If you think about all the people you know who have gotten pregnant or had babies, I bet there are only a handful that went just the way they planned it. Some get pregnant as teenagers, some while on birth control. Some get pregnant just before they get married, some on their honeymoon. Some have major complications during pregnancy or delivery, some miscarry. Some get surprised, some wait until just the right moment to start trying and the moment passes them by, like us.
I began to realize that pregnancy and child bearing is one area where God reminds us that we are not in control. We think we can control it through fertility treatment and careful planning, but ultimately the miracle of life can only be initiated by God. There is nothing we can do to change our situation. It is out of our hands. Only God can give life. “[God] himself gives all men life and breath and everything else.” Acts 17:25
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Others of us find out they're pregnant the day after they close on their house and they "think" they have the flu-January, flu season, boy, was I surprised. Then they say the don't want to have a baby right around Christmas and their due date is the day after :) God is certainly in control and He has a sense of humor. I've heard of couples getting pregnant during the adoption process-that would be like having twins...
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Okay, let me clarify-with my son, we found we were expecting the day after we closed on our house, with my second, she was due the day after Christmas. That would have been a long pregnancy-January to December...
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