I admire your rewire

Every once in a while, I ask Emma if she has any poems she’d like to spell out.  Every single time I’ve asked her, she’s typed out yes and I begin to jot down her poems as she spells them out.

This one  she typed out with me  holding her arm just below the elbow.  I don’t even think I did any of the hand “reset” squeezes that I have been doing.  Gradually, I’ve been giving her less and less support.  There were times when she held the keys down too long or accidentally hit a key.  This is a challenge for her and I am beyond proud of not only more independence in typing, but her amazing poetry.

I told her that I wanted to post this poem and asked her if she had a photo in mind to put with it.

Emma:  Yes

Me:  “What picture did you have in mind?”

Emma:  arrangement of wires

I thought it would be fun to take the photo ourselves as kind of a visual arts project.   We found some wires, I took a couple pics and she picked which one would go with her poem.

One of the first things Emma ever spelled out for me was this statement: I yearn to tell you that I belong

She’s typed it out a few times now and I can’t help but reflect on what she is conveying with these words.   She wants the whole world to know that she belongs.  But I wanted to ask her myself what she meant by it.

Emma:  that I appreciate being in this kind of world

Me:  “What kind of world is that?”

Emma:  typically tremendous

Once again, not the response I was expecting.  Typically tremendous is not the kind of description people usually give to this kind of world we live in.  But Emma appreciates it – and maybe so should I more than ever since God has given me this miracle of mine.

I admire your rewire, Emma.