This Thing Called Life

Do you ever think how much courage it takes to be a human being? I have been thinking about babies lately as my great-grandson and his parents moved to Texas, and several friends have had their first great-granddaughters. I was visiting a church at the shore one Sunday when a precious baby was baptized. I remember the pastor saying that we all needed to be more like babies. A baby’s world is inside the arms that hold her. There is a wonderful sense of safety and security.

But then she will learn that roses have thorns and that bees sting. That other kids can mock and push. That’s the hard part...