If you were at Vanderbilt Hospital last Thursday, you
probably saw us. A group of 35+ people
scattered in different areas because one area wasn’t big enough for all
us. The reason you would have noticed us
is because we were all wearing bubble gum pink t-shirts emblazoned with “Team
Olivia” on the front. We were all patiently
anxiously awaiting the birth of Olivia Emerson Alred – a precious baby that,
even before being born, had already received more love and more prayers than
some people receive in a lifetime. Being
female, she did things HER way and took her sweet time arriving. Finally, at a little before 11:00 p.m., we
got a glimpse at a beautiful baby girl with dark curly hair and chubby cheeks.
Olivia’s doctors discovered a few months before her birth that
she had a heart defect. To keep things
simple, let’s just say that some important parts of her body were not located
where they should be. A few minutes from now, at 5 days
old, Olivia will have her first heart surgery.
Nobody except her mommy and daddy have been able to physically touch Olivia, so we haven’t been able to smother her
with kisses like we want, but she’s been bathed in prayers and love by more
people than I can even count.
As you go through this afternoon, and the days
to come, please keep Olivia and her parents (Jonathan and Emily) in your
prayers. 
Prayer circle
Olivia Emerson Alred
7 lb. 8 oz.
Born August 2, 2012
Click on this video for more pictures. (Thanks, Amy Sherrill, for sending this to me)
http://animoto.com/play/10y1GsAuRz6Ak9OWoDCVkQ
Lifting precious Olivia up to the Lord in prayer, also her mommy and daddy and the rest of her family and people who know her and love her already. "For You formed my inward parts. You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well." Psalm 139:13-14.
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