In the meantime

Now that we have passed the “most risky” part of our pregnancy and are now over halfway there and without any signs of trouble, I often catch myself thinking, or even saying, that “God has been good.” Instantly, though, the thought comes to mind: Would He not be good if we had miscarried (or still do miscarry)? Would that change the fact that God is good?   Would I still be so quick to say that He has been good?”   Of course, we all agree that our circumstances don’t change the fact that God is good , and that He always will be good.  But our flesh is so much more hesitant to proclaim that He has been good when we go through pain-filled, life-changing circumstances. We tend to be so short-sighted and earthly-minded that even though we love God and have testified in the past that He is good , we usually gravitate towards declaring God to be good only when our  circumstances line up with what we would define as “good.”  And...

I rarely watch any kind of video clips...and I usually scan over lots of blog posts without carefully reading them.  But this 2-minute clip brought encouragement to my heart.  It has been just over 2 years now since our miscarriage.  We are now pregnant with a precious little girl.  But the tears still come.  Unexpectedly. And the pain is still oh. so. real. But God has given us hope.  An amazing hope that gives strength for this life marked by pain and sorrow.  All creation groans and yearns for that day. Watch  Embrace the Life God has Given You by John Piper.

With 20 weeks down and more or less 20 weeks left to go (we're halfway -- woot woot!),  God has blessed with an incredibly easy pregnancy so far!  No morning sickness ever , no super-sensitivity to smells, no weird cravings (except maybe that I simply cannot get enough fresh fruit!), no super-emotional, irrational breakdowns (I guess maybe Isaac would be a better judge of that, haha!)....  I am super thankful for how easy it has been so far.  Despite all my fears of the many unknowns, God has been gracious and good. Last week we had our 20 week ultrasound and our baby GIRL is doing great! :)   Cannot. Wait. for July!!