Leadership

Leadership: The hard way

Local product, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin just gave birth to her fifth child. Try that while running a state. But the beautiful part, the baby has Down syndrome. Having disabilities isn't beautiful, but the love with which he was welcomed is.

The Palin family issued a statement that read: "Trig is beautiful and already adored by us. We knew through early testing he would face special challenges, and we feel privileged that God would entrust us with this gift and allow us unspeakable joy as he entered our lives.

"We have faith that every baby is created for good purpose and has potential to make this world a better place. We are truly blessed."

Plain and simple, they get it. Children are a blessing, special needs or not.

In a letter she e-mailed to relatives and close friends Friday after giving birth, Palin wrote, "Many people will express sympathy, but you don't want or need that, because Trig will be a joy. You will have to trust me on this." She wrote it in the voice of and signed it as "Trig's Creator, Your Heavenly Father."

"Children are the most precious and promising ingredient in this mixed-up world you live in down there on Earth. Trig is no different, except he has one extra chromosome," Palin wrote.

As for people who think a baby like Trig shouldn't even be born, look around, the governor wrote. Who is perfect or even normal?

God bless this family as they give silent witness to the joy of life in our sorry mixed up world.

A sucker

I am a sucker for tweaking the looney environmentalists. Cross that with proclaiming the gift of children, and we have a winner here from Promo Presto




















Those "carbon footprints" are going to be funding your social security.

And since plants need CO2, we can look at it as "Saving the rain forests, one breath at a time."

via Creative Minority Report

Just a few more...

Cool news here. Seems Alaska Governor Palin is Expecting Fifth Child Not only are we talking a large family in the spotlight, it is positive press rather than the typical "look at those nutcases" fare. But even better, this has a local connection, graduating from the U of Idaho.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband are expecting their fifth child in May, she announced Wednesday.

Congrats and good for her.

Not Impressed

Matthew at Creative Minority Report is not so impressed with himself anymore. A must read for those who don't understand why we as Catholics have so many children. Or for those who have lots of children and sometimes wonder why themselves.

It's dangerous outside the stroller

via Amy Welborn