He Knows My Name / Motherhood Giveaway

And the LORD said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.” Exodus 33:17

Grace’s babbling over the baby monitor drew me out of sleep. I listened, smiled, and rolled over. Her constant, incoherent chatter soon lulled me into drowsiness, until two syllables snapped me awake.

“Mama.”

Not sure I’d heard correctly, I reached across the pillows to turn up the volume. I listened to Grace rustle around in her crib until she said it again, this time drawing it into a song. “Mamamamamamamama.”

A smiled flooded my face as I headed down the hall to get my baby girl. For weeks, I’d begged her to say my name. She’d look in my eyes, smile, and say “Da-da.” But this time, it was my name. I’d listened closely just to make sure.

It’s amazing how important it is to hear your name. It made me think of the day I’ll stand before Christ, when I’ll look in his face and hear Him call out, “Carol Buell Hatcher.” Just thinking about it had my heart bursting, and I threw open the door to the nursery.

I ran to the cherub in the baby bed and lifted her up to my face. “Awww, who’s got you?” I asked, waiting eagerly to hear my name roll from her baby-soft lips.

“Da-da.”

Lord, I am honored and amazed that You know me by name.

Carol Hatcher

This devotional by Carol Hatcher originally appeared in Daily Guideposts: Your First Year of Motherhood and is reprinted with permission from Guideposts Books and Inspirational Media, Guideposts.org. Copyright © 2011 by Guideposts. All rights reserved.

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Carol Hatcher

CAROL HATCHER is a wife, mother, teacher, and writer. She taught elementary school for six years when she traded being called “Mrs. Hatcher” for “Mommy.” Carol is a graduate of Proverbs 31 Ministries She Speaks and has served on faculty for the Glorieta Christian Writer’s Conference. Her publishing credits include P31 Woman Magazine, The Upper Room, Thriving Family, CBN.com, and Chicken Soup for the Soul. She is co-author of Your First Year of Motherhood published by Guideposts. She writes devotions for the Internet Cafe, 5 Minutes for Faith, and The Presidential Prayer Team. Carol and her husband, Alan, live in Buford, Georgia with their three children. She and Alan teach marriage classes at their church as well as lead marriage conferences. They hope to encourage others to create marriages that last. Whether writing or speaking, Carol combines her southern humor with her love for Jesus to share how we can learn from our everyday experiences and grow closer to God. Her passion is to challenge others to be bold for Christ by saying, “Use me, Lord” each and every day. Stop by and visit the flock at her personal website “sheep to the right.”

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