"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day
RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Tonight's Conversation

The girls were getting ready for bed, while I was with them supervising teeth brushing, medicine taking (Ve for bladder control), hair prepping and covering.

All of a sudden Ve says "my belly button sticks out".

I tell her, "yes, she and Mim have outies and Tuki and I have innies".

Ve then asks "where does the belly buttons come from". I proceed in telling her that "when she was growing inside her Haitian Mama's belly, she was attached to her with a cord that was attached to her belly button. Then when she was born, the cord was cut, and her's was cut near her belly just like it looks right now". Tuki then asks "where does my belly button came from" and I re-sate my previous answer only this time using Guatemalan Mommy....

Then Tuki asks "where does our head and face come from". I told them that "your birth Mommys and Daddys and Jesus made you look like you do". Ve said, "but he gave me brown skin and I want white skin". I then said, "oh no, you have beautiful brown skin", and then Tuki says, "and I have beautiful white skin", then I said "yes, we all have beautiful skin because we are all beautiful people. Right?!" They both shouted "YES!" Follow me.....LOL

Mim was in the bathroom too, but just listening.

We have had a few rough spots with Mim lately, but actually not anything I didn't expect considering her age. I'll post on it later.

Posted by Aves @ Call of the Phoebe at 5:15 PM

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