MIRACLE OF DEVELOPMENT

SUDDENLY A FOUNTAIN OF PRECISE SPEECH

Our youngest Grandson whose third birthday we celebrated on 1st June, 2012 - see the Post "The Miracle of Life and Love"on that day - has, in the space of one week, dropped a tendency to stutter , common to most children learning to speak. Of course we have seen the phenomenon before with our other Granchildren and our own children! 


But I doubt it has ever been so abrupt a transition and, marvel to behold.. resulted in an immediate flood of rapid , precise , very determined and often unusual words! Sample , to his older brother : "And where is MY vehicle??"( looking for his ride-on car). And his ability to muster up derision  in simple sentences like "Noooo Grandad, NOT like that!"is awesome.


It is a great joy to see once again the flowering of God's plan for each of us in such a fine little boy, already full of great charm and affection! Some other benefits must have come with the latest speech module, because he subsequently fell off his "vehicle"in a manner which a week or so would have resulted in dissolving into tears and running to Mummy/Daddy - but no,he just got up and hopped back on! Maturity! Bring it on! 

GENERATIONS

Great Grandfather Conrad BECKMANN
FAMED GERMAN PAINTER OF THE LATE 1800s

To-day is the 166 th anniversary of the birth in 1846 in Hannover Germany of my Mother's Grandfather - my Great Grandfather - Conrad Beckmann.

The Generations tumble on, and he is now the Great Great Grandfather of our three children : Marianne, Justine and Matthew., and the Great Great Great Grandfather of our Grandchildren : Stephen,Josephine,Gabrielle and Anastasia DIXON, and Emily, Christopher and Daniel Whiting.

Great Grandad you really started something! Thank God that you did , for you would be really proud to see how the shoot of the tree via your youngest son Wilhelm Toby Leonhardt Edward Beckmann flourished through his eldest child Elsie Georgina Beckmann ,not to mention other branches.

Congratulations on your Birthday and on the fact that your paintings are still coming to light via the Internet as late as a few days ago. Here is your Blog to prove it, and to tell all of your amazing story!http://conradbeckmann.blogspot.com.au/

THE MIRACLE OF LIFE AND LOVE

To-day we mark the 3rd Birthday of our Grandson Daniel.

Three years ago he was born 2 months premature on 1st June. He was so tiny , that he fitted comfortably in my not overly large hand! he lived in the ICU in his own acrylic protective enclosure to the enless fascination of his elder sister and brother.Although all the Doctors ( including his Father) were consistent in their predictions of his sound prospects, most of us had to keep unspoken our anxiety at the sight of God's tiny handiwork. But top quality medical care, endless maternal and paternal love and oceans of prayer saw him through.

Once a handful!

To-day, the "handful"of 3 years ago is a solid, healthy lad , sharp as a tack and marvellously subtle in expression, both facial and spoken.He is a very happy , intelligent, sensitive and loving and loveable joy to his parents, siblings and grandparents. Thank God for our not so little treasure!