Off I head to baby showers!!
I still can’t believe it’s already that time. I am writing this blog while I sit on the
last airplane ride I’ll be taking before my son arrives. Lesson learned, though. I brought one of those flip top water bottles
with me this trip (trying to stay hydrated and stave off the nausea that
usually happens on plane rides during this pregnancy) and once we had reached
our cruising altitude I flipped open the top and my water came spraying out
like Old Faithful. ALL OVER ME! The window was dripping, I was dripping. Ugh! I
had put a pair of PJ pants in my carry on at the last minute and thank goodness
for them. They served as the perfect
mop. Sadly, though, I am now covered in
water and my top and pants are soaked.
From now on, I’ll know to relieve the pressure in the bottle before I
open it…sheesh!
On a different note, I was inspired to write this post today
by a comment a friend of mine made on a Facebook status of mine. Just yesterday one my “IVF sisters” gave
birth to her sweet baby girl! What a
miracle and what a sweet reminder of God’s intentions to complete what He
starts in us. She named her Rachel
Elizabeth…which is my given name too!
She did not name her after me, but it was an incredible
coincidence that Rachel Elizabeth was the name she and her husband had picked
out years ago. Long before she met me,
long before she began her road of infertility.
How incredible is it that God sent her that name?? The name of two women in the Bible who
struggled with infertility and whom God VERY graciously blessed with babies who
were pivotal in His ultimate plan. And
then along I came and our friendship grew quickly into one of encouragement and
faith. Her journey was my inspiration to
keep pushing through my own IVF journey and her constant encouraging words were
like literal pillars of strength for me at times. Yesterday her dream became a reality, and I
am blessed to share her sweet daughter’s name.
God is just so incredible…isn’t He??
My status yesterday said this:
Over the moon excited for my sweet friend who will be welcoming her
sweet baby into the world today!! Seems
like yesterday that the two of us were spurring each other on in faith with
hopes that one day we would be celebrating together the arrival of both a
Blankenship baby and a Womack baby. God
is SO good!!
Her response was:
It is so special and God is so good!
The world needs Rachel Blankenship and Greysen Womack at this very time…
And this is one of those moments when I realize how small I
am in comparison to God’s ultimate purpose for His world and His people. How humbled I am when I consider the fact
that He has entrusted ME with carrying and raising one of His people who will
be a part of His purpose. For how many
years did I cry because I just didn’t get it?
I didn’t understand why the heck He wouldn’t allow me to get
pregnant. I thought He didn’t think I
would be a good enough mother. I had
decided He just didn’t want Jonathan and I to be parents. When all along, He saw the whole picture. He knew my Greysen had a purpose in His
plan. If his arrival had been sooner
than now, it just would not have been right.
He needs Greysen now. Right
now. It’s exciting and daunting to
consider what it is that God has in store for my sweet baby. It’s gotta be something big though. The best things in life are worth waiting
for, and when God makes you wait for something…you just have to believe it’s
for an incredible purpose. That purpose,
however, is bigger than me. I get the
fringe benefits of the miracle of pregnancy.
I get the perks of getting to carry a baby in my womb. But more importantly I get to sit back and
marvel at what God has in store for Greysen’s life. I get to be a spectator in the marvelous plan
God has for him and I get to be a part of his journey.
When I really let it sink in that God has incredible plans
for Greysen, I get goose bumps. I am a part of God’s ultimate
plan for Greysen. God is trusting me to carry him in my womb and create the perfect
environment for him to grow and develop.
He is trusting me to
make the right parenting decisions that will ultimately lead Greysen to a
saving knowledge of who God is. I have been given a big task in
God’s master plan. Whose lives will
Greysen touch? Who will know Jesus
Christ because of my sweet boy? What
marvelous things will this world experience because my handsome Greysen trusts
God enough to follow His plan? The
prospects are deliriously exciting…
So yes…the world needs Rachel Blankenship and Greysen Womack
right now. God has a plan, a purpose, a
goal in mind that is so much bigger than just one of us. The road I have walked to get here has been a
tough one, yes, but it has not been in vain.
It has been for ultimately a Heavenly purpose, and I can’t help but
praise my God for deeming me worthy enough to have this much of a part in His
plan. God is good ALL the time…even when
we have no idea why He is doing what He is doing…
This is such a beautiful post. God is so good and I love how He was working in both our lives even when we couldn't see it. I am so thankful and blessed that He brought you into my life, and I can't tell you how much your encouragement meant to me as well. God knew what we needed, when we needed it. I can't wait until you get to hold your sweet miracle! He is always good and always faithful! Love you!
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