We
finally got “The Call.” Well, actually
is was “The Text.” And it was just the
first of the two notifications we have been waiting for. It was around 10:30 p.m. Chris was already sound asleep when I heard
the text notification sound go off on her phone. I seriously considered just crawling over her
to take a look, but I was still pretty stiff from the Turkey Bowl. And besides, I figured it was probably just
Words With Friends letting her know it was her turn to play. But then it sounded again. You know, that second warning that goes off
when you don’t pay attention to the first one.
And this time Chris heard it. I
suppose it suddenly dawned on her that we were waiting for a phone call, after
all. Two of them, in fact. So she sat up abruptly and groped for her
glasses. I waited patiently, wondering
how long it would take to get packed.
Sure
enough, it was Josh. He was informing us
that Christi not only had her regular doctor’s appointment the next day, but
she also had a hospital reservation pending her arrival on Wednesday morning. One way or another it was time for AnnaGrace
to make her appearance. Chris assured
him that we would be on the road in the morning. And so we were.
The
big brothers were happy to have their fear of the unknown salved a little
bit. Seems Caleb in particular had been
concerned about “who would watch us” when Mommy went to the hospital. Now he knew for sure that there wouldn’t be a
stranger in the house if they woke up and Mom and Dad were already at the
hospital. Happy to be of service as the
“Official Non-Strangers,” Caleb.
Last
night we took Christi’s place at their church staff Christmas party. I guess she wanted to stay at home and do her
final nesting. That or she didn’t want
to deal with everyone asking when the baby was coming. She did get her bags packed and all kinds of
lists completed for whatever “Non-Strangers” would try to run things around the
house while she was in the hospital. The
party was a lot of fun. They have a
considerable staff. With their spouses
included there must have been 80 or 100 people in the room, and the kids were
cared for in their children’s wing until the call came for them to come see
Santa. The kids all had pizza, and the adults
were treated to a catered barbeque meal from Rudy’s. The games were different. No spoilers here. Seaside folks, you will probably see some
version of them in the near future.
All
the people who talked to us were really proud of Josh and what he has done for the
church. That’s always good for a parent
to hear. From the college minister who
looked like he was barely 20 to the 90 year old couple who sat next to us at
our table, everyone seemed to have a really good time. Now we move from festive mood to waiting
mode. Today should be the day of
AnnaGrace.
Ephesians
4:11-13 says, “It was he who gave some to
be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be
pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the
body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the
knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure
of the fullness of Christ.”
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