A few weeks ago, I was late with my cycle , feeling sick and not too surprised to see that little cross that means we will have a new little one. I cried as I thanked God for this gift and told Him I needed Him to hold my hand the entire time! I hadn't planned on telling anyone until we were past the "danger zone" of miscarriage, but I have been so sick that I had to tell the kids what was going on. They were so excited and filled with joy. I don't think there is ever any comparison to the absolute elation the news of a new baby brings to a family.....not even DISNEY WORLD! And.... they couldn't keep the good news to themselves;)
A friend of mine responded when she heard the news, "Are you scared?" I told her I was, of course because I am human and weak. But I know that God is bigger than any fear or anxiety we have.
Don and I both have to trust that we are living in the center of God's will and that He makes all things new. It's not always easy to be open to life, but it is always right. To be completely honest, I don't have peace of mind or body and I often wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, but I do have peace in my heart knowing that we are trying(albeit very flawed and sloppy) to live our faith and to always do His will.
During the homily at Mass this morning, Father reminded us that the pain and suffering of this life is nothing compared to the glory of God....it was so comforting to hear those words.
Hannah is hoping the baby's a girl...again...we'll see!
Congrats Debi! You are in my prayers!
ReplyDeleteGod bless you Debi! Your family's faithfulness is inspiring! You and your little babe will definitely be in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteDebi that is such exciting news, I cannot believe it! You and your beautiful baby will be in my prayers each and every night. Oh how I hope its a little girl for Hannah! You are so brave and wonderful. I will write to you xx
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness debi- congratulations!! You are such a strong, beautiful woman. The words you put in this space often inspire me. You and your family will be in our nightly prayers.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!! And we'll keep you and baby in our prayers.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! We'll be praying for you and the wee one!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I didn't see this until now or I would have given you a hug yesterday! It's weird though because I was watching you (sorry) while you were getting the kids ready to go in to atrium and you looked like you were especially "happy" about something and I wondered if you could be pregnant. I guess a pregnant mom can sense another pregnant mom. ;) Congratulations to you and the family!! We'll definitely be praying for you!! With God, all things are possible (even surviving "morning" sickness".
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! You will be in our prayers.
ReplyDeleteThank you each for your prayers, they mean so much to me!
ReplyDeleteGod Bless you!
Congratulations, Debi. Many prayers coming your way.
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness!!!!!! congratulations!! I haven't been on the internet too much lately..and I was just thinking of you the other day...and so I checked on you and saw this post!!! I am so happy for you! I will keep you in my prayers!!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been reading my blogs much lately, so I am just now seeing this! CONGRATULATIONS! You inspire me :) We had our 4th in February and it was a very difficult pregnancy for me (I'm 37). I thought I wouldn't want to do it again, but now I already feel like I would like another one but it scares me because I am so old! But you are right... God knows what he is doing. I'll be keeping you and baby in my prayers! Congrats again!
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