In the Name of the Father...

From my prayer journal, January 24, 2013

Dear God,

Thank You for this day. Thank You for my Bills. Thank You for our health. Thank You for our friends and family who care about us so much and have prayed so many prayers for us. Thank You for Dr Salter and the care he provides. Thank You for guiding me to a good doctor and for using him to lead us through this pregnancy. 

Lord, I pray for tomorrow. I pray for the birth of baby Bill, the son You created just for us. Lord, please guide the hands of Dr Salter, the pediatrician, the nurses and the anesthesiologist. Please bring peace and calm to Bill and me and Mom. Lord, please be our strength and give us courage. Lord, please let baby Bill be born healthy and strong. I pray our hearts and our minds are prepared for this gift. Lord, I pray You'll take away my fear and replace it with trust in You. You have carried us so far. You have blessed my life in countless ways. Lord, You've saved me from more than I can imagine. You've saved me from the Enemy by no other reason than Your own; because You love me.

You love baby Bill, too. You love him even more than I do. You are his keeper. You are his provider. You wrote the book of his life. I am not afraid for these reasons. I am not afraid of tomorrow or the next day, or the next, because You love him. He is Your child and he belongs to You. I belong to You. Every corner of my soul wants to follow You. Lord, please guide me to where You are, where You go.

Tomorrow will be a day I will never forget for as long as I live. Every sight, sound, and smell will stay on my heart. Baby Bill will leave my body but he will stay very much a part of me forever. Lord, I will hold and treasure every moment. Through all the years of my life, I will think of the last nine months and tomorrow and I will smile, even if through tears. And I will know how much You love me to have given me this gift. And I hope You will know how very much I love you too.

Amen