Thank You, Lord, for letting me experience the beauty of pregnancy and birth.
Thank You for the little mittens that sit on the ledge in the entrance.
Thank You for the tiny boots that sit next to mine in puddles of muddy water.
Thank You for the mini toothbrush left behind on the sink, with crusty toothpaste stuck in the bristles.
Thank You for every dirty diaper I've had the privilege to change.
Thank You for letting me wrap a baby up tight, nurse him, and rock him to sleep.
Thank You that I get to put that little one to bed every night, say prayers with him, and kiss him good night.
Thank You that our home is decorated in every corner with little toys.
Thank You for the messy spots on my windows.
Thank You that I get to fold tiny socks in my laundry. 
Thank You that I get to vaccuum up salt & vinegar chips that became breakfast.
Thank You so much Lord, for letting me have James.
Amen.
19 comments :
What a beautiful post!
aw, so sweet. i just read a cool quote today: "it's the little things that make life big" :) and you are living that out heather.
..Amen.
Joy in the simple things...
I too am thankful for that precious miracle that is growing...i look forward to watching she/he continue to grow....make sure to post lots of pics. will be praying......LOTS!!!
Beautiful post, Heather. You've been on mind lots the last couple of weeks.
Thanks for that Heather. You brought tears to my eyes!
What a blessing to be a mother...it's such an adventure!
The last one made me smile. So, so much to be thankful for.
(also commented on 'twins' 'trust' 'progress' and 'Jamers')
I LOVE this post!! Everything about it is awesome. The heart, the creativity, the joy..... You're awesome Heather, and I'm so thankful that I have you in my life to encourage me and speak into me, even at times you didn't even know you did it.
I should have added that this post was inspired when I was doing laundry on Saturday afternoon. As I was folding little socks and listening to some good tunes, I was praying for all the women out there who want babies. It suddenly became very real to me how blessed I am to have been able to experience at least ONE pregnancy, labour and delivery - and then the daily blessing of having James in my life. As much as it has been hard to wait for God to bless us again, I don't want to take for granted that I am ALREADY so very blessed.
I love baby socks in my laundry... :)
Beautiful post.
Beautiful post Heather!!
Great pictures and great words. For me, I get caught up in the hectic busy-ness of mothering and the aches and pains of pregnancy and forget that it is ALL a blessing. I need to remember the fragility of life and babies and all those who want to be in these shoes that I've been so blessed to be in.
I'm so glad that you're getting an early u/s. I was surprised that they wouldn't give you one - even I had one with Micah after having an early miscarriage. Anyway, I know it doesn't guarantee anything, but I'm still glad for your sake.
Oh, and I'm glad you puked too :) hehe.
needed this reminder today.
i've had some NOT too fun times with K lately - but i look around, and see all the "pieces" of her, and you're right - i have a LOT to be thankful for!
I totally teared up when I read this! Sometimes I long for more when I really need to remember to be thankful and treasure the blessings I have.
I had a moment like this in the movie theater on Sunday though. We took the kids to see The Tale of Desperaux and Trinity crawled into my lap and snuggled for the second half of the movie. I think snuggling a 4 year old could totally rival snuggling a baby!
Beautiful.
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