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No longer pregnant...

God gave us a baby girl! Hopefully, I'll have more time and energy to write about it soon... :)
Expectant anticipation of a miracle

As the days of pregnancy are quickly coming to a close, I had the brief thought today that I might miss a bit of this season in my life. Not that I would want repetition of the nausea, vomiting, dietary restrictions, n…
Impending Labor

Someone was wearing a shirt yesterday that had Jn 12:24 on it, and it reminded me of the truth I can cling to for the pains of the impending labor. It's inevitable, this labor that will come! But it's my Lord and Maste…
Parenting the second time around: foster/adoption vs. biological baby

Our little baby is coming soon -- very, very soon -- and we are super excited to be parents again. Again. Although this will be our first time as biological parents, it won't be our first time as parents. It feels a l…
Praise for Sam

Whenever Sam goes away on a work trip, we always hug and kiss goodbye at least a dozen times. It always crosses my mind that this could be the last time I would see him. As I thought about him today on the drive to the…
Tales from the trenches of the third trimester (from a gestational diabetic)

As my pregnancy is coming down to the last month, I realize that there's one thing I will really miss about it. I will miss the connection I have with our little baby. Right now, our lives are intertwined. When s/he m…
Empathy

A friend sent me a link to this article (click here) where a dad tries on pregnant belly suit for a day in order to understand what his wife went through during pregnancy. I like the article and think all men should try…
Some people love pregnancy, some people don't

The problem with Job's friends, as we all know, is not that they didn't care about Job but that they approached it all wrong. Poor Job had lost everything he had - his oxen, his sheep, his camels, all his sons and daugh…
Newborns

We saw a cute, adorable, heart-melting little newborn on Sunday at church, and I was reminded of what I'll end up with when these 40 weeks of torture are over. Yes, I said the word torture. Truly, I have to conclude th…
Desert Song

I just wanted to thank everyone who shared their stories with me because of my last entry. I can't truly understand the heartache that comes with a miscarriage --or loss of a child. Though having carried this baby for …