WHILE I'M QUITE SURE NONE OF YOU, MY READERS, HAVE EVER HAD A DAY WHEN YOU FELT LIKE THIS, I MOST ASSUREDLY HAVE.


NOT, THANKSFULLY, FOR QUITE SOME TIME, HOWEVER.

THERE IS SOMETHING SO TENDER, SO BEAUTIFUL, SO LIFE-AFFIRMING ABOUT A BABY'S HAND, REACHING OUT TO IT'S MOTHER'S.  TREASURE THIS MOMENT, MA, ONLY IF YOU ARE EXREMEY LUCKY WILL IT LAST FOREVER.

IT IS AMAZING THAT LIFE WILL FIGHT SO HARD TO PROSPER AND SURVIVE, EVEN AMID THE MOST UNNATRACTIVE AND NON-NOURISHING SURROUNDINGS.  IT IS THE BEAUTY; IT IS THE MYSTERY; IT IS THE WORK OF GOD'S OWN HAND.

 TALK ABOUT A PICTURE SAYING 1,000 WORDS!

 WE'RE IN THE MONEY!  WE'RE IN THE MONEY!

 IT SHOULD BE A REQUIREMENT THAT ALL CHILDREN PLAY BASEBALL - IT WILL GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH THEIR FATHERS, BROTHERS, AND GRANDFATHERS.


FOR THE SAME REASONS, ALL BOYS SHOULD BE GIVEN DANCE LESSONS AND VERY EARLY ON.  THEY WILL HAVE SUCH AN ADVANTAGE WHEN COMPETING FOR THE FAVORS OF THE FAIR YOUNG MAIDENS.

I PRAISE YOU LORD
FOR THE BEAUTY AND BOUNTY OF THE EARTH
I PRAISE YOU LORD
FOR THE GLORY OF THE RISING AND THE SETTING SUN
I PRAISE YOU LORD FOR YOUR MIGHTY OCEANS
AND THEIR TIDES
AND THE SANDS OF THEIR SHORE
AND THE FISH THAT SWIMG THE SEAS


I PRAISE YOU LORD
I PRAISE YOU WITH JOY AND THANKSGIVING
YOU FULFILL ME AND GIVE ME ALL I NEED, IN THE PRECISE MOMETN WHEN MOST I NEED IT, AND AM MOST PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE GIFT OF YOUR FOREVER-LOVING KINDNESS.