I can tell you exactly where I was and what I was doing 31 years ago to the minute! I was lying on the dining room table in an efficiency apartment here in Monrovia too weak to hold my newborn son! They don't call it "labor" for nothing; it's not easy to deliver a 10 pound moose!!!
Any mother could bore you with details you'd probably rather not hear--even 31 years later--so I'll spare you for the most part! But I will say my home delivery with a midwife was way better by far than my experience in the hospital in the States 2 years earlier. Way better!
And for what are we now waiting? Today is the due date for the son of that 31 year old "baby" of ours! Yes, we will soon be grandparents again; we're just waiting for the good word. And then we will have to wait several months before we get to meet the little guy. My parents had to wait 13 months before they met their grandson and they survived, so I have no doubt we will survive, too.
I praise the Lord for our 2 sons and the fine young men they have grown up to be. I also praise Him for the 2 fine daughters our sons have given us! And now the grandchildren--it just keeps getting better and better!
There was a time when we had just about given up hope of having any kids of our own, but I remember the peace the Lord gave me in spite of my longing. At one point, after we had been told we would probably never have kids, I wondered if I would ever be able to hold a baby again without crying. I cried out to the Lord for His grace, strength, and peace. Within a day or two I was holding a tiny baby and rejoicing at the marvel of new life--without tears! God's peace truly is beyond our understanding. Philippians 4:7 It would be 3 more years before I got to hold our firstborn. What a day of rejoicing, not just at the marvel of new life but also rejoicing over God's blessings showered upon us. And then, 2 years later, another son.
And now we wait for that grandson. God is so good!!!
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