11.02.2015 - 94 of 365

11.02.2015 - 94 of 365

1 mile run - Lake Serene

65 degrees 100% humidity

Pretty good run this morning. While I was on my run I was thinking about some of the posts that I have been seeing on Facebook. Now that it is November a lot of people like to do daily posts about what they are thankful for. I decided that I would write a couple of long ones this month. My first one is about my daughter. This post will have a bunch of pictures. Hope you enjoy. 

My Daughter – Ruby Davis Maul

Today I talk about my daughter. I can’t remember what life was like before her, nor do I really want to. Since she has come into this world I have learned more about life and myself than I ever knew before. Ruby is one of the most beautiful, wonderful, innocent, genuine, caring, loving humans that I have ever met. Yes, I know that she is only three years old, but the girl possesses all of these qualities. I think we all share these qualities at this age if we are brought up by parents that want their children to treat people the way that they want to be treated. Ruby possesses these qualities because she has a mother that possesses these same qualities, and her mother shows her every day how a woman should act. I can’t keep my eyes off of her when she is around. She is the most beautiful thing that I have ever laid my eyes on, and I thank God every day for her being in my life. I have a strong bond with her because at one time in my life, not so long ago, I was told that I could most likely never have a child of my own.

This is our story:

About four years ago Jenny and I finally decided that we were going to try to have a baby. I knew growing up that it might be difficult for us to conceive because I was diagnosed with a problem called varicocele. I did not think much about this problem back when I was eighteen years old. I never really wanted to have children anyway. Now at thirty-five years old this issue came back to haunt me. I went to see my urologist about the problem. After a lot of tests were done I was told that there was a very low percentage that I would ever be able to have children of my own unless there was a surgery done to help with the process. Even with the surgery, our chances would not be much greater. Jenny and I had decided that it would be fine; we did not want to do the surgery. Instead we decided that we would go through the adoption route. We started all of the paperwork and did a lot of research about adoption. We gave up worrying about trying to get pregnant and started worrying about how we were going to adopt a child and make him/her our own. Then it happened. One morning Jenny was not feeling too well, she went to the bathroom and took a home pregnancy test. It was positive! I was in shock, I was in disbelief, and we were elated! I prayed many nights for a child of my own. I often wondered if I had failed my wife for not being able to provide a baby for her. I had been pretty specific in my prayers. I asked God for a baby of our own. I told him that I did not want to adopt. I told him that I knew that I was being selfish, but I wanted my wife to have her own child made from the two of us. I also told him that if I could only have one child, I wanted it to be a little girl. Well, nine months later he answered my prayers. Ruby Davis Maul was born. SHE, yep he listened to that one, came into this world. More beautiful than I could have ever imagined, and I promise you I had imagined what she would look like for a very long time. Thank you for answered prayers.

Ruby, someday you will read this. I want you to know that I loved and prayed for you before you were ever made. I loved and prayed for you every day that you spent in your mommy’s belly. I love and pray for you every single day that I am alive. Your life makes me feel alive; your smile makes me happy, your love makes my heart beat. I will always be proud of you in whatever you do, and I will always be honored to call you my daughter. Keep on dreaming and make those dreams come true. I love you baby girl.