New Serna Baby

So what do you think of the world so far?

I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole? Well, no blue pill is going to end this trip for you buddy. Welcome to the real world.

So here you are, my son. David Brian Serna is the name I give you. You are loved and you are strong. I will expand on the etymology of your namesake at another time, for now all you get is the paraphrased version. There was, however, a very long time ago, someone very special with the first part of your name. He was, among many other notable endeavors, a musician. Your mother and I are both musicians, but that’s not why I mention this. We both hope to see you grow loving music and perhaps be a musician yourself, but neither is that why I bring this up. I wanted to tell you about this particular musician because of what he did with his music.

David loved God with his music. His whole life, through all his ups and downs, David always loved God with his music. Now David was not a professional musician when he wrote most of his music, but even though he was not a professional musician, the largest book in the Word of God, Psalms, is attributed to works throughout his life. David was a lot of things during his life, even a soldier like your daddy, but he always loved music and always loved God with his music.

You’re probably going to be a lot of different things during your life. A builder, an artist, an explorer… so many possibilities in that little tiny body of yours. You may have dreams as you grow of being a cowboy or an astronaut. But through all the things that you do, and all the things you become I hope you can always remember to love God with your music.