Thursday morning I woke up to a beautiful sight--blue sky interrupted with white streaking clouds, the sun just peeking its rosey glow over the horizon...and it took me right back to the same kind of morning exactly twelve years ago. I was quite scared--I had no idea what to expect, except maybe the unexpected! For Shayne and I were off the hospital to welcome our first baby into the world...and all that accompanied such a monumentous moment in life for us. I will never forget the instant the doctor cried, "It's a girl!" (we didn't find out, you see!) and wondering if we were going to have to call in a team to resuscitate Shayne from off the floor (afterall, just what was he going to DO with a baby GIRL??) Then, a coffer of emotions flooded through me that I will never forget as they laid that incredibly warm, incredibly pink body onto my stomach for the first time. I was so afraid she'd slip off, I reacted by clamping my hands down around her body just to get a grip on her...and I was startled at the reality of this angel sent from a loving Heavenly Father and the sensational rush that filled me to the core to realize that she was mine! And they were actually going to let me take her out of the hospital without sending the police after me to reclaim her! It was a truly surreal experience if ever there was one.
Unbelievably to me, twelve years have passed since that day. On this moring, my darling dear walked into the room, put her long arms around me, snuggled up to me in bed with her leggy limbs twined with mine and I sang her the birthday song...as I have done every one of those twelve years. I adored that baby girl...I adore her still. What a beautiful girl, what a treasured gift you are to me, my sweet Natasha...I love you forever and ever!
Today, such an important moment she has been anticipating for months: receiving her Faith in God award (thank goodness for saintly Achievement Days leaders who helped her accomplish this goal!) and enjoying the rite of passage into Young Women's. We are so proud of you, Tash!We hope you remember today for a long time to come...
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