Yesterday I learned of you, little Daniel. Today my love for you begins to grow, although your name is all I know of you for now. I don't yet know the special place you will hold in our hearts, or the special plan God has in store for you, but I have no doubt that you will be special beyond our dreams, and that He does indeed have great plans for you. In time, He will show to us the role that only you, Daniel, could play in our lives. Just a few short years from now, we'll look back and scarcely be able to imagine life without you. It's true, for a moment our eyes may fill with tears, wondering why our only daughter had to die, but those tears are for Maria, not for you, precious child. The God that has blessed us so richly in the past has now blessed us with you, and He is good ALL the time. So while I wait and wonder, I know He looks down and smiles, knowing the beautiful future that is YOU.
"God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame." -- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
