Congratulations to the New York couple who were blessed with identical triplets on Tuesday.
I link to their story because of a conversation I had in Minot. A fellow came through our encampment and spoke to a couple of our Viking Camp kids who were (or appeared to be) twins. He said, “Twins are nothing. I’m a triplet!”
Then (because the kids ignored him. That’s what kids do) he told me that being a triplet is extremely special. Twins are common, he explained. Quadruplets, quintuplets and sextuplets are all over the place today, because of fertility drugs.
But “Triplets,” he said, “are rare. I may be the first triplet you’ve ever met.”
I couldn’t contradict him.
In my Bible reading today, I was struck by the following scripture passages: Continue reading In which I demonstrate that I have no compassion at all