Today ... June 15, 2012.
Yesterday ... June 15, 1979.
Both, auspicious days. Both, linked together in an auspicious way. Both, a new creation, a new begining, a Birth.
I can only write/talk/speak/breathe/shout about one of these days ... at this point. And yes, I'm being intentionally vague.
Thirty-three years ago on this day, we arose very early - the Hubs and I - and set off on a hoped for, worked for, planned for marvelous journey. Full of Emotions we were. Excited. Fearful. Thrilled. Nervous. Happy. Full of praises and thanksgiving. Grateful to the Lord for His blessings. Neither of us quite believing that THE DAY had - FINALLY - arrived.
Our second child, our daughter, was born a few hours later. We knew the baby would be special, a girl, and we knew she would complete our family. We already had a beautiful, blue-eyed-blonde son, an active little imp of six-and-a-half who kept us up and on our feet and filled our days with sunshine. We felt so blessed that we'd also get to be parents of a little girl; happy that our family would experience "one of each!"
Our little girl.
Courtney Cathryn Stevens. Blue-eyed and beautiful and blonde, like her big brother. And such a tomboy (stomping her foot at two, saying, "I not wearing that lace!"). Smart, thoughtful and kind Courtney.
We had labored to find two names that started with a C; we had in mind to call her CC. But no. After she arrived, she was clearly not a CC. She was Courtney. She fought to stay out of dresses, despised tap dance but loved gymnastics, and chose her brother's Matchbox cars and Action figures over her Cabbage Patch dolls. Athletic and strong ...varsity letters in softball, basketball and track, but softball was her passion. From T-ball through fast-pitch summer league, travel teams, high school, and college, she was the catcher who ran her teams with percision calls.
Tender-hearted Court, ever the un-selfish child, even as a toddler when she'd share her last bite of ice cream. Creative Court, ever the imaginative child, writing poems (published at age seven), making up games and stories, writing a play for first-graders when she was a fifth-grader, and winning a national short story contest in high school. In college her creative writing side was side-tracked by her intuitive nature as she switched from communications to a major in counseling, but she continued writing skits, keeping a journal and public speaking. She earned two masters degrees and began a career as church youth director, working with children and teens, and continued writing.
With Courtney's birth on June 15, 1979, our family began a fun, adventure-filled ride through life! We have loved her, rejoiced with her, sorrowed with her, and enjoyed every minute, just as we have with her big brother. Her thirty-three years of passions and achievements have kept us busy and "on the road, again" through many different journeys.
We are thankful and grateful for our two children, both truly gifts of God.
And today, June 15, 2012, is no different. Today we arise early, the Hubs and I, setting off on a hoped for, worked for, planned for marvelous journey. Again. Full of Emotions we are. Excited. Fearful. Thrilled. Nervous. Happy. Full of praises and thanksgiving. Grateful to the Lord for His timely blessings. Neither of us quite believing that THIS DAY has - FINALLY - arrived. (Though we both had faith that it would. Someday.)
The emotions of both days are the same, and are linked together by our daughter, Courtney Cathryn Stevens.
And that's all I will say, all I am free to say ... today.
:-D
Stay tuned for Part 2.
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