"grand" uncle

This weekend, I became a grand-uncle for the first time. My nephew and his significant other became the parents of a 7 lb. 19 inch baby girl named Kayla Ann Lozano. But that gets me to thinking about the word "grand"...and at http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/grand;
one of the definitions was noble or revered-for example: a grand old man.

Noble or revered...the way that happens is to maintain a testimony in which they can say "Here was a person who had character and was one that why should try to follow". And to do that is to get back to the way that I was and to avoid what I wrote about in the earlier posting-"The Return of the Fat Man"-http://1ncisfan.blogspot.com/2010/04/return-of-fat-man.html .

When John the Immerser called for repentance, the Greek word that was used was "metanoia"; which meant "change of mind"; i.e changing the way one thinks. Which in my case means turning from being "wishy-washy" about my faith and other things to being someone being sure and committed.

Because I see what is happening with the next generation and I see a little girl that will be affected by the way that I live-one way or another. And whether or not she sees someone who is truly "grand" depends on whether or not I decide to truly follow the one who gave the best example for all of us....