Trailing Clouds of Glory

A Few Hours Old

She finally came.
Sandra Grace Herrick
August 11, 2010
11:18 p.m.
7 lbs. 14 oz.
20 in.
Mama's Eyes
Daddy's Mouth

And perhaps one day I'll write the story of her coming for others to read, but for now, the story is a very precious gift that to speak of it seems to undermine its beauty. So today I will hold it tightly and, as Mary so long ago, ponder it in my heart.

One Week Old