{"id":1110,"date":"2003-03-09T19:07:11","date_gmt":"2003-03-10T00:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2020-12-09T23:26:25","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T04:26:25","slug":"grandfather-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=1110","title":{"rendered":"Grandfather Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Drew,<\/a>

Drew, Blue Hat<\/p><\/div>\n

Having never been a grandfather before, this is a new thing. And a wonderful thing.   My web site is about photography, but I am am going to diverge from that here.  A blog can be, after all, a personal thing.  I believe we should lives in gratitude to God, not just on Sunday, but every day. Today I am thankful for family and memories and special moments in the present.
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Our son called from Germany today and we spent over two hours talking about many things, but mostly about his new son, and about family, and about family memories.  It was a wonderful treat. When he is in Kosovo, our contact with him is limited.<\/p>\n

We talked a lot about the hours leading up to and following Drew’s birth. We also talked about his life going back to when he was a young child.<\/p>\n

My mother told me once “When you become a parent you will know what life is all about.”  When our first child was born, she said “When you become a grandparent you will <i>really<\/i> know what live is all about.”  My mother passed away over 12 years ago, but if she had been around now I know what she would say, “When you become a great grandparent . . .”  You are right mom.<\/p>\n

A family is one of life’s most precious gifts.  I hope you do something special soon for someone in your family.<\/p>\n

God bless each of us, and God bless our families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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