As you may or may not know, Erik and Bridget had the baby yesterday (Rowen Zane Barnlund, 12:56pm, 6lbs 14oz).
So, first of all, congrats to EB and BB. Hopefully the whole family is doing well and is quickly recovering so that they can return home.
When I heard the news, i thought of an earlier email I wrote about miracles (https://www.mavidea.com/archives/2010/11/15/miracles/), and thought that I would expand on it a little bit.
“Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.”
CS Lewis
When I think of babies, miracle is the first word that pops into my head. For those of you who haven’t experienced it, being there for the birth of a child is the most amazing thing in the world (at the least the most amazing thing I have been a part of yet).
It is a moment where you can’t help but realize why it is called the “miracle of life”.
And I think the CS Lewis quote is particularly applicable in this case. Every child born is a retelling in small letters of several stories written in letters too large for some of us to see.
It is the story of the love between two parents that is made deeper and even more unbreakable through the birth of their child.
It is the story of parents and their love for their children and their deep desire for a better life/world for the next generation.
It is the story of the inherent goodness that God places inside of each and every one of us.
It is the story of the uniqueness that each of us has, even at birth. They take finger prints and foot prints right away that prove it.
It is the story of the miracle of medicine and all the staff at the hospital that are selfless in their efforts to make sure that everything goes well.
Remember today all of those little miracles (and the many more) and think of the even bigger stories being told throughout our lives.
And don’t forget to say congrats to Erik and Bridget.
We are blessed to have them and baby Rowen as part of the Mavidea family.
Jake
