It was just minutes after she was born.  It was a thrill that words just cannot describe.

I have told people over the years that suddenly there was another person in the room and they didn’t come in the door!

The miracle of human birth is just awesome.

This past weekend I got to hold our first grandchild in my arms – Paula’s daughter, Ava.

It was again a thrill that words cannot describe.

And even though it is not my child, there is something that just ignites inside your heart at that moment.

Is it love?

Is it care and concern and protection?  Is it knowing that that little infant is a part of your family, and a God given instinct kicks in?  Is it the love of God being manifested toward a new human being?

Perhaps it is all of those and more.

And while my trip to Denver was brief, it was well worth it hold her and pray for her and let her melt my heart.