What gifts does he bring? - A new grandchild

Today, on the birth of our 9th grandchild I feel somewhat emotional. I feel relief. I feel gratitude. I feel awe.

The older I get and the more time passes I am filled with a profound sense of the importance and meaning of family. I wonder if there really is anything else that matters. It seems that the whole purpose of the universe and the existence of any creation is to enable, support and sustain the family.

I wonder about this new child arriving directly from Heaven. Who is he? Why did he come now? What is his mission on earth? I wonder what gifts he brings and how I can assist in his divinely mortal journey.

I feel moved with gratitude and compassion for my children and their spouses as they experience and welcome their children into their lives. My tears are flowing freely today.

Sweetest Fruit - Poem

Sweetest Fruit

The tree’s

sweetest fruit

lay on the

ground

at His feet

After all

fully ripe

fruit falls

from the tree

last of all

In earnest

prayer

I kneel
to partake

and find it there

1 Ne 8-12

By Janice Harten

Feb 13, 2004
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