Everyone told me that this was the event that would truly
change my life...
that this was when my life would "truly begin"...
And you know what?
I think they were right!
My life surely changed the day I heard your heartbeat...
and I knew you were alive... that you were real...
and that you are about to make me a grandmother!
Let me first say to you that you are NO "accident".
Your being is no "mistake" or "mishap".
Even though your parents may not have planned you,
God did.
He is not at all surprised at your being...
matter of fact, he expected you!
Long before you were conceived by your parents,
you were conceived in the mind of God.
He has prescribed every single detail of your small body.
He has diliberately chosen your face, your hair,
and the color of your eyes.
He knows the natural talents you will have...
the uniqueness of your personality.
God knows the day you will be born...
and the day you will die.
During the days in between these events,
God has plans for you.
He has put you in our life for a reason...
He makes no mistakes.
God's motive for creating you was love...
He loves you... and I love you.
The days until you arrive seem like an eternity.
But where you are now is safe... and warm...
enjoy it while you can!
For you will have happy days of sunshine and smiles...
but you will also have days when your heart will be broken...
and you will shed tears of pain.
You will laugh... cry... be happy... and be sad...
sometimes all in the same day.
That's the fun part of being a girl!
You will have friends...
and you will have enemies.
This is a part of life that I'm afraid we can't protect you from...
just like I couldn't protect your mother.
But please know that I will always be here for you...
just as I tried to be for her.
My love for you...
and the daughter who is giving life to you,
is unconditional...
and always will be.
You will grow up very quickly.
The milestones in your life will seem to come fast.
School... graduation... friends... boyfriends...
all those times that form the memories of your life.
And someday...
just as I did with your mother...
and just as your mother is now doing with you...
you will feel the evidence of a new life inside you...
and then you will know the TRUE meaning of life...
the true miracle of our existence.
Until then...
I'll continue to count the days until you grace this world
with the miracle of your presence.
I can't wait to count your fingers and toes...
to wrap you in pink blankets...
and rock you in my arms as you sleep...
just like I did your mother!
