I gave birth for the last time twenty years ago today. (Knock on Wood. Oh Lord may it please be so.)
Twin girls. Identical in DNA. Yet so uniquely created by God.
I will never forget the ultrasound announcing we were pregnant with twins. I will never forget the way my doctor advocated for me to continue without anesthesia, even after Emily turned breach. I will never forget the overwhelming surprise each time they’d wake up and one would toddle down the hall toward me and then another duplicate human would follow.
And the joy of watching them develop into women has been equally powerful.
Elizabeth and Emily. I am so proud of you both. I love you and I like you. You have always had each other and kinda been a matching set…but I have had the honor of knowing you individually and loving your incredible uniqueness.
It is my heart’s greatest delight to know you are following the Lord and trusting Him with your lives. In the ups and downs, He is always faithful.
I miss you tons this birthday. But I’ll be filling my mind with the countless happy memories of 20 years of life with you and joyful anticipation of countless more.