A new family member was welcomed to the fold January 21,
2016 at 6:53 pm CST. Born in Downers Grove’s Good Samaritan Hospital, is Jace
W. Safford, son of Eduenis and John Safford of Downers
Grove . Jace joins his older brother, Jax W. Safford, who will
celebrate his second birthday on January 29.
Anxious to meet the new tyke are his cousins Kira and
Lindsay, Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle Dan, Grandparents Ann and Howard, Olga and
Oscar and George and Rocky. There are many more aunts, uncles and cousins
awaiting Jace’s debut family gathering.
Such excitement!
And so the generation I had a part in creating is expanding
on its own steam. That’s the way it is. One generation begets another
generation which begets yet another generation and so on. The begetting and
begatting of the Bible continues on and on as it was meant to do. This is
nature and order and passage of time.
And so it goes building life on earth as old life passes
away. It is the tempo of things. It gives new hope for a better tomorrow. But
that is not a given. Those results are a combination of effort and intention
from each of us. That, too, is good. Fresh ideas are required from us and
challenges help make happen. Even elder minds need refreshing and new relationships
and young people make that easy and inevitable.
Guiding hands soften the entry of people toward new
experiences and learning. This is the way of one generation nurturing the new
generation. It has been thus for thousands of years. We can only hope it will
continue for many more thousands of years and work to make that happen.
Meanwhile we await our first glimpse of Jace. That should be
today!
January 22, 2016
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