“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen” -Ephesians 3:20
Most of you have probably already heard by now that I am pregnant with two little precious babies. Yes, I meant to write two. God is good, huh? Our doctor actually walked into the room and the first words out of his mouth were, “God does have a sense of humor. You recently had a miscarriage and now he’s blessed you with two.” I found out that I was pregnant on March 15th and I went in on March 19th to confirm it with the doctor. She knew that I had some anxiety after miscarrying our first child and she “humored” me by ordering a couple of bloodtests to check my hormone levels. Those came out fine. She also scheduled an ultrasound on April 2nd.
We were really excited and nervous to see our baby for the first time. It helps make it real, especially after our first loss. About a minute into the ultrasound, the nurse very casually said, “You are having twins.” I replied, “Well, we were just praying for one, but okay.” And of course, my precious husband then says, “I have been praying for twins the whole time.” I responded with, “Oh, really, when were you going to tell me that?” George, of course, took the news a little better than I did. I was happy, but the thought of raising two babies and some of the risks that come with a multiples birth make me a little scared. God is slowly but surely creating enough love in my heart for two babies, instead of just one.
Needless to say, we were trying to wait a little longer to announce the news, but George is worse than a woman when it comes to keeping secrets. Gee, I wonder where he gets that from? It’s hard to hold the news in and I figure, why not celebrate the two lives that God has blessed us with?
Thank you to those of you that are celebrating and praying with us. I’m going to try and keep you updated with our lives, especially for you out-of-towners! My ultimate hope is that you are able to rejoice and praise Him because we know that it is only “by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.” (Colossians 1:16) If there is one truth that we never let go of during our 15 month struggle to have children, it is that He alone is Creator. He alone is good. He alone will give us strength, grace, and love to raise TWO babies without us losing our sanity! Love you guys…
