{"id":573884469,"date":"2013-02-09T22:14:28","date_gmt":"2013-02-10T04:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573884469"},"modified":"2013-02-15T03:33:31","modified_gmt":"2013-02-15T09:33:31","slug":"meet-a-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/02\/09\/meet-a-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet a baby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We put a present in here:<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/feb13\/feb06.jpg\" alt=\"Liam\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;m not telling what is inside. The recipient might read this. Here&#8217;s the guy getting the gift:<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/feb13\/feb07.jpg\" alt=\"Liam\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>To be fair, I thought he&#8217;d be parking cars by now. Probably he should have been, considering the big haul he pulled down at this meet the baby party. Probably took four cars to get all his great gifts home.<\/p>\n<p>All of this came together very quickly for our friends. They put themselves on the adoption market last fall. At Christmas they received the phone call: there was a mother looking for a good home for her child. And then, almost immediately after another call: the mother was going into labor a month early. <\/p>\n<p>So the adopting parents were in Georgia for the holiday, and skipped up to North Carolina for the delivery. The labor lasted forever. We all watched on Facebook for almost two full days. When that little guy was born he was as big as an acorn. They showed us a picture they took when he was four days old with a dollar bill beside him. The bill was two-thirds as big as the boy.<\/p>\n<p>So now he&#8217;s all grown up. Seven pounds they said. Here is another picture:<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/feb13\/feb09.jpg\" alt=\"Liam\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And one more:<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/feb13\/feb14.jpg\" alt=\"Liam\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Oh, the gift was a nice homemade wall decoration. We took a large picture frame with mattes for two 5x7s. On the left we put the first picture of the new family. On the right was Psalm 3.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>My son, do not forget my teaching,<br \/>\n    but keep my commands in your heart,<br \/>\nfor they will prolong your life many years<br \/>\n    and bring you peace and prosperity.<br \/>\nLet love and faithfulness never leave you;<br \/>\n    bind them around your neck,<br \/>\n    write them on the tablet of your heart.<br \/>\nThen you will win favor and a good name<br \/>\n    in the sight of God and man.<br \/>\nTrust in the Lord with all your heart<br \/>\n    and lean not on your own understanding;<br \/>\nin all your ways submit to him,<br \/>\n    and he will make your paths straight.[a]<br \/>\nDo not be wise in your own eyes;<br \/>\n    fear the Lord and shun evil.<br \/>\nThis will bring health to your body<br \/>\n    and nourishment to your bones.<br \/>\nHonor the Lord with your wealth,<br \/>\n    with the firstfruits of all your crops;<br \/>\nthen your barns will be filled to overflowing,<br \/>\n    and your vats will brim over with new wine.<br \/>\nMy son, do not despise the Lord\u2019s discipline,<br \/>\n    and do not resent his rebuke,<br \/>\nbecause the Lord disciplines those he loves,<br \/>\n    as a father the son he delights in.[b]<br \/>\nBlessed are those who find wisdom,<br \/>\n    those who gain understanding,<br \/>\nfor she is more profitable than silver<br \/>\n    and yields better returns than gold.<br \/>\nShe is more precious than rubies;<br \/>\n    nothing you desire can compare with her.<br \/>\nLong life is in her right hand;<br \/>\n    in her left hand are riches and honor.<br \/>\nHer ways are pleasant ways,<br \/>\n    and all her paths are peace.<br \/>\nShe is a tree of life to those who take hold of her;<br \/>\n    those who hold her fast will be blessed.<br \/>\nBy wisdom the Lord laid the earth\u2019s foundations,<br \/>\n    by understanding he set the heavens in place;<br \/>\nby his knowledge the watery depths were divided,<br \/>\n    and the clouds let drop the dew.<br \/>\nMy son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight,<br \/>\n    preserve sound judgment and discretion;<br \/>\nthey will be life for you,<br \/>\n    an ornament to grace your neck.<br \/>\nThen you will go on your way in safety,<br \/>\n    and your foot will not stumble.<br \/>\nWhen you lie down, you will not be afraid;<br \/>\n    when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.<br \/>\nHave no fear of sudden disaster<br \/>\n    or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,<br \/>\nfor the Lord will be at your side<br \/>\n    and will keep your foot from being snared.<br \/>\nDo not withhold good from those to whom it is due,<br \/>\n    when it is in your power to act.<br \/>\nDo not say to your neighbor,<br \/>\n    \u201cCome back tomorrow and I\u2019ll give it to you\u201d\u2014<br \/>\n    when you already have it with you.<br \/>\nDo not plot harm against your neighbor,<br \/>\n    who lives trustfully near you.<br \/>\nDo not accuse anyone for no reason\u2014<br \/>\n    when they have done you no harm.<br \/>\nDo not envy the violent<br \/>\n    or choose any of their ways.<br \/>\nFor the Lord detests the perverse<br \/>\n    but takes the upright into his confidence.<br \/>\nThe Lord\u2019s curse is on the house of the wicked,<br \/>\n    but he blesses the home of the righteous.<br \/>\nHe mocks proud mockers<br \/>\n    but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.<br \/>\nThe wise inherit honor,<br \/>\n    but fools get only shame.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Wisdom bestows well-being. 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