A year ago
Last April, I was walking Rambaldi and praying that the Lord would allow me to be pregnant (more specifically pregnant with a child who would be born healthy and whole) by the same time the next year. This prayer came back to me recently and I was just completely overwhelmed with God's faithfulness. Did He have to answer the prayer with a yes? Of course not. I'd prayed similar things before. But not only did He give us an answer to prayer, He also was gracious enough to remind me that I'd asked. Little things like that help me feel secure in His love. I most likely would have forgotten all about the prayer (as I've forgotten many of my "unanswered" prayers), especially given that pregnancy does quite the number on memory! But He was good enough to send a little reminder that He had indeed given us a yes this time. I don't think I told anyone else about this prayer, so it was another indication, like a private wink and a nudge, that He hears me, not just the "prayer warriors" who surround me. What a great God!
I've been trying to pray faithfully for Baby. Aside from praying for a healthy, whole child, I've prayed for the wisdom to know how to handle both his strengths and his weaknesses. How to build upon the gifts God has endowed him with and how to work with him on the areas where he won't be so naturally strong. I expect to have an intelligent (based on D, me, and our parents and siblings), talented (musically, artistically, grammatically!) child, and I know we'll need wisdom to successfully shepherd our child into adulthood. I'm praying that my body will work properly in labor and delivery, that Baby will be in the proper position, and that breastfeeding will work smoothly. I'm praying for no complications so that we can stay here at home and have the birth we're hoping for.
D says he's praying for Baby to have an easy temperament, one that doesn't overreact to the smallest troubles in life. That sounds good to me, too!
Will we receive a yes on all we're praying for now? Only time will tell. But we're certainly looking forward to the journey!
I've been trying to pray faithfully for Baby. Aside from praying for a healthy, whole child, I've prayed for the wisdom to know how to handle both his strengths and his weaknesses. How to build upon the gifts God has endowed him with and how to work with him on the areas where he won't be so naturally strong. I expect to have an intelligent (based on D, me, and our parents and siblings), talented (musically, artistically, grammatically!) child, and I know we'll need wisdom to successfully shepherd our child into adulthood. I'm praying that my body will work properly in labor and delivery, that Baby will be in the proper position, and that breastfeeding will work smoothly. I'm praying for no complications so that we can stay here at home and have the birth we're hoping for.
D says he's praying for Baby to have an easy temperament, one that doesn't overreact to the smallest troubles in life. That sounds good to me, too!
Will we receive a yes on all we're praying for now? Only time will tell. But we're certainly looking forward to the journey!
