The English writer G. K. Chesterton once wrote: ""Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace."" These reflections are the author's effort, as an older father, to pass on to his daughter, with grace, what he believes is truly important in life. When his daughter was young, he used to tell her that his constant prayer was to live long enough so that ""I can get you raised "" Thankfully, that prayer...