"'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.'"

Jeremiah 29: 11


Today I aaw something that was incredibly beautiful. I saw a place where children with Down Syndrome are loved, cared for and taught. The Rise School has an amazing program.

All I could think of as I was looking into the faces for those sweet innocent children, was what a long hard road Laura has. It broke my heart as I realized that her road gets harder and harder every day.

I firmly believe in the the laws of physics. One of the corner stones of those laws are the laws of Thermo Dynamics. The second law states that the universe is in a constant state of entropy. That means that the universe is proceeding from order to disorder. Not surprisingly The Bible predicts the same thing.

In our day and time we can see this happening. For proof I offer a simple example. I have lived the overwhelming majority of my life in the west side of Houston Texas. It is an upper middle class area that is quite nice. 20 or 30 years ago in most neighborhoods in the afternoon you could see any number of kids of every age running around at any time of the year. It was no big deal. The kids were considered safe in those nieghborhoods. Now kids are enroled in after school programs, no matter what thier age (sports programs and club meetings in Junior High and high school are basically aimed at giving the kids something to do until mom or dad gets off of work). More and more kids are enroled in private schools, or are home schooled, because thier parents do not trust the public school systems to keep thier kids safe. And who can blame the parents. Just watch the news and you will see evidence of this.

And it will continue to get worse. Just read some of The Bible prophecies that have yet to be fulfilled, but are only indications that the end times are getting nearer. It is into this world my wife and I brought a child. We both love Laura dearly. She is the greatest thing that has ever happened to us. She is beautiful and more fun that I ever thought possible. She is perfect.

As we toured The Rise School, I could not keep these thoughts out of my head. If she gets in, she will be safe, protected, loved, taught and cared for in away that is designed for Down's kids. She has her family, and mommy and daddy's friends to also keep her safe and fill her world with love. But, someday someone will try to take advatage of her innocense. They will use her sweetness to hurt her some how. That chances continue to rise with each passing day. It is my fear that for everything we will give her, that she will not be able to protect herself from this preson (whoever they are). Tara and I both pray that this never happens. We are clinging to God's promise to protect her all of her life. Please pray for her safety, and for the saefty of the the innocent little ones out there the world over.