Last week Nate and I received this gift from a couple whose twins were in the NICU at the same time as ours.
Their names are Kristie and Jeremy. They were blessed with twin baby boys, Benjamin and Kreigger. Kristie and Jeremy are the epitome of Southern folks :) Their long southern drawl is warm and friendly. The card they gave us has Samuel 1:27 on the front;
"I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him."
Many of us know the story of Hannah and her desire to bear a child. This scripture is dear to this couples heart as they tried for years and years to have children. Their boys weighed 3lbs 3oz and 3lbs 11oz. We see each other everyday and we love our little chats.
The South has some of the sweetest and most friendly people I have ever met. Remember I lived in Texas. Although I do not have a desire to live here I love the Southern Hospitality.
Speaking of Southern Hospitality, I am going to do a post tomorrow on the family we are staying with. They are amazing!
I also had a cool experience at the Sprint Store down here. I was getting my phone fixed when a woman inquired about me being here. She overheard that I was from Utah and she asked me what I was doing here. I proceeded to explain what we were doing here and as I finished she said, "Let me give you my phone number. You can call or text me if you need anything. When I say anything I mean ANYTHING! If you want good food, a person to talk to, if you need directions, or even if you need my company-YOU LET ME KNOW!" This was shocking to me because we were complete strangers! She didn't know if I was some weirdo or not and she still offered her phone number and her help. Trust me when I say this, this is not the first person to offer help and assistance to us.
I am amazed at the pure goodness in people. Many of you who know me, know that I am a skeptic and I usually exercise caution when it comes to strangers and new experiences. Too many things go wrong in life for me not to be. I guess this is an experience for me to learn to have a little more faith my fellow brothers and sisters than what I have in the past.
I want to close with what Kristie and Jeremy wrote to us in our card.
7/10/2012
We just wanted to let ya'll know that we are so happy for ya'll. We know how hard it is to desire to have a family and we are just so excited that ya'll now have two girls as blessings. We pray for you daughters daily. If there is ever anything that we can do to help ya'll or if you just need to talk we are here. We understand this is an emotional roller coaster at times. Congratulations to the both of you!
In Christian Love,
Jeremy and Kristie Young