It’s that quiet moment when I know you are here…I mean, you have been born, but there are really just a few of us who know. I’ve seen beautiful footage of you sucking your fingers. (Click here for that: IMG_7628.) I know that you are just under 8 pounds and you have been fearfully and wonderfully made. You have just spent your first night in the world of light. I cannot wait for you to meet your Mammy. She will love you, protectively and providentially, for all of the rest of her days!

I wish it was just a world of light. I mean, metaphorically, I wish the Light of the World permeated every heart that you will ever encounter and every place you will ever go. But the prince of darkness still has a real domain and he parades as an angel of  light (2 Corinthians 11:14).  You will encounter people, one day, who belong to Him. They will try to take your very soul. They will try to wrest from you the things that are invaluable in exchange for the shiny things that are really just the decaying rubble that is this world.

But because of THE Lily, the Lily of the Valley, the bright and morning star, this day, your first full day on the planet, and all the other days will be filled with hope and light and goodness. God has given you parents who are determined to be sure you follow and grow toward the light. You will lean, like the field’s lilies, toward the Son. You will be given every spiritual luxury—family Bible time every single day, a strong church family, a regimen of nurture and discipline—every spiritual amenity to insure your days are sweet and directed by the pure truths from the Word of God. I cannot wait to see you grow in Him.

But, yes, I can wait. The sweet days of having a tiny finger wrapped around mine, of swaddling and waiting for first smiles and first laughs and first words and first steps are so fleeting and precious. I hope I get to share lots of them. I want to caress chubby cheeks and hold you close—so fresh from God’s arms to mine. Babies fresh from heaven are blessings that are incomparable in this life! I want to watch Maggie and Ellis love you and make you smile. I want to hear you say the name of Jesus when it first sweetens your lips. I can wait, but I can’t wait.

Papa and I are so very excited. You came along, as all the rest have, just when we needed you most. God’s timing is the best, every single time. He is the God of more. Last night, He filled our hearts with more joy, peace and love than we had ever thought possible when we had awakened to a challenging day just a few hours prior. You are the exceeding, abundant blessing of the God of More that we attempt, in our feeble way, to glorify (Eph. 3:20). We know you will always serve the God of More!

Cindy Colley