Who are these babies?

Baby #1

Baby #2

Baby #3

Baby #4

Baby #5

Baby Luke!

Our new grandson, born to Tim and Juanita in the back of a van on the way to the hospital! For those who haven't heard that story, check Juanita's blog. He weighed in at 6lbs 10 oz.

All is well with mother and baby.

I spent a week with them and can testify that he has been a good, content baby.

No lack of hair, but no, it's not red!

Big brother checks him out.

Boy and dog.

I spent a lot of time with Kaleb and enjoyed the cute, funny things he says at his age!

The Altar

Laid on your altar, O my Lord divine,
Accept this gift today for Jesus' sake.
I have no jewels to adorn your shrine,
nor any world-famed sacrifice to make;
But here I bring, within my trembling hand
this will of mine - a thing that seems small,
but only you can understand how,
when I give you this, I give you all.

Hidden therein your searching gaze can see
struggles of passion, visions of delight;
All that I have, or am, or hope to be.
Deep loves, fond hopes, and longings infinite,
it has been wet with tears and dimmed with sighs;
Clenched in my grasp 'til all beauty is gone,
now at your footstool, where it vanquished lies,
the prayer ascends, "May your will be done."

Take it, O Father, before my courage fails,
and merge it so with your own will, that even
if in some desperate hour my cries prevail
and you give me back my gift, it may have been
so changed, so purified, so fair have grown,
so one with yours, so filled with peace divine
that I may not know or feel it as my own,
but gaining back my will, may find it yours.

Author Unknown