Virgin Blog.... Special Delivery

I am so excited to be writing my first blog. You see my computer skills aren't what the younger generation would consider to be functional. To tell the truth I have no real desire to become computer savvy but something happened to me several years ago that I wanted to share with all of you out there in cyber space, so here goes.
It was a wintry night in January in a small river town in southwestern Pennsylvania and I had a very important delivery to make. The roads were almost impassible due to the tundra like conditions. The temperature was hovering at -17 degrees F and the wind was making the fallen snow swirl so fiercely that visibilty was almost nil. Have you ever been to Siberia? It was that bad. The newscasters were warning everyone of these dangerous conditions and imploring people to stay off the roads but this delivery had to be made.....it was important. I woke my husband to see if he would accompany me on this trek. He was nervous about the road conditions but when I told him about the importance of the mission he eagerly went to warm the car. After getting bundled up and carefully....ever so carefully clutching this special package he escorted me to the car. The ice was terrible and if I fell it would put this fragile package in jeopardy so we had to be extremely sure-footed(difficult to do on ice without skates.) We finally made it to the car and as I sat in the front seat I checked on the parcel and ever so gently hugged it, as to shelter it from the storm that roared outside. Off we went into that frigid night. As we crawled along trying to peer out the windshield to see if the road was still underneath us,I let out a scream that Stephen King would be proud of. A sudden pain went through me that made every molecule in my body stand-up and salute. It was intense to say the least. The situation became even more urgent and by now there was no turning back. I secretly feared that we wouldn't make our destination in time,at least in one piece, but I said nothing about my doubts as we crawled along ,keeping this excruciating pain concealed as best I could. Husband was at this point between a rock and a hard place. We were half way to our destination so there was no turning back at this point. Did I mention it was crucial that this package be delivered safely and on time?(thought so.) We continued on at a snails pace and ever so cautiously managed to stay on course. I remember glancing at my husbands knuckles as they tightly gripped the steering wheel and thought this man is my hero......cool under pressure, and then I saw something in front of us in the distance,something that proved to be very helpful to us ,a snow plow. The lights from the plow lit our way(sorta like rudolph) and we followed in the tracks to make our travel much less frightful. As we neared the edge of town the pain that I spoke of earlier was almost unbearable. I let go of the package and clung to the armrest.....as if that was going to magically absorb this pain from *#!?. Realizing that we had almost arrived at our address I gave thanks to God for safe travel(and the snow plow.) I prayed that we would have help getting the package to the right person and sure enough there was a team of people waiting to help us with that. I know by now you're wondering what was so important it had to be delivered in those wretched conditions. Why would we put our lives in peril? I failed to tell you that the precious package was marked "Fragile! Handle with Care!" ......and we named him Adam
Today is our packages' birthday and I wanted to send him a surprise(trust me,he'll be shocked that I pulled this off) and tell him how much he has enhanced our lives and the joy that he's added to our family. We love you and are TREMENDOUSLY proud to call you son! O.K., everyone can stop reading now because moms going to get mushy. This part is for Adam' eyes only. Did you all stop reading? ........Thanks!
Son, I just wanted to tell you that I loved you before you were born, when you were just an idea. When that idea became a reality I was totally in love with this little being that God chose to place in my womb. I loved the months of morning sickmess,weight gain, and all that goes along with being pregnant. I loved you even more the first time I felt you stir from within and when you were delivered I felt the most complete joy.....unexplainable....all consuming. I didn't understand until that moment how just one little baby could be the cause of this complete love, but there you were squirming and crying, all wrinkled up, in need of a shave an a haircut.....Our gift from God. Happy Birthday and thank you for all the love (and chaos you cause.!)
Love and Prayers,Mom