I am unworthy of the Lamb.

I do not appreciate the gifts which are given to me.

I am not Wonderful, able to spin plates or planets. I cannot knit irises of any kind.

I am not a Counselor, able to illuminate and comfort, to see what ails and provide a sweet balm.

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I call this family portrait reject, “Merry Christmas from Joel!”

It’s a sweet photo of our Joely Bean. He’s like the yolk in a runny egg, the nucleus in a cell, the sun in a chaotic solar system, the eye of a hurricane.