Watch over your child, O Lord, as her days increase; bless and guide her wherever she may be. Strengthen her when she stands; comfort her when discouraged or sorrowful; raise her up if she falls; and in her heart may your peace which passes understanding abide all the days of her life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Photo: With younger daughter Lindsay today for a belated birthday lunch at Polly’s Tasty Food and Pies, one of our old hangs in Yorba Linda, so far resisting the merciless lure of fickle fashion)