…and spend the day there/to hear the words you haven’t said, and see what you might say.
I wanna hear you when you call/do you feel anything at all?
I want to see your thoughts take shape/and walk right out!
Freedom, has the scent, like the top of new-born baby’s head!
The songs are in your eyes/I see them when you smile,
I’ve seen enough/I’m not giving up, on a miracle drug…”
–U2, “Miracle Drug”
 
I’m in New Mexico this weekend visiting my girlfriend, so this may be the only blog post ’til Tuesday.
 
On the plane ride here I met a man named Daniel, and we started talking to one another. He is 27 years old like me, and he has a wife and two daughters.
 
He told me how much he loves his daughters, and how much being a husband and father has changed him for the better. He told how he strives to be his very best because he wants the very best for his family.
 
I asked him if he might have more children, possibly a son, and he said he and his wife had talked about it but weren’t sure, because his daughters got along so well, and he was afraid a son might mess up the harmony, and also because it would be harder to go to vacations at Disneyworld with a little baby and older children.
 
By the grace of the Holy Spirit, I was able to offer him a different perspective and encouragement on having more children. I suggested that one reason his daughters did get along so well was because he and his wife reared them well in love and that if they had more children, there would be that much more love and harmony!
 
I also told him how much I looked forward to being a husband and father one day. He thanked me for the ideas I had and told me it felt affirming to hear that where he was at in his life was a real blessing that others are excited about. Blessed be God, and may St. Joseph pray for Daniel.