Friday, May 27, 2011

.. celebrating a birthday... and life affirming choices...

twenty three years ago I was at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, not knowing that I would not have this baby for another 15 hours... labor 20 hours  and then a C-section... at one point I was actually deciding I didn't want a baby after all and leave... I didn't think I could go on... going on I did and today we are celebrating my oldest daughter's 23rd Birthday..
she has grown up to be a wonderful loving and caring young woman, with a degree in History, enrolled to go to school for another 2 years to get equipped for her real passion, to open a bakery...
She continues to bring me joy and her outer and inner beauty reflect that she is indeed a daughter of the King.. I praise Him and thank Him for her...
this morning I am also going to meet with the Steering Committee for the Pregnancy Center... we have been given a few minutes during the service on Sunday to present this new ministry to the church... afterwards, when the church comes together for a BBQ lunch, we will have an info table for those that want to know more...
considering that my oldest is my "replacement" child... the one I just needed to have to be sure I was able to have a baby after my abortion, the one I had been buying little outfits for for years, that I had been hiding in my closet .... it only makes sense that today we would be working on what the Lord is going to use my bad choice for...  making this calling He placed on me a reality... one step at a time..
my mother walked up and down the hospital hallway for ten minutes yesterday, but also has a slight fever again...  nothing is ever easy but the perseverance and character it teaches us is worth it in the end...
I praise Him from whom all blessings flow...in His goodness he has been there all along...
to Him alone be the glory forever, Amen... SOLI DEO GLORIA