For him

There is more to the story of this miracle that I haven't shared yet.
And it's a very important piece.

Back in April '07, I got my second big memory verse: 1 Peter 3: 1-5.
Read the post here.

I'd been praying this same prayer for years, but God showed me that being the kind of wife He designed me to be, was one of the most important things I could do. So, I began focusing more on my guy, or maybe it's better to say I focused more on things that would bless him, sometimes just in little ways. Mainly, I tried to focus on being more righteous than right, which was a big one for this prideful gal.

Once we became ready to try for a child, I prayed to God for wisdom. I prayed often and throughout the process. Many people prayed for us and with me. I prayed for another child, I prayed for wisdom in what to do, I prayed for God's will. And, sometimes, I just sat and tried to listen.

And when I just listened, I consistently got the same answer.
I knew it was God because it was kind of a strange answer...

"Focus on him."

Here I was praying for a child, praying for wisdom to try, not to try, to intervene, to not, etc..., and this 'answer' about my guy seemed out of place.
Oh, but how it wasn't.

God was planning a miracle.
It was a miracle grand enough to address at least two of my biggest prayers in one. It was also a miracle that couldn't go unnoticed. Doctors said invitro was it. My God said He was.

My guy now knows this little bean sprout is absolutely a gift from God. Without question.
This miracle wasn't for me. And, it wasn't for Reece to have a sibling to grow up with.

It was for him...even just to see a glimpse of the love his Father has for him.

We asked, we sought, we knocked. God gave us peace.
And then God gave us the most unexpected, unbelievable, undeserved gift.

I am COMPLETELY overwhelmed by this gift, Lord, not just because of the little life that grows inside of me, but how You answered my prayers and brought my love one bit closer to You.

Soaked right now with tears of thankfulness, thank you, Lord, for another day. May your great name known by my love and all those that you love, Lord.
AMEN.