Finally I have taught my last lesson for the year ... now it is time to focus on my Uni exam next week and then my own students final exam. I might also find some time for that quilt I have been working on. The twin's Nan compiled a dvd slideshow of the Buddy Walk - we all had a great day! Here are the lyrics of a Seeker's song she put on it - it always brings a tear to my eye
I can't seem to get my sleep now any old night,
Mr Sandman passes by my door;
Life has changed since you've been there to say it's alright,
You taught me to understand what I thought couldn't be,
Don't mind missing sleep if I can see:
Colours of my life,
You've got love to fill my heart;
I don't need a rainbow
With colours of my life,
Colours of my life.
Colours blend with love to show I'm happy with you,
I can never be the same again;
Now my eyes are looking past the life that I knew,
I'll be shedding black and grey to take on red and blue,
Colours I can feel by touching you:
Colours of my life,
Bloom like flowers in my heart;
I don't need a rainbow
With colours of my life,
Colours of my life.
Colours of my life,
Bloom like flowers in my heart;
I don't need a rainbow
With colours of my life,
Colours of my life,
Colours of my life.
One of my sisters emailed me a scary anti abortion attachment tonight - of an abortion on a baby with spina bifida - colours of my life indeed - I don't need to be anti abortion - Hannah is not a weapon to be used in a political campaign - she just is. She is beautiful. The colour of our lives - no more, no less. Lucky are those who meet her and appreciate her. Lucky is she to live in a welcoming community of family and friends where she belongs ... just because she is. Lucky are the people who see her as she is - just Hannah, our Hannah - with all her perfections and her imperfections, she is gorgeous. And so very very lucky am I to have her in my life.
3 comments:
You are an inspiration to me with your feelings about your Hannah. It has taken me a long time to come up to your level With Colleen. The pressure to abort is so wrong on so many levels. In Wisconsin there is a set of identical twins who were conjoined and had spina-bifida as well as hydrocephalus. They survived, were separated,& had many surgeries. Yes, they are disabled, but miracles at the same time, and very cute. Our society needs to include the disabled and appreciate their differences!
What a beautifully written post, The photos are gorgeous!
Having a disabled child is, i guess, something that happens to "other mothers" and when it happens to you all of a sudden your whole life changes direction at breakneck speed. We cope because we have to, but i think we can all agree that these experiences teach us the true meaning of love and that everyone is unique and special.
oh Shelley I just loved this post and everything you had to say in it!
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