The miracle of birth has produced my fourth grandchild - Bronson Gareth, born into love on January 11, 2013 

Welcome to the World

How fast time passes. Only nine months ago you became a constant thought  - the anticipation of your arrival into our world was always utmost in our minds. Now you are here and as I held  you in my arms, in the hospital, I thought about how, to me and your families, you epitomize the torch of life being passed from one generation to the next and from one family to the next. I felt blessed to see and hold you - and even more blessed to witness your Mom and Dad and sisters seeing you for the first time, with you, unknowingly blending two families into one. There is a new link in the chain of the family circle that holds within it the many facets of precious life and the circle that will surround you with all the family and love you will ever need.

The attention that you have drawn is quite amazing. We are once again incredulous at the miraculous gift of life contained so compactly in your beautiful little 'wonder'. Tiny fingers and toes - such a perfect nose and mouth - such a wondrous miniature replica of every part of a full grown human being.

My dear grandson, as I stare at your perfectly formed tiny self, I think that just as you have all your physical features - ten fingers and toes and beautiful big eyes - how, on another level, you already have within you all your inborn, innate characteristics and talents. True - they will need to be nurtured and developed, refined and directed, but in their rawest state they are there, just hidden within you.

And, similarly on another level,  you already have within you all the strengths and qualities that you will ever need - still veiled and buried, but the potential very much alive inside of you - for any and every sojourn that your soul will encounter in this world.

None of us knows where your life journey will take you, but wherever your destiny guides you, know always that you were enthusiastically wanted and will be dearly loved by all of us.

My sweet, little grandson, welcome into our family. Welcome to our world. And you, my precious baby, with your tiny self, represent so much hope in all that can be.