by Max Lucado.
The arrival of a famous Wemmick turns Wemmicksville upside down and puts Punchinello in the pits. But Eli the woodcarver helps Punchinello see that he doesn't need to be made of the "right" wood to be special: "YOU ARE THE WAY YOU ARE BECAUSE I MADE YOU THAT WAY," says Eli. We sometimes think that we have to be like the famous or "beautiful" people to be special. God thinks otherwise; he made us just the way we are - on purpose.
