An unlikely friendship

I really enjoy seeing the relationships between all the kids here. For the most part, they all get along really well. Some are closer than others, some are best friends, some are on and off best friends, some are better off spending the least amount of time together possible!. . . But I would like to say that the two with perhaps the most unlikely relationship would have to be Luviana and Ruby.

I mean, just think about it. A friendship between one girl who is blind and one girl who doesn't talk and barely walks. . . Now how do you suppose that works?

They definitely have a love/hate relationship. Well, Ruby has a love/hate relationship with Luviana, I think Luviana's mostly just a love relationship with Ruby :) Ruby has been run over too many times by Luviana coming down the hallway to completely trust her.

But here is the situation- all the bigger girls go to school every morning at 7, then the little ones go to preschool at 8. Some days Ruby goes to preschool with the little ones but recently she has just been wanting to stay here with me instead . . . So that leaves a four hour time block- from 8-12 where its only them two in the house. (I mean with me unless I'm in class and then when I'm in class, with the lady who works here, but still, thats a lot of time for just the two of them). Luviana loves to care for Ruby. She loves to get her what she wants and help her walk where she wants to go, and really she does a great job at it for the most part. . . Aside from those times when her blindness slightly interferes; such as like I mentioned when she runs over her seated in the hallway, or when she tries to help her walk and walks her into the door frame. . . you know, somethings like that.

It is quite remarkable how they interact though. Somehow Luviana has figured out how to read Ruby's grunts and babbles, and in the same way, Ruby knows how to get across to Luviana what she wants. Sometimes I will just sit and watch them, amazed at how it all works. Isn't it interesting how God puts certain people in our lives, sometimes the most unlikely friend, or not even friend, just the most unlikely aquaintance and they in turn impact you in a way you never imagined.

Ruby and Luviana are opposites in most every way possible. . . but God has fabricated this relationship in a truly unique and special way.