It's Another Great Great Day    

   About 24 years ago in a Peachtree City, Georgia restaurant, tiny Leah in her high chair looked at me like, "Who are you?" She is our great niece on Mrs. Donut's side. 

   Early Sunday morning, Leah brought her first child - our great great niece - into the world. All is well.

   Haddie is a nickname for Hadassah, Hebrew name of the Jewish woman known as Esther, in Persian. She is No. 6 and counting in this up-and-coming generation. 

   Haddie's cousin Ellie was adopted by Leah's sister and husband almost three years ago, in Kansas. 

   On my side, there are two great great grandchildren, Callie and Liddy, in Ohio. And back in Georgia, we have great great nephew Dylan followed by his sister, great great niece Audrey. 

   Given our generation's relatively good health - eight of us - more children will be born having great great grandparents, aunts and uncles. There are some 17 of our greats who as yet have not married, or started families, so our two family trees have potential to branch out. It's all evidence of longer life expectancy. 

   We pray all the kids will flourish, especially spiritually, and that some day one of them will take over Views By the Sea, but not too soon. Wouldn't that be great?  

Tomorrow: Jordan's story

       Jimmy