A Day of Rejoicing

"He will fill your mouth with laughing and your lips with rejoicing." (Job 8:21)

Today is September 22, a date that is forever written on my heart.  This is the day that God gave me a wonderfully precious gift.

 Dan and I had tried for almost 3 years to have a baby, and after 2 miscarriages, God gave us a precious pink bundle on the eve of our 4th anniversary. Yes, she was very pink. 

The day before I had driven all the way to downtown Birmingham, Ala. from the small town that we lived in then. My due date was days away.

 When I was checked by my doctor, he said,"Now when did we tell you, you would have this baby?' I responded,"Sept. 30."  He raised his brows, looked at me seriously, and said, "Sweetie, your not going to make it until the 30th. You will probably have this baby tonight. And your water will probably break." 

 At 10:30pm, just as I lay down to go to sleep.  Yep, you guessed it, my water broke.  And you know husbands, Dan says, are you sure you didn't just wet yourself?  Men!!!

After making a call to the doctor to confirm that my water broke, and to find out that he was not at the hospital where we had registered to have the baby.  We took a wild ride through downtown Birmingham to another hospital and we didn't even know how to get there!!

Upon arriving at St. Vincent's Hospital, I was taken one way while Dan went another to register me.  I remember telling the nurse that I wanted my mama, and she said well I will just go get her.  But My Mama was not there, she was in Florence, SC, waiting on a call from Dan.

  At 4:51am on Wed. Sept.22, Pamela Susanne Holladay made her debut.  They placed her on my chest so that I could touch her, and love her, and I have been loving her ever since.

She is a very special gift that her daddy and I will always cherish. She has given us much joy in her lifetime, not to mention our precious grandbabies.

Wasn't that just yesterday??