Lady in Waiting

Here I am, week 38 and 3 days. I have just under two weeks left, and I'm anxiously awaiting my baby's arrival. Last week I was saying to myself, "maybe it'll be today" but then continuously disappointed that nothing was happening. After a discussion with my husband about my hopes that this baby comes early, we agreed that it wasn't up to us, and we had to wait patiently for the Lord's perfect timing. It's hard for me to surrender that idea that the Lord has perfect timing, when in my finite mind I thought perfect timing was LAST week. You see, my mom, sister AND husband are all teachers. So, they are all going back to work this week. How ideal would it have been to have this baby without any of them worrying about taking time off. Albert has several duties unrelated to teaching that have to be done for the school this year due to moving into a new building. For him, it would be best (at this point) to have the baby on or even, dare I say, AFTER the due date. We want a healthy baby, and know that the wait is well worth it. I am reminded of Phil. 4:6 and continue to make that my daily prayer, making my request known to God.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6