Oh my, I just read the sweetest post on a blog that I follow. The Internet is a wonderful tool to get to know someone 'better' and blogging seems to be the avenue, in which she and I have been able to do just that!
Emily is a woman that I've always known 'about', but because of time & distance, we couldn't get to know each other 'well'... Recent events in her life have helped us be able to truly identify with each other! Her fresh perspective, energy and love for her family encourage me...my hope is that I would be an encouragement to her, to some extent, as well!
She turned 40 earlier this year, and found out 20 weeks ago that she is going to have a baby! Yes, apparently this happens a lot...I know from personal experience!
Their family has 2 boys, and a little girl...so, the new one, she says will also be a girl. Their little girl is named after our oldest daughter, Alayna...I love that!
This brings back many memories for me. All sorts of emotions I hadn't felt in 9 years! I remember feeling amazed that my body was still 'good enough' (on the other side of 39) to have a baby grow inside me...and, that God would give me that honor at such an age was another source of great amazement. A lot of days, as I pondered this place in my life, it took my breath away!--Marveling at that miracle...the one that is so rich and quiet...and unobtrusive! Sort of a big secret that the outside world doesn't even have time to acknowledge, because it's too busy and loud!
We had been told by our then-13 year old, Holly, that we were "not to bring another 'girl baby' in to our home...we were full up on girls, so only new born boys were welcome." I just always felt like God, in His wisdom knew exactly which was best for our family...my husband and I had never had a 'preference' on the sex of our children, boy or girl it just didn't matter to us! I believe with my whole heart Psalm 139...He formed this person inside me and had each of his/her days planned before one of them came to be!
And, so of course, as soon as our older daughter had the honor of holding her new-born baby sister, like the rest of us, she fell completely in love with her! (That is not the end of the story, if you're interested, you can read it in the April 25 post on this blog.)
Today, though, I'm just feeling a little sentimental because Emily's post just hit home, and left me with a lot of special memories.
My husband & I have brought five baby girls home from the hospital together! There is nothing like it!!!--All that pink--just special!
My husband is a great 'dad' for girls! Of course, that's easy for me to say since God had 5 girls in mind for this man to be a 'daddy' to! He's a precious man, and dearly loved by all of us, and has made a great impact on our girls--He's truly a gift directly from God's hand!
Oh yeah, here's how good God is: Grandchildren! Grand SON and Grand Daughter!!! How wonderful THEY are!!!
2 comments:
Thanks, Marsha. Your post made me cry. It certainly is amazing to be part of a miracle... the miracle of life and knowing that God cares even about the details of our lives.
We always think about you guys, too, when you write about YOUR Alayna ... and now with our similar experience of having one more at 40! Thanks for all your encouragement!
No doubt about it--kids are great, grandkids are super-great.
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