“I really regret not having been a better father to your dad.” Chris was taken aback. “What do you mean?” “Just what I said.” “No way,” Chris said. “No way I’m accepting that Dad turned out the way he did because you were a bad father. You can be proud of Aunt Ruth. Even if Dad—” “I can’t take credit for Ruth,” Gil said. “She’s a jewel because of Frances. And because God is gracious.” “I don’t think she’d say that. She’d give you credit too.” “It’s only by grace that any kid ever turns out all right.”
