Friday, December 22, 2006

Happy 2nd Birthday Catriona (25th Dec)


Happy Birthday to our daughter who is two on Monday. Doesnt the time fly.
Just came accross this which Morven and I wote after her birth.

"Never say Never!

As we have look forward to the birth of our child, many people would ask questions, many of them were pretty standard! Nearer the end I remember one of the questions being to us both: Is there a time when you wouldn’t like the baby to come? We said that Christmas Day for obvious reasons. Well looking back on it I learn that when you are walking with the Lord you should never say never!
Over the December period, we often reminds ourselves afresh of how the Christ child was born. We will often think of Mary and Joseph who had to prepare for their new arrival. They would have known that the tiny little one who had been born in the stable was one who had come to be God in the flesh.
This is a message, which hit home to us on Christmas day . We received an unexpected Christmas Gift on Christmas Day. Our first child, Catriona Mary was born on the 25th December two weeks early at 7 llbs 9oz. We should have known to have never said never. For we praise God for this gift of new life into our lives and for reminding us afresh of the true meaning of Christmas. We pray that there will be a day when Catriona Mary counts it a privelege to share her birthday with the day that we remember the birth of Jesus. "



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