When I had Cellie, I was given a fresh reminder of how much God loves me and what it means to be a child of God.

It hit me as I had just delivered Cellie, and

 I loved her fiercely,

  I would have jumped in front of a train for her, from that first moment.

 I knew without a doubt that I would do anything for her and she was mine forever.

  I would do the very best I could to love her well and take care of her every need.

This is how God feels about His children, but

INFINITELY more,

 an ETERNITY longer,

 and PERFECTLY accomplished.

It blows my mind

Cellie did nothing to earn my love. She was simply "born". 

 Actually, what she "earned" was a big fat spanking.  She caused sickness and heartburn and "discomfort" for 9 solid months and THEN she topped it off with the grand finale of birth.

But all I could feel was an overwhelming sense of 

LOVE and JOY!!!

I realized again how I did nothing nothing nothing to deserve or earn the love of God and YET....he LOVES me and calls me His child and He died on a cross for me, so I can be with Him for ETERNITY!