Sierra

Journal: 21 Oct. 2020

Sierra. She brought light into a cloudy day yesterday.

It was a typical Tuesday, waking up to a cool springtime morning here in rural New South Wales. I was getting ready for the tasks to be done for the day, when a message from a niece popped up on my phone, welcoming the newest addition to the family, a 5.2 pound baby girl named Sierra.

She is the first “grandchild”,  among the immediate family of my wife, and the first also, even with my own side of the family. 

As my eldest son puts it, the first of a new generation in our immediate family.

Suddenly, the cloudy morning just seemed to be brighter, and all my worries of things to come melted away. Even concerns about being born in a middle of a pandemic seemed to disappear. 

All that is left is the joy and wonder of a new life, a new wonder, a new hope for all that is important in our lives.

It is unfortunate that any plans of visiting baby Sierra in the coming holidays will be quite impossible considering the overseas travel restrictions imposed on the world.

Still, hoping to see her soon via video calls bring us excitement in the coming days.

Life is indeed a mystery. Each day brings worries … concerns and anxious moments. But it also brings nuggets of delight, and surprises, and smiles.

Blessings like Sierra help us go on with our lives, despite the obstacles and difficulties we face each day.