Georgios Jakobides, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A New Life 
(Note: since this post was published, two more grandchildren have been born. This post is dedicated to all our grandchildren.)

It’s early morning on May 16, 2017. About two hours ago, my wife and I picked up our four-year-old granddaughter, who is now safely with us. The occasion is the imminent birth of our new granddaughter, who should be born in the next few hours.

It is hard to know what to say about a new birth. There are about 353,000 births worldwide each day, about 255 each minute, and 4 each second. Continue reading Letter To New Grandchild →