Wink from Heaven: Can I keep her?

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Can I keep her?

Dear Becky,
I think it's time that I told you
I have grown very attached to Stevie.
I hope you will let me keep her.
She snuggles me so sweetly
and dresses me up so nicely.
I promise you can visit whenever you want.
Love,
Caleb

10 comments:

The Kings said...: ha ha - love it. He is sooooo cute and you can tell Stevie just loves him. I bet she is so happy to cuddle him.; July 30, 2010 at 2:10 AM
Becky said...: If she knew...she just might say YES! :) It's going to be really hard saying goodbye, but thankfully we still have some fun days ahead! Thanks to Caleb for being so patient with all the dress-ups! xoxo; July 30, 2010 at 6:54 AM
Lacey said...: Isn't she so cute! What fun for her to be able to help again!; July 30, 2010 at 7:08 AM
The VW's said...: So cute!!! I bet being with Caleb, is therapeutic for her! I know that sweet Ben is so VERY missed by their wonderful family! Hugs!!!; July 30, 2010 at 8:17 AM
Junior said...: so sweet, love the pics; July 30, 2010 at 8:18 AM
Devon said...: OK so, LOL on the googly eye pic! Hilarious!!; July 30, 2010 at 8:43 AM
arianne said...: Cute photos.; August 1, 2010 at 11:57 AM
shirlgirl said...: Oh, how wonderful is that! Stevie is in her element, and I am sure this is helping her get through her grief of losing her brother Ben. She is an awesome girl and is a joy to be with, that's for sure. Caleb looks so cute in all of his hats that Stevie has put on him. She must be having a blast with Caleb. I think she needs to be the special person who goes to hospitals and helps these sweet spirits and to give their parents a lift. She has that gift.; August 2, 2010 at 6:32 AM
The VW's said...: If you want to purchase the fan I have for Gavin.....here is the info. I bought it from a company called One Step Ahead.

You can go back to my blog, to the post where I talked about the fan and then click on the green highlighted word "company" in my write-up about the fan. This will take you to their company site. Then, once you get to their site, click on "Seasonal items" on the top section of their site, and then click on the "warm weather" items. This should get you to where they have the fan for sale.

We love our fan for Gavin! I'm quite sure he loves it too! :)

Hope you continue to enjoy visiting with Becky this week! Love and Hugs!!!; August 2, 2010 at 9:04 AM
Kel said...: I LOL'ed on the googly eye picture too. So adorable!; August 23, 2010 at 5:22 PM

Prayer for Caleb

(written by Caleb's Grandma in her weekly column -2008-)

In my family we have a secret code to communicate our love for each other when we are out in public. We wink. When one of us is about to perform or speak, we look for a family member’s face in the crowd. Then we wink at each other. Closing one eye and winking is our secret code for saying, “I love you. You can do it. You’re wonderful.”

About three years ago, my grandson Caleb was born into our family. He must have known before birth that he would never be able to speak to us because he was born with one eyelid permanently closed. So, he is always “winking” at us, always communicating, “I love you. You can do it. You’re wonderful.”

Caleb has one eye lid permanently closed because he is missing one of his eyes . . . and he is also missing his brain. All the doctors said he would die soon after birth. They were wrong. Caleb is three years old. He is a medical miracle. The doctors say he can’t see, hear, speak, think or move. Those who know and love Caleb understand he has his own unique way of experiencing the world and communicating his love to those around him.

After Caleb was born the hospice people told us to buy a burial plot and continually warned us of his imminent death. We soon learned you can not live well in a state of fear and sadness. We decided we could spend Caleb’s entire life anxious and scared he might die at any moment, or we could celebrate each day we were blessed to have him with us. In the beginning, my daughter April celebrated Caleb’s birthday every week instead of every year with balloons and cupcakes because we simply did not know how long we would have him with us. We stopped the cupcakes after we gained ten pounds, but the celebrating goes on.

We all prayed for a miracle when we first learned about Caleb’s condition. We got one. Caleb’s birth, life and mission have had a deep and lasting impact on our lives. His spirit, eternal identity and most of all the loving, individual relationship he has with each of us is truly a miracle. Because of Caleb we know that each of us has a divine purpose and that the physical body is a sacred gift we should never take for granted. We better understand the worth of a soul and the resiliency of the human spirit.

Caleb’s five year old brother Matthew said, “Grandma. The doctors said Caleb was going to die, but he didn’t. That’s the first miracle I ever saw!”

Sometimes Caleb’s baby brother Mitchell pulls out his feeding tube while they hold hands riding together in their double stroller. Sometimes the only intervention that can get Caleb’s heart rate up is when his older brothers Josh and Matty crawl in his crib, hug him and sing, “I am a Child of God.” ...If you have a moment please offer a prayer for the little boy who has never been able to utter a single word and yet has taught everyone who knows and loves him – all the secrets of a rich and meaningful life.