Our Family's Time of Blessing

I sit here as Caleb works late tonight and try to collect my thoughts.  How do I put words to the emotions I am feeling right now?  They are so important that I just want to have them documented.

The last 24 hours for our family have been priceless, so precious and personal, that there just don't seem to be words to express them.

Yesterday at 4:45 we walked into the doctor's office, and about 15 minutes later we got to see our new little baby for the very first time!  It took our breath away, and we are soooo in love.  As Caleb held my hand, he said, "Wow! Look at him (and I interrupted and said "or her") move!"  The doctor commented on how much of a mover and shaker this baby was...oh my, I wonder if that is an indicator of our future! haha! And she said the heartbeat was great and strong.  She said although I am only 9 &1/2 weeks, that she is confident I have less than 5% chance of miscarriage.  So we are telling people a little early, before I am fully done with my first trimester!  The due date is March 4th.

Then, after the ultrasound, Caleb gave me a kiss and jetted out for a final interview as I finished up the doctors appointment.  We have really been praying for this job cause it would free us up so much financially as we prepare to add to our little family.  Well, today at about 2:00, Caleb got the call that he was offered the job and he accepted!

Every single thing about all that is happening in our family is 100% completely from the hand of God Himself!

To think where we were just six months ago to today, is unbelievable.

From where Caleb's health was...to now his thriving body and me carrying life in my own!  To him getting a job that he is not as qualified for as the other people he was up against (although it is the perfect job for him, and I am so confident that he will excel at it)....it is all just a miracle!

I feel like our season of joy has come.  I called my sister crying tonight (both of joy and the hormones I am sure hahaha) just saying how amazed I am.  Humbled.  Awestruck.

The crazy part.  When I think back to this last year, I am thankful.  I am thankful because of how it strengthened Caleb and my relationship...it made us bonded together in a profound way.  I saw God provide, when we had no resources ourselves.  I saw God heal my husband...it is a miracle he still has feet...and they even said it could take his life.  To see how his body is thriving now and how incredibly he has come back...I know it has been God who has healed.  And it has made me deeply appreciate these blessings He is now giving us.  What a contrast!

But God has been the same through it all.  He has been good, He is good, and He will always remain good.

So we are going into a season of blessings.  But we are blessed so we can be a blessing.  We want to bless those in our lives.  And we want to bless this little one with a home where their parents love them, each other, and most importantly Jesus.

God has given us, on loan, this little life...ahhhh...how amazing is that?!!?  We will need His help as we do our best to raise them.  But how cool of God to give us a little reminder right off the bat that He is the one whose baby it really is!  He is providing us with a means to provide for the baby, who He loves so much.  How amazing that He trusts Caleb and I with it!

My heart is full.  Tears are flowing.  Worship is rising.

I am just thankful.   Simply thankful.