Just a Few Thoughts. . .

Hello again family and friends! Being a mommy is so amazing! Cooper never ceases to amazing me. Each day I see new, special things in my boy - smiles in his swings, splashing at bath time, cooing as he nurses, cuddling with Daddy. When I have these special moments, I wonder how people can doubt the existence of a God who loves us unconditionally. He blesses us with these amazing moments and then smiles down on us because everything is how it should be.

Throughout my pregnancy, I meditated on a few special scriptures that I would like to share with you:

Proverbs 3:5-6 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

**When I was doubting if I could be a good mother, God put this verse in my heart and reminded me that his plans for me are better than anything I could ever plan for myself and that all I need to do is trust in that plan he has for me.



Psalm 4:8 - I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 16:1,9 - Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge. Therefore me heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure.

Psalm 27:1 - The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life - of whom should I be afraid?

Psalm 46:1 - God is our refuge and strength and ever-present help in trouble.

Psalm 56:3 - When I am afraid, I will trust in you.
**These verses really helped me when I was worried about the pain of labor, having to have a C-section, etc. God reassured me that everything was going to be okay and that he would be there with me through it all.



Psalm 139: 13-18 - 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. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

**I love this verse! I love the image of God knitting us together in the womb. It is a beautiful and humbling picture. It reminds me that although I am just one person in a world of billions, God thought of my me and my son as individuals.