Yesterday....I became a godmother and Delip became The Godfather. The experience was quite emotional for me. I didn't feel this way at Thelma's baptism...maybe I was too sleep deprived to have noticed. But when I looked at my little brother and his beautiful wife and their new little creation, my eyes welled with tears. How did this happen? When did we grow up and become parents who have the will to have our own children baptized. And now I am a godmother. Which means that I am responsible for providing birthday gifts, and christmas presents, and birthday cards with cash inside. Oh, and his faith. Now I have taken on the responsibility of showing him what it means to love God. With Thelma...I didn't have an option. With Benji, I chose to say "yes". "Yes", I will be your godmother, and it is an honor. I just hope he understands that I definitely don't have this whole God thing figured out yet....and that it might not happen any time soon. All I can say is that I have always found comfort in the mystery of God...in knowing that God is much much bigger than anything I can conceieve. This awe is what I hope to pass on to Benjamin. May he never fail to realize the beauty of the world that God blessed us with.


Great Grandpa Darrell, Great Grandma Thelma and Thelma Catherine...




Four Generations...