Buddy,
That is wonderful. You are indeed blessed--and even more so because you
discern and understand the blessing.
Ron Miller
N6MSA
-----Original Message-----
From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan
Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 1:18 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Happy Holiday Greetings
To all our family and friends,
Melanie, Alena, and I (and the four-legs, naturally) all wish you the very
best for a happy Christmas season, and a happy and prosperous 2005!
This year has been absolutely wonderful for our family, and all of you have
been a big part of why. Your support and encouragement throughout this year
have meant more to us than you could possibly imagine, and we all thank you
from the bottom of our hearts. All of you know the blessings that children
bring into our lives, and Alena's come overflowing with them! The wonder
that children see in this world that has so jaded and hardened all of us is
amazing, and I hope that I, for one, will remember to reflect on this
myself, and maybe learn to see the world through the wondering and
awe-struck eyes of a child again.
I have been telling people that every day has been Christmas to Alena since
she's gotten here--saying that gifts from friends and admirers and
well-wishers have been coming by the truckload; but thinking about it, I was
more right than I could have known. Every day has been Christmas to Alena.
Just the way she approaches every day, living it, unwrapping it like a new
gift, the way those sappy chain letters tell us we should live our lives.
She knows what this holiday means without being taught, and she lives it
every day of her life. I pray that she always will. In her own special way,
she knows that the best gift you can get is to give and to be of service to
others. Anyone who sees Alena on the street is touched by her. One day, we
were walking home, and we ran into some teenagers walking the other way, and
one says as we pass with Alena in her stroller, "Hey, see that kid? She
waved at me the other day!" For that teenager to remember our little angel
waving at him days later, it must have really made his day! And she gives
this gift of joy and light to everyone she sees. I've been saying that Alena
will touch many lives, and she already has. She will touch many, many more.
Anyway, you have to know this, her first Christmas with us, will be special.
Santa's been very good to her (even with the head start!) :) And this
holiday's just the cap on what has been a wonderful year for us. We've had
our speed bumps along the way, but coming home with our Alena has made all
of the small difficulties we faced more than insignificant. And thanks to
everyone for helping us through. Again.
:)
Love to all,
Buddy, Melanie, and Alena (and the four-legs)
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