You may be going about your typical day when an incident occurs that alters your life forever. Marc Hadden is well-versed in this subject.

Marc Hadden is a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, fireman. He also has two sons and is married to Beth Hadden. Beth and Marc wanted to have more than two children but were warned that her previous pregnancies were too dangerous to have any more biological children.

“My wife was basically urged to wrap it up since any additional pregnancies might bring more issues for her and the possible baby,” Marc told Inside Edition.

Marc and Beth considered adoption but immediately realized that their firefighter and teaching incomes made it nearly impossible.
Marc and Beth trusted God with their destiny and went about their daily lives with their two lovely boys. That is until Marc answered a phone call at work. He thought it would be a routine phone conversation, but it was the one that changed his and his family’s lives forever.

Marc went to an emergency call for a woman who was experiencing stomach pain.
When he came, it was evident that she was pregnant and in labor. The mother was not going to make it to the hospital, so Marc took the lead in delivering a baby for the first time. The baby grew up to be a lovely young girl.

I was in charge of anything Gracie-related… I assisted her in taking her first breath, “Marc told CBS News.

Marc and his partner rushed the mom and her newborn baby to the hospital. According to the mother, Marc overheard a nurse suggest that the baby needed to be placed for “urgent adoption.” What was Marc’s reaction to this news?

“Throw my name in the hat if this baby is placed up for adoption,” he joked.

If Marc and his wife were serious about adopting, the nurses advised him to have a serious conversation with the mother. Marc followed suit. Marc informed the new mom about his family and how they wished for more children but were unable to conceive anymore. He then proceeded to the nursery to photograph the newborn baby girl.

Marc forwarded the photos to his wife, who joked that he wanted to keep her. Fortunately, it was not a joke for long.

Just a few days later, Marc and Beth would be able to bring their newly adopted baby daughter home.
Gracie is Rebecca Grace Hadden.

It was unsurprising that the Hadden family would be entirely unprepared for a newborn baby after such a frantic few days. That’s when their community came to their aid. Friends, relatives, and coworkers arrived with all the baby items the Hadden’s would require, plus a little extra.

Marc joked that he couldn’t even open his front door all the way since his community’s baby goods were so plentiful!

When Marc was interviewed by Inside Edition, Gracie was five years old. What were Gracie and her hero Papa up to?

“Gracie’s got me wrapped around her little finger.” “There’s no denying that,” Marc conceded.

Because of that one emergency call, the Haddens’ lives were all transformed in the most amazing way.