Katy McKenna Raymond  
Personal blog of christian writer Katy McKenna Raymond in Kansas City, Missouri

Personal blog of christian
writer & fallible mom
Katy McKenna Raymond
in Kansas City, Missouri


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Snow Day

"The baby's here," my mother said, "and it's a girl!"

Mom had left our house in a snow storm, alone. A taxi driver took her to Baptist Memorial Hospital. My father could not go with her--doctor's orders. He was recovering from his first heart attack, and the excitement might have been too much for him.

So my father and I and my two little sisters and one little brother spent a long day waiting by the phone, only five minutes away from my mother by car, stuck.

"Everyone gets to vote," Mom said, "Shall we name her Bridget Colleen, Bridget Maureen, or Valerie Jane?"

I still remember thinking how incredibly brave my mother was, to go to the hospital alone like that, facing what I was sure must be agonizing discomfort, with no husband pacing back and forth in the new fathers' waiting room, like men used to do.

Getting to vote on our baby sister's name was by far the most democratic event that had ever occured in our family. Hilarious glee broke out as we took the tally. I bet Mom could have heard us cheering even without benefit of an aqua princess phone.

Happy 37th Birthday, little Bridget Colleen! By the way, the vote was unanimous.
Posted by Katy on 01/26/04 at 07:05 PM
Fallible Comments...
  1. I wonder if she'll kill you for revealing her age to the entire world, Katy! tee hee hee
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    Posted by irene  on  01/27/04  at  04:44 PM
  2. Hmmm, Irene, I didn't think of that! If someone called me "37," I'd think I'd died and gone to heaven! Bridgie, tell me you're not mad...
    Posted by Katy  on  01/27/04  at  07:07 PM
  3. God bless you for telling the world my age! I've earned each and every year! :) Bless you also for my name...I couldn't have picked a better one!
    Posted by Bridget  on  01/27/04  at  08:43 PM
  4. It is a true and noble name, and suits you perfectly!
    Posted by Katy  on  01/27/04  at  09:00 PM
  5. This post made me cry! I don't think it's just the postpartum hormones.
    Posted by Kelly Ferry  on  01/27/04  at  10:41 PM
  6. Hey there - I haven't been reading with you for long, but my wife, Lisa J., is an avid reader.

    I am also currently working on a novel, and I was glad to hear that you finished yours. A word of caution, however, on sequels. Editors and agents uniformly suggest that when a writer finishes a book, NOT to start on a sequel immediately. Why? First novels of writers often go unpublished (even Stephen King wrote three before one got published) and if they do get published, they typically don't sell out the advance, meaning a publisher doesn't want a sequel. So, my advice, like so many others, is to start an entirely new project, and then if your first novel is actually published and successful, then write a sequel. Your writing as a whole is infinitely more marketable this way.

    Just two cents. :)
    Posted by isaac j  on  01/27/04  at  11:39 PM
  7. Kelly, Boy, do I remember those hormones! (Congratulations!) Of course, the way hormones hang on, they make it hard to forget, don't they? ;)
    Posted by Katy  on  01/27/04  at  11:46 PM
  8. Isaac, Many thanks for your input. I did not know that this was the conventional advice, but it makes perfect sense. I had wondered about this very thing. What would be the point of ending up with two books that didn't sell, if you could hold it down to only one? Hmmm....Now I'm seriously rethinking. I've started sequel, but could easily put it aside for the time being. Thanks, and best wishes with your novel. Hi to Lisa, too!
    Posted by Katy  on  01/27/04  at  11:49 PM
  9. What a wonderful way to say Happy Birthday! :)
    Posted by timsamoff  on  01/28/04  at  08:50 PM
  10. aww...i'm a little sister, and i can tell you if i received such a blessing...well, i'd be blessed. :)
    Posted by lisa  on  01/30/04  at  04:55 AM
  11. oh, i guess i ought to mention in this thread, i'm lisa B, not lisa J (but I am also an avid reader here).
    Posted by lisa  on  01/30/04  at  04:56 AM
  12. Tim and Lisa, You guys are nice. And Bridget's quite the little sister. :)
    Posted by Katy  on  01/30/04  at  08:00 PM
  13. Katy's readers should all know that Katy is not only the best big sister ever, but also a cherished and treasured friend! Every little sister should be so lucky!
    Posted by Bridget  on  01/31/04  at  06:07 AM
  14. I'm lucky to have my little sister as my best friend. I can only hope the reverse is true! ;)
    Wow... it's really weird to discover that your friend and his wife (also a good friend) read your favorite blog, and never mentioned it to you. (Hi, Isaac! Hi Lisa!)
    Posted by Steph  on  02/08/04  at  11:22 AM
  15. Steph, This is your favorite blog? Wow...I'm honored! And I'm glad you ran into your buddies here...
    Posted by Katy  on  02/11/04  at  09:17 PM
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