Angelina and Brad had their baby at the outset of Memorial Day weekend, Saturday night… they always do.
Nick and Jessica split the day before Thanksgiving.
Ben and J.Lo parted ways on a Tuesday late afternoon heading into Golden Globes weekend, although J.Lo used the occasion (the Globes) for her first foray as a single woman.
Sometimes I think the stars plan things this way, but how can you time a baby’s birth to the moment people are maximally preoccupied?
Those things should not pop into my head during a godly moment such as a birth. But I am in the business of translating these events and after a while, a certain numbness can pervade.
So, let me sideline these thoughts and remember the treasured hours that my wife, Syd, and I welcomed our daughters into the world… I cried my eyes out each time at the miracle. She was too exhausted to do the same, but we never felt closer.
I know Brad and Angelina can relate, and for that blessing, we bask in the flicker of their permeating glow.
Today is Memorial Day and my wife and I will head to the airport a little early. Pearl Harbor is a tad off course from the airport, but an important destination… For those who served in WWII, Iraq and all wars that have rendered us free and democratic.
We are grateful for those who have served and for our days alone. We feel blessed on this day and wish the same for you.
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