I’ve been Dad<\/i> (or variations thereof) for 26 years.<\/p>\n
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That frightening day\/night in Guaymas (Sonora, Mexico) seems a long time ago (Happy birthday to LaVay).<\/p>\n
Now our middle child is twenty (Happy birthday to Dora a week ago today) and our next-to-youngest is almost seventeen (Happy birthday to Michayla in two weeks).<\/p>\n
Twenty-six<\/i> — my, oh my.<\/p>\n
I’d wish for another opportunity to do it over…if it did any good. (Lacking that opportunity, I may post a “Tips for Parents” piece one of these days. I’ve been thinking about it for a couple of weeks already.)<\/p>\n
May my children and their spouses do better. I made it easy.<\/p>\n
That melancholy thought aside, I’m grateful for each of my children (including Shari and Luke).<\/p>\n
I’m grateful they want to follow God’s ways.<\/p>\n
I’m grateful that (generally speaking) the young do the child rearing.<\/p>\n
I’m grateful for Ruby, my wife and partner in this “enterprise.”<\/p>\n
I’m grateful for God’s grace. My successes I attribute to Him alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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