A Year Ago Tonight …

A year ago tonight I was pacing the floors while everyone slept, rubbing my contracting belly so much and so hard that I got a rash on my arms and palms. I paced the floors nearly at night until 6 in the morning when I begged Jeff to take me to the hospital.

My contractions began earlier in the day, no doubt in response to the stress from the wreck that my niece and nephews were involved in.

The horrible accident marked a year of tragic events for our family. My sister-in-law Pam emailed me tonight and said they were celebrating New Year’s Day today, in faith believing for a better year to come. I’ll drink to that! (well, you know what I mean …)