How Blessed We Are

These past few months have been so exciting and amazing. Jason and I found out January 12th that we are pregnant with our first baby, due September 14th! Most of our family has known, but we now feel it's a good time to share the news with everyone else. My heart has been so full and I have felt so blessed, that I want to take a few minutes to write about it.

As I have pondered over this great blessing, I have come to really know and believe that each and every life that is created really is a miracle. After trying to conceive for nearly three years, we feel as though this new little life truly is a miracle for our family. Although I don't want to dwell on the challenges of having a hard time conceiving, I do want to say that it has definitely been a test of faith and trust in the Lord and His time table. After countless prayers and many fasts, and in the Lord's own time, he has blessed us with the wonderful opportunity to become parents. Even though it seemed to us like a long time to wait, I know there are those who wait much longer. Sometimes beyond this life. My level of love and compassion has grown immensely for these couples. I have also learned once again, that Heavenly Father really is the master creator and that things happen in His time for reasons often unknown to us. However, it is clear to me many of the blessings that have come from having faith in His time table for Jason and I. One of these being the amazing 5 years that Jason and I will have had together as a couple. We have been able to do so many things together and learn so much in that time. In fact, at times I find myself being a little sad that this time with just the two of us is almost over. But that feeling doesn't last long. Especially when I think of what a great dad Jason is going to be. I am so blessed to have a husband who can't wait to be a dad and who looks forward to playing with and teaching his children. I am very excited for this new stage in life!! We truly have been blessed.