365 Project Day 357: A New Generation

Canon 5D Mark ll, 50 1.2L, 1.4 aperture, 1/40 shutter speed, 1250 ISO, on camera flash bounced off ceiling set to ETTL

My sweet great-nephew Wyatt had his first Christmas this year and the family gathered around to ooh and ahh over his chubby cheeks and pudgy toes. We could not get enough of him. Babies bring so much life and joy into a home. He had lots of people waiting in line to rock, feed, and snuggle him to sleep today. He didn’t seem to mind. We were all hypnotized by his efforts to express himself with his little sounds, as he shaped his perfect baby lips into circles and smiles.

The children’s table is now another grown-up table as life moves on and comes full circle again. Change can be difficult and wonderful all at the same time. This table is now full of talented, compassionate and witty adults that I am proud to call my family. I see the beauty and grace of the Lord in each of their faces. Kingdom seeds have been planted in each one, and the fragrance of the presence of God rests on them.

This is true wealth.

I especially loved watching Annie feed Wyatt. She will be a marvelous mother someday. She has a special connection with children. I have seen it over and over again. I captured some sweet moments of them together. Love his little pudgy fingers wrapped around his bottle. Any mother knows, this is the best place on earth. We were made to hold our babies next to our hearts. It’s the letting go that is a little more complex.

Here are a few more of Annie and Wyatt together.

Isaiah 59:21 ~” ‘As for me, this is my covenant with them,’ says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of their descendants from this time on forever,’ says the Lord.”