Mother's Day 2008

One of the loveliest gifts I received this year for Mother's Day was an answered prayer. My first daughter, Julie, and her husband, Bill popped in on us as we were enjoying a delicious lunch at Laurie and Dan's house. Julie's face was beaming and Bill's smile spread from ear to ear. They handed me a basket of assorted goodies, but then said one gift would have to wait to be opened until January. Yes, Julie is having a baby! I cried. Laurie cried. Her Dad and Dan were pumping Bill on the back so hard, I feared they might dislocate something. Hannah, Peter, Sarah and Abby were cheering. And she called her sister Hollie to tell her, too and Jim and Hayleigh and Carter were all cheering, too! I kept thanking the Lord in my heart, for we have been praying for this a long time. Julie has watched her other two sisters having babies and at last it is her turn. It will be wonderful to switch out the picture of her holding baby Sarah with the new little baby of her very own come January. God is so good!