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Where Is Thumbkin?

Our  recent lessons in God's Design for The Human Body (science)  have been about bone structure. Yesterday we talked about our hands and feet; especially opposable thumbs and toes. Today, we tried to spend five minutes without the luxury of thumbs to build a greater appreciation for one of the small wonders that we often take for granted. Fisher screamed like I was duct taping him entirely... he has ultra sensitive touch... the tape felt weird to him... but he persevered and attempted to write without thumbs before being loosed from his bonds. They were all asked to write: "This is me, without thumbs." But first, because they are my children... and their father's... they had to be funny-writing S.O.S. & ABUSED with their four remaining digits. This is Aletheia without thumbs: