The Call That Changed It All

By Mike Hall, December 19, 2015

It was an autumn day much like this one

The year was ’88

We were content and carefree—-no worries-no complaints

Yet something was missing

Until the call that changed it all

“It’s a girl”, the caller said

And our hearts skipped a beat

How were we to know

The missing piece was here….

The daughter of our dreams

We were on pins and needles

And for nineteen days we prayed

That God would smile down upon us

And bless our humble home

With this angel from above

He must have been listening

For the dream came true

And you came into our lives

Each day became a new adventure

With shaving cream faces and stories of Millie and friends

Now, twenty-seven years later

The adventure continues

And we are still as grateful as before

Not a day goes by that we don’t acknowledge

The good fortune that came our way that day

We’ve had hundreds…..no, thousands of calls since then

People asking for Mr. or Mrs. Hall

But trust me darlin….

There’s only been one call that has caused our hearts to skip a beat

That one call…. the call that changed it all.