| A Christmas Baby Grows Up By Sybil Vaughn – December 24, 2005 Even in Easley, South Carolina, it was a cold December Christmas Eve day. The year was 1968; Dr. Bradley determined that the time for the birth may Be very near; he did not want me to go into labor so he scheduled an operation The day before Christmas; maybe he just wanted to start his winter vacation! I was very young and already had one small child but Gary needed a sibling. What a marvelous present from Santa, no it was a gift for the Lord to bring. We decided on Noel for a middle name; it means “born at Christmas time,” Timothy was his first name; a baby’s birth near Christmas was so sublime. Because the baby was a bit early and I a diabetic, at the hospital we stayed For a few days, then on an icy New Year’s Day while Auld Lang Syne played We came home to greet the world with the new bundle, this newborn boy. Even though I was sore from the surgery, I was filled with a mother’s joy. The years have a way of passing quickly so the baby became a boy growing. He became especially close to Grandma Marie; her love for the boys flowing To their every day care while we worked. Tim was always eager to please; And with his outgoing personality and fun-loving facade, he loved to tease. The years kept marching onward and now I say that this man called Tim Took our little boy along with his memories and still full of vigor and vim. I suppose I have to face the fact; this Christmas baby turned into an adult, So now to observe his birth and Christmas with his children is one result. |
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| Tim with Alex and TJ about 2005 |