Just when I didn't think my life could get any more interesting, it happened. I was just beginning to find some sort of balance in my life. I was mothering one-year-old twins, working full time as a teacher, and serving again with my husband in youth ministry after an extended absence due to the birth of the twins. Then it happened. One missed period. I waited for it to come. I prayed for it to come. I lost sleep hoping it would come. It never came. What did come was news that would change my life, my husband's life, and my kids' lives forever....I was pregnant again.
We found out about our third child just two months before our twins turned two. We had just gotten to a point where we felt like we could manage them. Looking back, I wonder if that's why God decided we needed another one...because we thought "we" were managing things just fine. Anyway, whatever the reason I had to learn how to cope with the implications. Although I do not and never will support a woman's "right" to abort an unborn fetus, I can now relate to the emotions that must be the driving force behind such a decision.
After months of crying, praying and seeking God, I have come to terms with this next phase of my family's life. On the eve of the new baby's birth, I am eager to meet him/her. I can honestly say I look forward to holding him/her in my arms....I couldn't have said that a few months ago. Sad, huh?
Although I know my honesty may make me seem like a bad mom or a bad person, my blog is going to be my honest thoughts. This blog is part of my survival plan. It's a form of release for me. I hope my honesty will make you think, laugh, maybe cry, but if not, that's okay. This is my story, and I am telling it for my sanity.
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