Beauty and the Beast(s)

Tonight was the prom. Both of our daughters spent most of the day getting ready for the big event. I did the smartest thing a father could do: I went to the tennis club and practiced for about two hours, visited my mom and stepfather, then motored home. When I arrived, around 4 p.m., both of our children had been transformed (see photos). They are growing up pretty fast, but I wouldn't have it any other way. We are fortunate to have two daughters that are as beautiful on the inside as they are on the inside. I thank God for the two gifts he entrusted to us to raise in an atmosphere where our house is a home. When I was growing up, my father had a small brass plate made. He placed it in our kitchen window in our home: It now sits in our kitchen window. My father has been gone for many years, but every time I see it setting there, I am reminded of the kind of home I grew up in. The plate says, "as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15. As our daughters spend the last few years at home before they begin to spread their wings and fly, our prayer is that they will establish homes where they will serve the Lord.

You can easily see who the Beauty in
this photograph is, and the Beast(s)...right?