Wil Denton, my dad - hugging his grandson, my nephew, Phil Hamer
I'm in Mexico this morning getting ready for my nephew's wedding. He and his fiance, Dalene, chose to get married near the water, at the Marriott, not far from Siempre Para Los Ninos, our orphanage in TJ. My dad didn't get to come, so some of us gathered for a bit of family time with mom and dad before making a run for the border... it's the kind of stuff our family does... do what we can to include mom and dad in all the big events, even when they won't remember them an hour later. We want to be with them. Looking at this photo from my phone this morning I realized that Phil will remember.
Someday he and Dalene will look back on their final moments before marital bliss- taking time to hang out with grandparents. Dalene's grandmother came all the way from S. Africa for the wedding... friends have gathered from across the country, around the world, and the family continues to grow. God's Good.
Hope good things are happening in your family today; that it's growing. At dinner together last night, laughing, someone said we looked like a gathering of the UN... that's OK with us.
congrats Phil and Dalene!
Uncle Eric
