“Come and listen, all you who fear God;
let me tell you what he has done for me.” Psalm 66: 16
Our youngest son is turning 5 this week. The moment they placed him in my arms
I told my husband, “I want to have another one right away!” But that has not
been the Lord’s will.
After almost 5 years of hoping and praying to have another baby, I got a wake-up call this fall when I realized I’ll be turning 40 soon and time is running out for me.
The past few months have been an emotional time of soul searching and renewed fervency in prayer for another baby. We have also been praying for peace to accept the Lord’s will, if the answer is “no.” My husband and I have both drawn strength from the hymn,
“Whate’er my God ordains is right, Holy His will abideth.
I will be still whate’er he does, and follow where He guideth.
He is my God, though dark my road, He holds me that I shall not fall.
Wherefore to Him I leave it all.”
Last week we learned the happy and surprising news that I am expecting baby #5!! My husband was beginning to become suspicious of all the cleaning I’ve been doing. I wanted to believe it was because I finally got fed up with dust and had turned over a new leaf. He also noticed that I’ve been cooking all kinds of new dishes, many that I’ve never even eaten before, such as sauerkraut and Low Country Boil. Although I hardly dared to hope, it turns out that he was right. We are amazed and humbled by God’s goodness, and feel so very blessed.
I always appreciate the comments and emails from so many of you, letting me know you are praying for me. That is one of the very best things about blogging! If the Lord brings me to mind, I covet your prayers for a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby. The Lord has been giving me great peace to this point, enabling me to rest in Him, which is a great blessing.
As I’m sure you can imagine, people are already speculating whether this will be boy # 5 or our first girl. You might be interested to know that a girl has not been born into my husband’s family for about 70 years, and my youngest nephew was baby boy #13 for our family! Needless to say, we’re not holding our breath for a girl!
Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.” 1 Chronicles 29: 13
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