The greatest gift of all

Dear readers,

I have not blogged for a while, so here is my latest:
In the last two days I became the dad of a second child: a boy. We have named him Theodoros, a gift from God. Well, that's not his real name, only his alias on this blog! I also have a daughter, Christina. So my wife Mary and I can hopefully experience the joy of raising children of both sexes. Mary and Theo are doing well.

May all your news be as good.

Beamingly yours,
Elias.

Comments

Anonymous said…
congrats congrats!

is there any greater joy than fatherhood?

i'd say not!

TB
2:43 pm
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