Monday, September 19, 2011

"My first time seeing Selah"

I came across this photo a few days ago and hadn't seen it before.  Carey took this picture in the OR, when they were taking Selah out of the room to go to the NICU.  It captures the first time I got to see Selah.  When Selah was born, I did not get to see her because she was immediately taken by the neonatologist and his staff to cover her spine and evaluate her.  She cried as soon as she came out, and my doctor, who delivered Selah, looked down at me and said, "She's going to be OK."  I began crying tears of joy.  It seemed like quite a while before the neonatologist rolled Selah's isolet by me so that I could get a quick glimpse of her before they took her to the NICU.  It was not until 7PM that night, that I was able to go up to the NICU and see her again.    To me, this picture best exemplifies the statement by Max Lucado in his book, Fearless, where he said, "Keep giving your child to God, and in the right time and the right way, God will give your child back to you."

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