Pregnancy Thoughts

For you created my inmost being;

you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

your works are wonderful,

I know that full well.

Psalm 139:13-14

There are a lot of moments in pregnancy that are less than glamorous. You wake up every day not knowing what is in store for your body. It's amazing to learn all about the baby growing inside of you, but it doesn't make it any easier dealing with the day to day yuckiness that you encounter. At about week 15, when the light at the end of the tunnel is still far in the distance, it's easy to lose focus (who are we kidding, you feel like you are living in someone else's body).

I was given a pregnancy devotional by my mom, a book that she used when she was pregnant with me twenty five years ago. Today's passage talked about how to keep your focus upward, even when life here seems hard.

I think this is a great reminder for me anytime, not just when I am carrying a giant cantaloupe in my belly. In every situation, we can choose to focus on the here and now, the things that are negative and will just make us feel worse. Or we can choose to persevere through the storm, reminding ourselves of the goodness that is surrounding us every day.

I have so many things to be thankful for. I have a wonderful husband, someone that works so hard every day so I can stay home and care for our family. I have a healthy baby growing, safely, inside of me. Soon I will start to feel small flutters and have even more reason to believe in miracles, because something so small is alive and growing. We have a wonderful family that loves us and supports us. And we have friends that share life's joys and pains. God works are wonderful and He deserves all the praise, even in the midst of the storm.