My cup overflows!

Wow…what a week. So many things to celebrate! We had a house full of family. All of our Florida fam came to visit and celebrate a very special birthday.  My great grandmother Frances turned 104 years old! No I’m not kidding 104…really! She’s an amazing lady that has certainly influenced my life in many ways over the years but most of all spiritually. In addition to quality time with the family and a rockin party with Gram we also hit some pregnancy milestones.

If you remember from my prior blog entries the last week of Sept has been a one of mixed emotions over the past couple of years. It was around that time that we had miscarried our previous two pregnancies. Needless to say, when we found out we were scheduled for our level 2 ultrasound on Sept 26^th some deep breaths were in order. Leading up to the appointment the adversary tried everything to put fear into our hearts. A week or so before the appointment Chad and I attended church service where we experienced a very emotional testimony.  An amazing couple had shared their story of getting pregnant only to find out that their baby had severe complications and would likely only live minutes or hours after birth. This couple chose to go forward with their pregnancy and had less than an hour with their baby before the Lord called their child to His kingdom in heaven. The strength, faith in the Lord and hope for the future this couple displayed was beyond inspiring. On the drive home from church Chad said that he kind of wished we would have skipped service that week (I must admit the thought had crossed my mind as well). Until that testimony, he said he wasn’t really fearful of our upcoming appointment but now he was feeling a little anxious.  He asked how I felt. I told him that despite the inspirational message, it was difficult to hear but reminded me that our past experiences (as heartbreaking as they were) could have been even harder. We went on with our evening and continued to have very open discussions about each other’s concerns. We agreed that we needed to speak words of hope and faith leaving no room for fear in our hearts. And the upcoming ultrasound was a test of our faith and the timing was our opportunity to put the heartbreak behind us and celebrate the hope in our future! We decided that no matter what happened from that day forward God would get us through it. As we chatted, our fears diminished and our vulnerability with one another brought an amazing new element to our relationship. (As silly as it might sound up until this point we hadn’t really talked about our concerns even though we both knew they existed. I think we were just trying to be strong for each other).  By the end of the night it was totally obvious that we were meant to hear that message at church and God used it to encourage us to talk to one another and rely on HIM instead of ourselves. 

We went to our appointment and it was the most peaceful, stress free, and exciting part of our pregnancy so far! I swear it was like we could feel the Holy Spirit surrounding us (and yes I know that might make me sound nutty but I really don’t care). We got an amazing report. Baby and I are measuring great/healthy and we got to see our little miracle moving around in 3D! Praise God! Also I have to share…at church this week that same couple that gave the testimony a few weeks ago… is pregnant again! God is so good!

Psalm 23: 5-6 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.