And Baby Makes Three

The Family Chatmon was established and Bill and Miriam lived as the hynm writer, John W. Peterson expressed it, “Each for the other and both for the Lord.”  This motto was lived out in ways that will only be recorded in the annals of Heaven, and I promised Daddy that I would keep it that way.  I do hope that he will forgive me  if along the way I share few choice morsels to add to humor and enjoyment to make you appreciate what incredible parents and Christians they were.   The Lord blessed them with a baby girl by the name of Catherine Lynn (Cathie, Catie or variety of nicknames) within a year of their marriage. She was early, and time would reveal several medical challenges.  The earliest was hip dysplasia a struggle for parents and daughter with the brace she was expected to wear. But there was an unwavering trust in God on the part of the parents, although I am certain there may been honest questions and even tears, but God understands, Baby Catherine went to Church for the first time before she was 3 weeks old. The Christian and Missionary Alliance does not practice pedobaptism. They believe that baptism is a privilege reserved for those are old enough to have consciously placed their faith in Christ as Savior.  Instead, they practice infant dedication where the parents stand before the Lord and the local assembly and pledge to bring their child up in manner that glorifies the Lord. Bill and Miriam stood with Baby Catherine on a fall Sunday in 1958 before the membership of First Alliance church and Pastor Homer Klinsing and said another I do … this one with a much deeper commitment  because another life was at stake.   Now they looked to the future trusting God … No one knew what it held for any of them.