Our friend and poet Elisa Oliveira wrote a poem for Julia. I made a poor attempt at translating it, as you can see after the Portuguese version. I wish you could read it in the Portuguese version, there is nothing like it.
Julia
JOIA VINDA DAS MAOS DO CRIADOR.
UMA BENCAO PARA HANSONS E PEREIRAS.
LINDA, MEIGA, TAO PEQUENA!
INFANTE EM BRACOS QUE ABRACAM DEUS.
AMADA DESDE O VENTRE PELOS ENTES SEUS.
PRECIOSOS SAO OS CAMINHOS DO SENHOR
E NELES, CERTAMENTE, TU SERAS TREINADA.
RISONHA E A TUA FACE E GRACIOSO, O TEU OLHAR.
ENCANTO DE MENINA, ESTRELINHA DA RAQUEL E NEIL!
IGUALA TI NAO HA, DEUS TE FEZ UNICA, COMO CADA SER,
RELEMBRANDO EN TI, O SEU PODER,
A SUA GRANDEZA E A SUA MERCE.
HOJE, TU NAO CONHECES NEM OS TEUS DEDINHOS.
AMANHA, AO PROSSEGUIRES NA TUA INFANCIA,
NO DIA-A-DIA, OUVIRAS SOBRE JESUS, O SALVADOR.
SEJA O TEMOR A ELE, O TEU SABER,
O LOUVOR A DEUS, O TEU PRAZER.
NA TUA VIDA, PROCLAMA E HONRA O NOME DO SENHOR!
ELIZA OLIVEIRA
Jewel from the hands of the creator.
A blessing to Hansons and Pereiras.
Beautiful, sweet, so small!
Infant in the arms that embrace God.
Loved since the womb by the ones that are yours.
Precious are the ways of the Lord
and in his ways, certainly, you will be trained.
Smiley is your face and gracious the look of your eyes.
An enchantment of a girl, a little start of Raquel and Neil!
Like you there is none, God made you unique, as every being,
Reminding us in you, His power,
His grandeur and His Mercy.
Today, you do not know your little fingers.
Tomorrow, as you progress in your infancy,
In the day-to-day, you will hear about Jesus, the Savior.
Be the fear of Him, your wisdom,
The praise of God, your pleasure.
In your life, proclaim and honor the name of the Lord!
Eliza Oliveira
We had to eventually start eating the cake though, and he lost his head.
We had to eventually start eating the cake though, and he lost his head.
