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Remains #2

18 Jul

…the most hated woman in America…

Casey Anthony was released from jail two days ago. As she left the jail, she needed the protective custody of two law enforcement officers, who thought they needed the protection of the full swat gear they wore.

It seems obvious that Casey Anthony is currently “the most hated woman in America.” Officers say she has received numerous death threats…at least 7 of which they consider to be sincere. Her close relatives have disowned her, and her distant relatives have advised her to get plastic surgery to disguise her appearance. Others have encouraged her to change her name and leave the country.

It really doesn’t matter how I feel about the verdict. It’s unimportant whether I believe the reports and speculations. I’m not even in a position to voice my opinion of our judicial system, though my opinions are quite strong.

But most importantly, I’m not in a position to become judge and jury of any other human being. I too have committed more than my share of damage in this world. Were it not for the grace and forgiveness of God, shown through God’s people, I would not have survived.

I know how it feels to have the mercy of God wash over your soul. And having experienced that rebirth, that cleansing, that open embrace…I could never deny that gift to another.

 
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…it takes more than a grandbaby to make a grandpa…

14 Sep

Well it’s finally happened. Daughter Chapin gave birth to Cameron Miles on August 20, 2010.

For nine months I’ve wondered how it would feel to be a grandpa. But now that the little guy is here…well, I still wonder! I’m still not sure how it feels to be a grandpa…not yet anyway. Of course I love the little guy. Holding him is a precious reminder of the time I first held his mother 23 years ago. He’s 8 pounds and 7 ounces of living proof that God is alive and well. He’s promise and confidence and hope and future.

Still, I’m not yet sure how it feels to be a grandpa. I’m sure the grandpa feeling will come later…when Cameron’s old enough for us to play at the park…or to go for walks in the woods. But for now, I have no idea how it feels to be a grandpa.

But that’s alright; I’m content to be his mother’s daddy…content to bask in the pride that comes with being this baby’s mother’s daddy.

I’m amazed at watching my little girl care for her baby boy. She seems so mature…so domestic…so motherly!

She is no longer the little girl who tried to play soccer while wearing roller blades. Gone is the fuzzy headed kindergartner who lived on chicken McNuggets. Gone is the lanky young teenager I had to carry upstairs to bed nearly every night. She’s all grown up now…with a baby of her own.

Sometime down the road, I’ll probably feel like a grandpa. But for now…I’m content to be the baby’s mother’s daddy.

 
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