dailydatewithgod

As I am writing this my newest niece born several hours ago is in her first day as a human being on this planet.  What an amazing experience and a wild ride she has in store for her.  It is amazing how many new wonders she will encounter in her first 24 hours alive.  I can only imagine what it must be like to experience everything as new.  Everything must hold such fascination as she absorbs every new thing she learns into every part of her being.  Little ones just taken in so much information without being aware of it.  It will shape how she moves and makes noise.  It will form her sense of safety and freedom to breathe.  Part of me is jealous because I want to know what it feels like to be less than 24 hours from being that much closer to God.  I am honored to know my beloved sister who carried and hosted this child for nine plus months not knowing exactly when she was going to decide it was time to venture outside.  I am excited for her older brother and sister who have waited with excited anticipation for the newest member of their family.  She will slowly over time come to recognize them as the face of love.  Every new moment holds such possibility.  I know in my heart the same newness she is experiencing with every waking and sleeping moment holds the same amount of possibility of love God holds for each of us. God does not limit us.  We limit ourselves.  I hope she remains a reminder of the possibility of newness in a simple movement of a hand, stretch of the body, pursing of lips, and breath taken in by a yawn as expressions of love.