Seriously? Come on now people.

So a dear online friend has brought this to my attention now for the second week in a row; first Tara commented about it and now CJ has put her two cents in.

There is a group of "Christians" calling for God to "cure" Trig Palin of his Down syndome. Seriously? A national day of prayer to cure the former Governor of Alaska's son simply because he has a 47th chromosome? Hmmmphf. I would have thought maybe a day of prayer should be spent on curing one of the big three........CANCER, AIDS, or geesh, I dunno............LIFE? You know, life is the ONE affliction (if you are breathing and reading this) we all have in common and someday, yes someday, it will KILL every single one of us.


Do these supposed 'do-gooders' mean no harm? Probably, but too bad their ignorance has ignited a firestorm from those of us who, AMAZINGLY, LOVE our children who have Down syndrome. OH MY GOSH??????????? Can it be, can a person really be whole and loved even if they have Down syndrome? Why, yes, Beatrice, they can.

EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH IS AS WHOLE AS THEY WILL EVER BE ON THIS EARTH UNTIL THE DAY GOD CALLS THEM HOME. My son is no less whole than I am, my neighbor is no less whole than me, the paralytic is no less whole than the blind man. Don't you see we all fall short of the glory of GOD and the penalty for those sins is death; therefore, not a one person walking, living, breathing on the face of this EARTH is whole. We all have a hole in our soul, caused by sin, that makes it impossible to be whole here on Earth. We will be made whole when we meet our maker face to face on that glorious day in Heaven. At that time, we Christian's will be made HOLY (the only real whole that matters) in the image of God.

Until then, save your prayers for the angels on loan her on Earth. Babies with SMA, whose bodies and muscles atrophy until they can no longer swallow and breathe, babies with MPS whose bodies cannot process enzymes correctly and must go through stem cell transplants only to be called home to Heaven after fighting so hard to live. Pray for our nation, our SOLDIERS, our family members stolen in the night. Pray for the babies and children who DO NOT know love; who are beaten for pottying in their bed at night. Pray for the babies who are thrown in orphanages simply because society finds them useless.


You see, my son (the one with Down syndrome) is LOVED. He DOES know life, love, friendship, kinship, and the joys of bubbles. And that my friend is what it is about. Would I have asked for a special needs child before Joseph? Most likely not, but now, if I had the resources, I would take in as many children with Down syndrome as I could possibly handle. I would love to show them all what love is. That is my prayer, that no child born with a society labeled disability would be unloved. We all deserve love. No matter our color, creed, ability, or beliefs. LOVE. LOVE is what is important not how many chromosomes you do or do not have.


I will exit my soap box now.........until next time, love your babies. Please.