Day 127 ~ A Gift From God

Five years ago, a long time wish of mine came true... my daughter was born.

Leading up to this day, I remember several times being at my wits' end... I remember as if it was yesterday... I was crying... praying... to Jesus... feeling as if I had no hope... feeling that my biggest desire would never come true... I remember thinking ...  "I guess this is it... I will never know what it will be to be a mother of a little girl... you know what is best for me dear Lord..."

Before I knew it...

The day came that my daughter would be born... so many things happened that day... first off we were told to be at the hospital by 2:00pm only to find out that my doctor, Dr. Cooper, who also delivered both of my sons... and YES he was still alive... had made a mistake and should have told us to be at the hospital by 6:00pm.  We were given the option to come back the next day... however, Dean and I had decided that in my father's memory, we wanted our little girl to be born on her grandfather's birthday, who had passed away when Mommy was four and a half months pregnant.

Once our little girl was born... our world was complete... Daddy was ever so protective over the both of us... and did not leave us alone that night, not even for a minute.

Daddy had gotten so grouchy... it did not help that the maternity wing was all being re-designed and re-built, under construction.  Therefore, our room did not have the normal amenities that it should have had... all we wanted was a bed or chair for our daddy.

Regardless... as far as we were concerned... we were complete... our family was complete.

Thank you Jesus!

Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life!  ~Albert Einstein

Family:  A social unit where the father is concerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother with closet space.  ~Evan Esar 

You don't choose your family.  They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.  ~Desmond Tutu 

Blessings to all!!

238 days to go...

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Day 105 ~ Tender Kisses

After surviving the first time Calley had "something scary" wake her up in the middle of the night, it sure was blissful waking up next to her this morning.

As I felt her tender little kisses on my cheek, I pretended I was still asleep... and then before she knew it... I was smothering her with "mommy" hugs and kisses!  Just as I think about it right now, as my heart smiles, I do too.

This is how I want to start every day!  All the while I was kissing Calley, I couldn't help thanking God for being so blessed.  

Telling myself that it was okay for me to mourn the loss of my boys was one of the better ideas I have had lately.  For some reason it had a positive sub-conscience affect on me.  It allowed me to be okay with being sad, and then "starting over" per say today.

After having such a loving morning with my little girl, (which by the way I just realized yesterday that she will be turning five, three weeks from tomorrow,) I decided to enjoy the rest of the morning watching her play at the park... I even had Daddy meet us there, Calley was so surprised!  

I spent the entire day enjoying my family, even the little things in life.  What a beautiful day that God gave me today!  

Thank you God.  I am so grateful for the life you have given me.

"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us."   ~ Albert Schweitzer

"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."   ~ Epictetus

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."  ~ John F. Kennedy 

This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.   Psalm 118:24  

Blessings to all!!


260 days to go...

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