My brother had his first daughter today
He’s my brother from another mother but a brother to me all the same
After a long labour, she came. My brother and I had been talking about her for so long that the minute she decided to bless us with her presence, neither of us felt ready
She came two weeks ahead of schedule and a nearly 48 hour labour
I got the good news very early in the morning…”she’s here!”
first thing that ran through my mind was ‘praise God she’s healthy and all went okay’ then it hit me, my brother is now somebody’s father
Again, neither of us were really ready for that, 9 months pretty much flew by
I had an early breakfast meeting with a new potential collaborator that proved very fruitful as it turns out and then I went to my day job
After which I went to see my niece, and my first impression of her was ‘you are perfect’ – a head full of hair, so light in my arms and peaceful in her sleep, I held her in awe of the blessing that babies represent
People say this all the time about babies but my niece is really and truly beautiful, like angelic beauty. Innocence wrapped in human flesh
New beginnings indeed. It didn’t actually hit me until much later that I already loved her, less than a day old and she had already won me over
That feeling would weirdly grow and grow as the hours passed on. I love my brother and this was his daughter, a slice of heaven graciously given to us as a testimony of God’s goodness
How precious she is. All babies are
Yet we too were once looked upon with such delight and wonder. At least I hope that was the case for you as I’ve been told and I recollect this feeling of being centre of attention
New beginnings bring with them renewed hope
A renewed faith in a universe that is just, good and gracious
A reminder that we are all well and truly loved.
We are all walking, talking miracles and we all our it to our nephews and nieces, daughters and sons to make this world that little bit better than how we found it
A truly Happy Friday 😊
Be well
SRZ