And Neander begat Henry; and Henry begat Rex; and Rex begat Dana; and Dana begat Taylor; and Taylor begat Wilkes. Of course Phenie and Nola and Barbara and Susan and Emma had a big part to play, but this is a ‘biblical’ way of sharing that Susan and I are now grandparents!
Wilkes Ashton Davis was born at 5:29 Saturday morning, March 21. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 21¼ inches long. Baby, mother, father, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and Lucy the dog are doing great. My mom has been telling me for months that there is nothing like ‘seeing your child’s child.’ I think she is right!
“The Lord foils the plans of nations;
He thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever,
the purposes of His heart through all generations.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people He chose for His inheritance.
From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind;
from His dwelling place He watches all who live on earth –
He who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
No king is saved by the size of his army;
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear Him,
on those whose hope is in His unfailing love,
to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.
In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name.
May Your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord,
even as we put our hope in You.” Psalm 33:10-22