My Miracle!

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen Ephesians 3:20-21





I dealt with infertility for eight years. During that time, I asked God continually for a second child. Everytime I would conceive, I would lose the baby. My heart ached and my life felt incomplete. As many young couples do, we had planned how we wanted our family to look like. We had decided that we wanted to be married for at least five years before we would try to have a baby. Although we lost our first child, we conceived soon after and that is our Cara who is so loving, sweet and smart, but can also be sassy! When she was 1 we decided to add an addition to our family as we wanted to have four children and have them spaced about 2 years apart.

Well, life is not always how we have it planned. However, God does have a plan and he does work things for his purposes. So we prayed. I think the hardest part of dealing with infertility is that you feel at times that your body is letting down others.. including your spouse and your child. For you see, when Cara was 2 she began asking for a brother or sister. She prayed continually as well.

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18



So my heart ached everytime she would ask in her sweet innocence..."Mommy, when will God give us a baby?" Especially as I knew that God had given us several babies, but that they had gone to live with him instead of us.



I continued to pray. We sought medicial intervention, but we were not successful. Finally, it was made clear to us that it would be a miracle of God if we were to conceive.



In October of 2006, God let me in on his plan as I learned that I indeed was pregnant again without any medical help. At the time, my husband was across the world on a mission trip. I would have to contain my excitement, joy, concern, delight, worry, happiness for over a week. God knew that I would need assurance so he planned it that I would find out that day that I was already scheduled for an annual checkup at my ob/gyn. So it was that I learned of my miracle.

I had a fairly easy pregnancy and delivery and a year ago today, I delivered a healthy baby boy, Caleb Wade. He is my miracle.



I can not believe that my baby is now one years old and becoming very independent. I can't imagine my life without him. Although my wait was long, I feel blessed beyond measure to have my boy.



One of the greatest blessings I learned throughout it all is to enjoy your child(ren). They grow up way too soon. For this very reason, I am a stay at home mom and I truly stayed home this last year with him. I tried to soak up and soak in every minute with my baby. I will volunteer in a few more activities now that he is one but I still want to just be with my son. I waited too long for him to leave him with a babysitter or not truly be with him.

Thank you God for answering my prayer. You answered it far better than I could have ever imagined.