Anybody remember Aimee Copeland that I did a post about last year? Aimee lost her limbs to a flesh eating bacteria. She is one amazing young woman with such a great joy of life that she could have a career as a motivational speaker. Look at her now! If you watch that video, you will see her sign her name with her brand new bionic hands, and her handwriting is MUCH better than my own! (Even the man in charge of teaching Aimee to use her new hands seemed amazed at her quick progress with them!)
I also did a post about Kyle Maynard last year. Kyle was born with stumps for hands and his legs end at his knees. Kyle also has a very positive outlook on life and he IS an inspirational speaker. He is also a very fine athlete who climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro last year! (He trained on Stone Mountain, and I so WISH I could have met him there!) Both Aimee and Kyle are from Georgia and in fact live very close to each other. I wondered if it was possible that they had ever met. Well, they DID meet! I just found a video where they attended the same dinner and I have it here for you. (It is at the top of this post, just click on that link.). They are both so good-looking! And don't they just seem so darn nice that you want to meet them and be friends with them?
We keep this plant in the garage over the winter and bring it out when the danger of frost is over. This Gaillardia comes back beautifully every year, bringing this wonderful color into the world.
Life tries so hard. Isn't it wonderful?
We can all learn a lot from Aimee and Kyle!
ReplyDeleteI know! And it makes any complaints that we may have seem very small!
DeleteDear Kay, the stories of Aimee and Kyle are truly inspirational and put anyone to shame who has a tendency to moan about minor "problems". How fitting, the picture of the two flowers so bright and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI see you have a spam problem as well. The comment from "Anonymous" has nothing to do with your post (as you probably know) and merely aims at directing others to the website linked in the comment. I hope nobody has clicked it yet.
For a long time, I only received the occasional spam comment, but over the last few weeks, it's become massive and I have even briefly considered activating word verification.
Thanks, the two flowers together just seem to fit this post. And I even took that photo!
DeleteYes, you saw this post before I did this morning, I delete these comments as quickly as I can. I have been bothered for some time with them and like you, I have thought of using the word verification, but I hate to do that since I know how hard it is for ME when I have to do that on other blogs!
Yes, I count my blessings whenever I feel sorry for myself. Those two people are definitely inspirational.
ReplyDeleteAnd let's face it, we are in great need of inspiration these days!
DeleteOh yes, I have heard of them, they are really awesome!! Your flower picture is so pretty. It reminds me to keep smiling :D
ReplyDeleteOh YES, keep smiling and don't let ANYONE get you down!
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The seed dies, something new springs to life. The life Aimee or Kyle could have had "if" dies, they bring something new to life. Reminders that G-d brings newness.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy those flowers!
If you watch the video, Aimee even calls it being "re-born"!
DeleteThe flowers are very appropriate for your post. Just like they come back every year, we can come back from things in life that could put us down. I have always admired anyone that has overcome a physical handicap. We all should remember that there are many worse off than we are that somehow continue on. Attitude means a lot and it's a choice we can all make. Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteI wish that the people in Boston who lost limbs will be inspired by Kyle and Aimee, I hope they know of them.
DeleteHope you have a wonderful rest of the week! :-)
That is amazing ~ I'm so happy they did meet. I only learned about Aimee through your blog but I've been following up on her all this time. So glad to hear this little tidbit!
ReplyDeleteShe tickled me when she said that they were telling her the best way to drive her van, "This is the way KYLE does it".
DeleteAimee and Kyle just seem like two people that I would like to know, they just happen to have to deal with things that I don't!
Kay - Thanks for keeping us updated on these two amazing people and their inspirational stories. They truly are role models as they face their challenges with such positive attitudes.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Mairead