She's Here!

Our long-awaited, much-anticipated baby has arrived...and she's perfect. Ten beautifully formed little fingers, ten tiny little toes, a delicate little mouth and a sweet disposition. Was there ever a more gripping occasion than the birth of a child, whose arrival is the climax of months of planning, nurturing and dreaming - not to mention nausea, rashes and headaches? The price of gestation is always worth it the moment that sweet, innocent head nestles into the shelter of your protective love. It has been a whirlwind event, with family members in and out, caring for the "big brother," hospital visits and a Labor Day holiday thrown in there as well. Now the commotion has died down and the little family is home in the adjustment period of feedings and sleepless nights, along with a two-year-old to attend. It won't always be fun, it won't always be perfect....but it will always be life, as we on this planet know it. And, as this God-ordained circle of creation moves forward, little Charlene carries forth the beautiful name of her precious great-great grandmother, my adored MeMa. May I be privileged for my prayers to cover this amazing little life, and the life of her brother, the same way my MeMa's prayers of protection and love bore the weight of all my youthful indiscretions and prideful choices. Oh that the fervent petitions of a praying grandmother would be a powerful and effective tool against the tribulations of life.