happy birth-day, Ashlyn Claire

My second granddaughter was born today at 3:48 p.m.

Ashlyn Claire

7 lbs, 10 oz. and 21 inches long

Perfectly healthy!

Dear Ashlyn Claire,

Welcome to the world and our family, sweet girl.

You have parents to guide you,

a sister who'll be the friend who knows you longest,

grandparents to spoil you,

cousins to romp with,

aunts and uncles to confide in.

But most especially you have a God to protect you

all the days of your life.

He's the daddy who's never too tired to listen,

who never runs out of energy or patience.

God is stronger than the tallest tree

and mightier than the fiercest storm.

He's wiser than any king

and more trustworthy than your best friend.

God will hold you when you can't stand

and love you like no one else.

He'll always be on your side and never fail to give you what you need.

He'll never leave you, never turn his back on you.

So when you feel no one understands you,

trust and remember and rest in him.

Happy birth-day, Ashlyn Claire.
Love you already,

your Baba