[Magdalen] World Prematurity Day

[Ginga Wilder]

Grace,
Such news for all of us to celebrate!  Yes, I remember.  I'm not sure I've
prayed so hard for anything before or since.  I stand beside you with
'alleluias' for Ryan and Joseph's good health and regular middle school
life.

Alleluia,
Ginga

On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:02 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Today is World Prematurity Day, and tomorrow is the 13th birthday (!!) of
> my twin grandsons Ryan and Joseph. They weighed 1-1/4 and 2-1/2 lbs.
> respectively, and many of you prayed for them for a long time...
>
> Today they are A-students in 7th grade, Boy Scouts, skiers, youth group
> members and all-round middle school students. Ryan is legally blind, as you
> will remember, and has mild CP, but it doesn't slow him down a bit. He's
> 7th grade rep to Student Council and is in his fourth year of Tae Kwon Doh.
> Still learning Braille.
>
> Joseph plays baseball and is on the ski team and will be going out for
> track. Both have wicked senses of humor, and Ryan could give our Brudder
> punster Jon Egger a run for his money!
> Sorry for the grandmotherly bragging, but 13 feels like a big deal,
> especially after the rocky start!
>
> And thanks again for all the prayers.