Hello all,
As I promised here is a new chapter! ;) I wanted to thank you all for your wonderful comments! They mean so much to me! To Aswen, thank you for pointing out my mistake in Chapter 4. I said that Jamie was 5 months pregnant and as Aswen pointed out, the youngest premature ever to live was 5 ½ months old. I immediately fixed it and made her 6 months pregnant. Please except my apology.
XOXO, Grlwitspunk224
Ps: ENJOY!
LANDON'S POV
As I drove down the street I silently thanked God for Melody and Lola. It had already been a month and their little hearts were still beating. Today would be the first day that Jamie could come home. I had only been home once or twice since the birth. The first day I did get back to our home I was greeted with a newly decorated nursery and a sheet of people who were willing to help Jamie and me out when the girls came home. This had all been planned out by my mother and I couldn't thank her enough. The doctors had told us we had two more months to endure before we take the girls home. Melody and Lola were definitely getting healthier and bigger but they were still in danger. Danger was one word that scared me the most. As I flipped through the stations on the radio I heard a familiar song and turned it up.
My Jesus, I need You now
May Your grace look my way
To hear You sing over me
Make Your desires and mine the same
Bless me indeed
Open wide my horizons to share Your name
Bless me indeed
Let Your hand keep me from harm and pain
Bless me, Bless me
Lord I cling to Your heart
Your love is what I need
All great things come from You
May Your greatness fall on me
Bless me indeed
Open wide my horizons to share Your name
Bless me indeed
Let Your hand keep me from harm and pain
Bless me, Bless me
The Lord bless and keep you
May His face shine upon you
And be gracious and give you peace
Bless me indeed
Open wide my horizons to share Your name
Bless me indeed
Let Your hand keep me from harm and pain
Bless me
I sang openly as warm tears fell on my cheeks. As I turned the radio down as the song ended I thought about one part of the song that hit my heart the most.
The Lord bless and keep you
May His face shine upon you
And be gracious and give you peace
When I parked my car into the hospitals parking lot I grabbed a pen and notepad from the glove compartment. I wrote the verse on two sheets and headed towards the hospital. As I entered the room where they kept Lola and Melody I asked one of the nurses if she had any tape. She smiled politely and retrieved some for me. I took the tape and on the side of each girls incubator I put a sheet of paper that had the verse.
"That's perfect"
I turned around and instantly grinned at the familiar voice.
"Numbers 6:24, right?" Jamie asked
I nodded and greeted her with a bear hug and kissed her temple.
She had a tee-shirt and jeans on and was ready to be checked out.
"Lets go home" I whispered in her ear.
She smiled. "Only for a little while, I want to come back and read the girls there new book your mom bought them"
"Okay. What is the book about?"
"It's called 'Guess How Much I Love You'"
"I've never heard of that one" I say as I gently tickle her.
She giggles. "It's about a bunny rabbit named Little Nutbrown Hare and he tries to shows his daddy how much he loves him"
"Sounds like a perfect book."
"Yep" she grinned and took my hand.
As we left Jamie whispered to Lola and Melody, "We'll be back soon little ones. Remember that Mommy loves you up to the moon and back."
Bless Me Indeed by MercyMe.
"Guess How Much I Love You" by Sam McBratney.