Naomi Grace Ramsey

So, it's here. The much anticipated Christmas Break. Hallelujah! Not only was it a fun day at school because we all wore Christmas sweaters and watched Christmas movies but someone very important was born yesterday.

Naomi Grace Ramsey-my youth minister's daughter- entered this world yesterday at about 10:22 AM. She weighed a healthy 7 lbs. 6 oz and was 19" long. I knew she was going to be born yesterday because she was a see-section baby. However, when I felt my phone continuously vibrating in my back pocket during Human A and P, my heart skipped a few beats. I knew the baby that so many people have been waiting on had come.

After school, the first thing I wanted to do was to go to the hospital. So that's just what my mom and I did. We met up with JP and his Mrs. Margaret and talked to Barton for a while. It cracked me up that even though he had just become a father and had probably had a long day, he was still cracking jokes and had his adored Mountain Dew in hand. Same ole Barton! But as we were all sitting there waiting to go back and see Bethany and little Naomi, JP said something that really made me laugh. He said, "You know what's cool? We're gonna get to see this kid grow up!" Really made me think. But isn't that cool? Even coming from JP. Like here's a new life and God has given me and so many other people the gift of seeing this little girl grow up. Amazing. 

God, thank you for giving us Naomi. I lift her parents up to you and pray that they will seek you as they mold her into the woman that YOU want her to be. Amen.