Last month, in mid-January, my daughter delivered a third baby girl out of wedlock. I got to hold this new baby two days after she was born and despite the circumstances, fell head over heels in love with her.

The couple that adopted my daughter’s second baby is adopting this new baby however because of my daughter’s actions, the process has been far more complicated and stressful than it needs to be. It would take a dozen blogs to fully write about my feelings concerning the horrendous life decisions that my daughter is making.

This blog is a tribute to this baby and her parents…God has got all of you in His hands…

One week in late April 2015, a young woman, heedless in her actions, was about to conceive.

In heaven, an infinitesimal moment before conception, God on his throne, surrounded by angels, looked down upon the events on earth. An angel, looking down at the thoughtless young woman, raised one eyebrow and looked at God meaningfully. In angelic terms this raised eyebrow could be loosely translated as follows…”Seriously God, are you really sure You want to allow this to happen? This young woman is making terrible Iife decisions. Do you really want to allow a baby to come into this situation?”

God smiled at the questioning angel and replied, “Oh yes. Her name will be S… and she is precious to me. I know her mom and dad and I have saved a part of their heart for her, just like I did for this little one’s big sister. This baby will be my gift to them, they just don’t know it yet. I will be sending some extra heavenly protection to her as she will encounter some challenges but in the end, my plan will prevail.

Months passed and the tiny baby grew safe and protected in the womb, oblivious to events taking place in the young woman’s life. Every so often, an angel came down, softly kissed the developing baby and whispered, “Grow little one, we are watching over you.”

More weeks passed. The young woman continued to struggle with making healthy decisions. One day, an angel came down, kissed the tiny girl on the cheek while she was laying peacefully in the warm safe womb and whispered, “Your mom and dad found out about you today. Grow little one, we are watching over you.”

As more time passed, God continued to knit together the baby girl’s form according to His plan that only He knew. Finally the day came for this tiny perfect baby girl to be introduced to the world. As she was born, angels hovered in the room to make sure this precious bundle that they already knew and loved was delivered safely.

The mom and dad that God loved and had picked to be this baby’s parents, held their new little girl and kissed her cheek. The hovering angels cheered and God smiled.

Late that night, the baby girl stirred sleepily in her hospital bassinet as she felt a familiar butterfly soft kiss on her cheek and heard a gentle angelic whisper, “Grow little one, we are watching over you.”