Friday, June 18, 2021

Phenomenal Families

In my opinion (and my sweetheart Kay agrees), our five children and their families are phenomenal (“very remarkable; extraordinary.”)  Having been born of and raised by amazing parents, our 23 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren are phenomena (“remarkable persons ...”)

A phenomenon can be a fact that is unexplainable or in question.  However, in this case (families), it stands to divine reason: God’s children who come to Earth are “trailing clouds of glory” and are blessed with special gifts.  Loving parents help them develop those God-given gifts, which in turn bless the lives of others.  (William Wordsworth, a gifted Romantic poet, was inspired.)

Two weeks before giving birth to a child, who was preparing for “this big event”, my young wife Kay wrote in her journal, “I hope this baby will be a sweet spirit and a real blessing in our home ...”  That hope was and is certainly realized.  There is no end ...