Here is my daughter, Sarah Daisy, when she was a little girl. She has always had the soft gaze of an artist combined with the hard strength of an activist. Now, she is a mother, raising her first child, a son, James, who is one day old.
Sarah married her husband, Larry, at a ceremony in San Francisco in the summer of 2005. Last night, they became parents. James weighed in at almost precisely Sarah's birth weight 27+ years ago, but he is a full inch and a half longer than she was at birth.
It seems that he is an eager nurser, which is a good sign -- a young man who likes to eat. The woman who will raise him was once my little girl. As I have stated, she has the eye of an artist. This became apparent when she was very young.
This piece, called "Power Cat," was one of my little girl's psintings. The assignment in her art class was to create a shield emblazoned with a powerful animal and she picked a kitty cat.
My new little grandson has a Mom who is more than an artist; she stands up for her political principles, and refuses to bow to conventional wisdom, a woman who uses her creative talents to make documentaries on behalf of oppressed people.
What an amazing life James will have! With Sarah and Larry as his parents, he will be blessed with love, intelligence, purpose, and hope. His brown eyes and dark brown hair and lovely features already portend a lovely young man, some years hence. He also is likely to be athletic, and intellectually active.
He will help carry the future of this country on his shoulders. And I am quite sure, even though he is but yet one day old, he'll be up to the challenge!
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