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"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze." - Isaiah 43:2
"Mmm. It's positive. Do you want to keep the baby?"
Those words changed my life. I was ecstatic as I called my husband to tell him we were expecting and then I made my way to Barnes and Nobles to buy the infamous What to Expect When You're Expecting. I felt different as I walked down the streets and pretty much wanted to stop everyone I passed to notify them of the life-changing news. Figuring that they might not have been as excited as I was, I settled for a few phone calls to close familly members.
Then we lost her. Two weeks later, the sonogram didn't show her heartbeat and we were devastated. That's the second time I saw my husband cry. I went through bouts of crying and had the deep rooted fear that something was wrong with me. When we discovered we were expecting again, we were delighted but scared. As things progressed, there were so many times I had feared the worst. I expereienced some bleeding and some early contractions. James and I chose to put our hope in the Lord with each moment.
All this to say that the Lord is extremely faithful. He was faithful as I carried both those babies. One I lost, and one I chase after everyday as she crawls around the apartment. He cried with us as tears of grief fell from our eyes and He laughed with us as we welcomed our daughter Jordan Noelle into the world. As Isaiah says, we WILL pass through water and fire. But He walks with us through that.
I started this blog simply to say that.
Jesus is faithful and He walks with us.
