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\nScripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE,NEW INTERNATIONALVERSION⑧,NIV⑧Copyright◎ 1973,1978,1984,2011 by Biblica,Inc.TM Used by permission.All ights reserved worldwide.  \nCopyright CDai Hankey 2018  \nISBN 978-1-5271-0179-1  \nFirst published in 2018  \nby  \nChristian Focus Publications Ltd,Geanies House,Fearn,Ross-shire,IV201TW,Scotlandwww.christianfocus.com  \nA CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.  \nPrinted and bound by Gutenberg.  \nArtwork and design by Sharon Macleod (fivepennymedia.com).  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,ortransmitted,in any form,by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwisewithout the prior permission of the publisher or a licence permitting restricted copying.In the U.K.suchlicences are issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency,Saffron House,6-10 Kirby Street,London,EC1N8TS.www.cla.co.uk  \n# INTRODUCTION\n\nOn May 24th,2006,my beautifuldaughter Elen was born and my lifechanged forever.My wife Michelle hasgiven birth to three more amazing kids sincethen,but ifs fair to say that becoming a dad forthe first time changed me deeply,permanently.  \nFatherhood radically altered the way I saw the world.Inso many profound ways my little girl has taught me lesson afterlesson about both myself and my loving Father God.In those earlyyears I took time to jot down some of the most impacfful stories andlessons that l learned;this short book is my atempt to share them with you..  \n7  \nSCANWe are Precious.  \n've sat in front of more screens in my lifetime than is healthy for any humanbeing -from TVs to PCs,and mobile phones to widescreen cinemas.In truththe vast majority of stuff that I watched in that time probably stayed in myconscious memory for about five seconds before disappearing forever,havingbeen of absolutely no benefit to me or to humanity as a whole.  \nHowever,there was one time that I sat in front of a screen that will stay with me for therest of my life.It was the day l got to meet my little girl,Elen,for the first time.She was justtwelve weeks old!  \nHaving never seen a scan before,I was simply not ready for the emotions that surgedthrough my system as the sketchy black and white image of this beautiful little two inchperson (reclining with its feet up)emerged on the screen.All I could think was:'That's mykid!It's waving to us!Look at the size of those biceps!What a MASSIVE head!'AsI satstaring at this screen,eyes and mouth wide open with genuine wonder and amazement,a noise came over the monitor that was just awesome:  \n'Du-Dum…Du-Dum…Du-Dum...  \nMy baby's heart was beating.I was so overwhelmed I cried!Shortly afterwardsMichelle read that by six weeks old,each little baby in the womb has a tiny heart aboutthe size of a poppy seed,that beats on its own.  \nThat's a miracle!  \nLike at all good theme parks we got given a polaroid of little dude'as we left,and asyou'd expect,we just couldn't stop looking at it.The more l looked at this amazing photoand the more Ilearned about exactly what was happening inside Michelle's womb,themore I couldn't escape the power and poignancy of King David's words in the Bible:  \nFor you created my inmost being;you knit me together in my mother'swomb.I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;your works are wonderful,I knows that full well.'  \nP S A L M 139:13-14  \nThis gorgeous little girl,just like every other baby,was being lovingly hand-crafted byGod in her mother's womb.This was divine artistry.  \nShe was no accident,but was being made in a fearful and wonderful way.  \nShe was one of God's wonderful′works',created in the image of God for His gloryand joy.She therefore possessed inherent dignity and value.  \nI couldn't escape the immensity of all that was going on.It was beautiful,poetic,evensacred.Even at that early stage 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