Christmas Eve (by Christina Rossetti)

    God makes a promise in Genesis after Adam and Eve sin: And I will put enmity     between you and the woman,     and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head,     and you will strike his heel.  ~ Genesis 3:15   The promise spoken...

Seven Days in NICU and a Christmas Eve Miracle

18 years ago, when she was born on this day, Christmas Eve, at 10:04 in the morning, she was not breathing. Thankfully, the hospital had a NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) and an emergency team ready- and she was intubated. After I awoke from general anesthesia...