Born on the Fourth of July!
This fourth of July was planned as so many others before it. Our day was to be centered around the Mission’s annual Fourth of July Picnic and Healthy Hearts Day. Â Then I would travel to Rensselaer and officiate a memorial service for a family whose loved one had passed on.
There was one additional event, however, that I did not plan on, but God did! Â My daughter, Rachel called us late on July 3rd and said she was going into early labor! Since she was not due until the end of the month, this was certainly surprising and a bit nerve-wracking. Â Needless to say, we had a sleepless night awaiting the arrival of our first grandson.
At 5:22am on July 4th, the day our country was born, so was Samuel Travis Woronowicz…a beautiful, healthy, 6 lbs. 5 oz…and  I am a grandpa!  He is perfect and has already captivated our lives. Rachel is doing very well (as well as can be expected when one is up all night with a crying baby)!
Sue and I are so thrilled to have a grandson. Please pray for him to continue to grow healthy and that someday he will love the Lord with all his heart. Thank you!
Congratulations to you all!!!! The arrival of a baby- especially a healthy one- is always a blessing. Being a grandparent is indeed a treasure of a pleasure!!!!
Thank you, Brenda! We are very excited!
Awesome news! Congrats to both you and Susan! The Lord has truly blessed you both and we are all the better because the two of you live and work in our community!
Thank you, Liz for such kind words. We are blessed to be able to partner with you to help the needy in our community!
Congratulations to you, Sue, Rachel and Travis (and Uncle Andy, too)!
Thanks, Ellen!
Wow, grandpa!!! Congrats to you and Sue (and to Rachel and her husband, of course!)!!! You’ll be a splendid grandpa. I bet before long you’ll be teaching little Sammy how to identify all the native (and not so native) bird calls. What was that African one?
In any case, I pray that the Lord writes His name on Samuel’s heart and that he grows up to know what is the height and depth and width and length of the amazingly overwhelming love our Father has for him.
And may there be many adventurous sleepovers in your future 🙂
Hi Heather! I missed you at the Convention, we didn’t get our “Heather and Bob fix” Thank you for your kind words and God bless you!
…and baby Samuel is very blessed to have you Perry as his grandpa and Susan as his grandma. We here in the Pedersen household are very happy for you. Krista can’t wait to hold him when she comes in from Denver this weekend. I’ll have to bring over some soup. I know you will be fabulous grandparents! It’s a lot of fun and delight! Blessings to you all!