. the MOST fantastic thing is when someone makes an advance they were told they would never achieve... congradulations to you and your family!
Posted by: alice | November 05, 2004 at 03:03 AM