Congratulations to some in my family

This is a post to congratulate a Son-in-law and a Daughter-in-law as well as a few other people.

Juana, my son Stephen's wife, just became an American citizen two and a half weeks ago. She has lived most of her life in the United States and her parents are already citizens but she waited.

We attempted to go to the swearing in ceremony and failed. It was suppose to be very early in the morning. When we arrived there was a huge line of people all around the block. We looked and looked for Juana and Stephen but didn't find them. We didn't know we were suppose to go straight in and Stephen was saving a seat for us. (Sorry about that.)

But one of the wonderful things about that morning was walking by all of those people from so many countries who were gaining their citizenship that day. There were about 1800 people who became citizens.

Juana is a wonderful Daughter-in-law who sits quietly doing crossword puzzles while we all make so much noise. And she paints beautiful Aztec designs on her walls. Congratulations Juana.

This is my Son-In-Law Derek McHenry who graduated about two years ago from Capital Christian Center Bible College and then became, along ,with my daughter Jenny, a member of a PCUSA, at Peace Presbyterian Church. This isn't to congratulate him on either of those moves although I encouraged the latter, but on becoming, last Sunday, an Elder. We used to work together at Apologetics Resource Center and I know he is going to be a very faithful Elder.

Derek has worked for many years in several Sacramento libraries and is the supervisor at the one where he now works. He is also the father of six of my grandchildren and soon to be a grandfather. He is also a poet. Here is one of his poems:

Paradox

That the Infinite would clothe Himself

in the finite;

Deity taking on a gown of flesh

that can hunger, sweat, bleed

and die.

0 what perfect divine madness,

that the Potter should become

the clay,

the Shepherd

a sheep,

the Master

a slave,

all to save a mad world from itself.

In His divine insanity,

He turned His wrath from us

and the Judge received

His own sword’s blow.

The All-wise became foolish,

exchanging heavenly joy for earthly agony.

All for the love of you and…me.

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This next picture is my Granddaughter Melissa with her tummy growing larger with a child. That will be my first great grandchild. (I swiped the picture off of her blog )Libellus Stellatus, where she has just posted some more of her art work including some submissions to the State Fair .